Or, you can use normal 100% silicone too (which is what silnet is) which is usually cheaper
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Or, you can use normal 100% silicone too (which is what silnet is) which is usually cheaper
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tensionless hitch. no knot. high stregth tie off.
just some of the many names for the hitch created by wrapping rope or webbing around an anchor. in abseiling/rope access it is used often, minimum...
Yup, that's it!
MikekiM, check out "animated knots by grog", some of the best knot instructions I've seen on the internet. He also gives info on the knots out of the Ashley book of knots (ABOK)...
MikekiM, just for reference, your diamond knot is actually a Turks head ;)
I'm a knot guy, so I like the larks head onto the Turks head myself!
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My whoopies are larks headed directly to my hammock, minimum length is just the adjustable bury length at around 20cm. If I need to go shorter, I can carabiner straight into the larks head and ignore...
Cut along one of the ripstop grids. I just eyeball it along the very obvious lines, you will be within 5mm of square.
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You do, you just need to start ;)
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Never thought of it like this, but it is exactly what I do sometimes!
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Pretty much exactly like this! Except they are in their own individual evac sacks (only because I had the xs sack for my TQ and when I made my UQ they didn't both fit, so I got a second sack. In...
Inflatable baffles in the place of poles is a thing in some tents...
I never understood the difficulty with sil... Yes it is much slicker, but I just go a bit slower. Hand roll the edges as I go.
Any time that I do something a bit different to the norm, I just slow...
Have a look at an icicle hitch
I'm not sure I would like to have the force pulling into the bury on that kind of angle...
Whoopies with tree straps, using wire gate carabiner instead of a toggle.
Started with UCR's, but I could not get past their tendency to creep...
Why not, should be the question that is being answered...
I could be wrong (I've not read that far back) but I think the question was less about why the length was different to one edge, and more how much difference it makes whether one edge is longer than...
Ease of construction? I couldn't tell you how changing the 3 side lengths would alter the outcome however...
They don't have to be the same, you can make your triangle any way you want to
That's the length of your hammock body, but not the length of your ridgeline, which is the true length of your hanging hammock
That's my rule one...
The grosgrain won't add strength, if it is the fabric failing. You will just be left with a piece of tape with a seam inside it. Grosgrain is great for adding strength when the tension is ALONG the...
I'll keep that in mind. My old machine didn't have anything to tell me what the stitch spacing was, just had to eyeball it. My new (old) singer has it marked on there however. I think 7/inch is the...
It's where the footbox joins to the hammock body, as mentioned in the post ;) there really are no other pics that could show it any better, because it would just be a pic of the entire hammock.
All my hammocks have had the whoopies straight through the channel. It means that you can get the adjustable part of the whoopie closer to the hammock so can squeeze out those last couple of inches...
Had a few diy hammocks, this is my first with a footbox. I think this had had only perhaps 15-20 nights in it and as you can see from the pic, the seam is starting to get a bit see through! Is this...
Try it, and make a video
When you climb in, something is gunna sag, and i suspect it will result in a tarp on your face... If it doesn't, you have hung it so tight that it might be a tree on your face... But, I could be...
My rule of thumb is making it as long as twice your height. But, even then some people like longer or shorter, but that's my starting point when I make them for people
They absolutely are subjective. My partner gets cold at around 15°c in our bed, I get cold closer to 5°. It doesn't matter what our blanket is rated to, we are both comfortable at different...
Ratings are subjective. Some people sleep hot some people sleep cold. Zero degrees comfort may only be 10 degrees for you etc.
But yes, thickness is usually a better determinant
I don't have temp ratings (I make my own, I just eyeball it) on my gear...
But, I found that with my original UQ I made with summer in mind, I could use my TQ and be comfortable through about 4...
RSBTR prices have the 6 yards(why wont you Americans get with the metric system like the rest of the world so i dont have to keep calculating lengths...?) of silnylon needed to make that tarp coming...
no one is perfect when they cut fabric off a roll, simple as that. the selvedge edge (or whatever it may be called when cuban is made) will be straight, but when someone cuts a length of it, the are...
quicklink must not have been done up, they dont deform like that when closed, even in destructive testing
Pretty much every hammock ive made, has been twice the length of the persons height. To me, its a pretty good rule of thumb and i have had no complaints from anyone i have made them for.
Another vote for KARO. My first and only diy UQ is KARO step. Not at all difficult to work out (i created a cardboard pattern to draw the baffle locations), sewing is pretty easy, stuffing it is...
I don't work in inches so I have no idea how long your rl is... But, I had to fiddle with the length of mine a fair bit to find that spot without a calf Ridge. Adjust your rl and see if you can find...
I now have an urge to go and dig out my old sleeping bag, grab a camera and my hammock and film this... I can't imagine it being that much of a problem that it would make a good video, but I now want...
Yeah, we have some trees like that in Tasmania. Where there are trees that are a nice size, the undergrowth is so thick that you can't get between the trees!
Lack of trees has never been a...
That looks easier than having someone lay in it while I measure, pin and cut! But what about if I don't use side tie-outs?
That's a lot of sag you have there! Lengthen the ridgeline and try again. You should be looking in the region of 30 degrees of sag, that looks closer to +50!
Yup, wash it (maybe a couple of times) then stick it in the dryer with a few tennis balls. This should get the clumps out and make sure it's clean. After that, you can decide if it is worth...
I used to roll once, iron, pin, sew, roll again, iron, pin, sew.
I am now more proficient at rolling and having the raw edge tucked away while sewing, so I just roll and sew all in one action now....
Awesome, cheers!
Ok, so I see in a previous post that you have a website? Blog? Something?
Maybe it's just tapatalk, but I can't see if you have a link to it to check it out, but I'm keen to read :p
Yup, height is key. Too low makes it VERY hard to get out of with any degree of grace. Higher is better, you just swing legs over and lean forward and stand up. If you are too low, the walking...
In Tassie, I have only ever been met by curious questions from the rangers and fellow campers alike. I say go for it, prepare yourself with some knowledge about LNT incase you get asked and plead...
Awesome!That part was always a bit i didnt like about the WBBB, but for some reason it never occured to me to replace that strip with mesh
Any chance of a closeup of the extra noseeum?
Dead link, fixed it in my quote ;)