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Hi Grizz,

Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply.

I am new to this type of gear for a Hammock and your reply is just the kind of comment I was hoping for.

I agree that a covering with a...

Back in January this year I posted a few pictures of one way I could keep my backside warm hanging in cold weather.

I think I am now ready to make a "sock" or "travel pod" or what ever they are...

Hi TeeDee,

Sorry if I sounded well, however it sounded. I hear a lot about how Cuben is this and that when almost any material we use isn't really much stronger if any.

I use Cuben first and...

I did make a typing mistake. The ends of my rope was also taped. I removed the tape and it weighs 2.25 grams per foot.

My big steel and other material Van punctures pretty easy so what is your...

When their was a lot of talk about "Amsteel Blue" cord I called the company and asked about it. They didn't have any in Blue but did have 1/8" in Light Gray. I bought a bunch.

When I weighed a...

I may be able to do some hiking toward the end of April so I am finishing up all my gear projects. I had never gotten around to making a set of tree huggers for my Cuben Hammock. I have some very...

I just got off the phone with Quest. They have a few yards of the 54" - 0.33 ounce per sq yard Cuben but will be getting a new shipment in a week or 2 or 3. Cuben Fiber has sent them an invoice and...

You could go here and see a thread about the Cuben Sleeping Bag:

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/xdpy/forum_thread/5855/index.htm

As for the 54" 0.33 ounce Cuben Fiber...

I used the lightest Cuben for my Tarp - 0.33 ounce, more or less - but may use the 54" wide Cuben and that is 0.44 ounces per sq yard, more or less, on my new one.

I have had no condensation...

I am working on a way to extend the use of my Cuben Fiber Hammock down to a low temperature such as 20 or so F.

I have always used a sleeping pad or my Stephensons Warmlight Down Air Mattress...

Hi,

Everything is still the same -

http://ultraliteskunkworks.blogspot.com/

I have a problem myself at times.

The link should take you to the last entry.

I originally posted this on the "Bridge Hammock" thread. I was trying to understand the concept of the Bridge Hammock and see if one could be made out of Cuben Fiber. I asked a lot of questions and...

Hi, You might want to try a Cuben Poncho / Tarp as a first project.

http://ultraliteskunkworks.blogspot.com/2005/09/cuben-connection.htm

The Poncho / Tarp is the second item on this Blog page....

Hi Oh No / Paul,

I am not sure what you mean by "slippage" - me or the sleeping pad?

OK, I reread you post and now understand what you meant. No, I use a knot like Ed Speer does for his...

I have a finished storage area above my garage where I have made a way to hang a hammock. My Cuben Hammock has been hanging there for a couple of days now.

Last night I took my GG ground cloth...

Hi,

I only have one thing that I used the tape on. I used the tape once for the neck of my poncho / tarp to solve a difficult sewing situation.

I did try the tape on a long seam once and was...

Hi Oh No / Paul,

Thanks for posting the references to some of my MYOG posts. I don't have a web site but do have a Blog that I post to.

http://ultraliteskunkworks.blogspot.com

I really like...

It is nice to see this Forum has grown so much. There is such a nice civil tone to all the threads I have read tonight. I also appreciate the many nice comments about some of my old MYOG projects.
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TeeDee,
I think what you are talking about is the Cuben Fiber Hammock ends sticking out from under the Cuben Fiber Tarp. The picture does make the ends of the hammock look like they are part of the...

I took a couple of daylight pictures of my Cuben Fiber Poncho / Tarp and Cuben Fiber Hammock.

What you can't see in the pictures is rain. We were having a light rain so I went out an got into my...

I decided to hang my Cuben Fiber Poncho / Tarp over my Cuben Fiber Hammock and to see how it might work.

It was still daylight when I started and then I got to comfortable in the Hammock and fell...

I was sure someone would mention the way I was laying in the Hammock. Slowhike is right there is only so much you can do in 10 seconds. I will try and get someone to take some more pictures of me...

Ivleph,

That is the same as I used on my Hammock. Mine was trimed a little more but it is the same product number.

hammock engineer,

I have some heavier weight Cuben Fiber that may hold your weight. It weighs 0.49 ounce a sq yard but more important it is a 4 cord fiber. The standard light Cuben Fiber has...

Hi Jeff,
The primary reason for the "webbing / cord/ fitting set-up" was to avoid the sawing action of the small cord on what ever the Hammock was made out of. I made a really light silk Hammock...

headchange4u,
I have been napping in the new Hammock. It is not necessary to hem the edges of the Cuben Fiber.

I am working on the final size for a new Cuben Fiber Trap for this Hammock. It...

The Cuben Fiber Hammock is 50.5" wide by 126" long.

It took a little practice and a few really funny shots to get my timing quick enough to beat the 10 second timer on my camera. Here are a few pictures with me in the Cuben Fiber Hammock. I have the...

Slowhiker and headchange4u, Thanks for the interest.

Why Cuben Fiber for a Hammock - its all about the final weight for each item I carry. I want to make a set of backpacking gear where each item...

Ever since I bought my first yard of Cuben Fiber I have thought about trying it for a Hammock. Since it now looks like half or more of my AT Hike this year will be during the warm season and maybe...