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Speaking of which, the Mecks do make a quality product.

That works out well for me.

I ordered a 10.5' 40D breezy

Order Confirmed

Order Number: #00001

Looking forward to the postman :)

Hey fellas, I'll send a PM to everyone who's responded so far. No one else is needed, thanks. Will let everyone know whether they should expect a package, and the rest of you I'll keep in mind for...

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-Chase

Currently under wraps. I can say it's gram-weeny-ish. :laugh:

Hey guys, I sent everyone who has responded a PM. Let me know if it doesn't work for you.

-Chase

Hey guys, I need a hammock tested! I would like two volunteers who enjoy sleeping in the back yard and on multi-day trips. Will PM people who respond. Free stuff is involved. Thanks! -Chase

The bags are 12.6 oz BTW.http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/07/everusu6.jpg also the seams are heat welds

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It works. Have not tried it outside yet. Its like 80 degrees in here.

Wooo I'm in!

Hey, thanks for the awesome workmanship on your products. I've used them a couple times already and have enjoyed the experience. Looking forward to many years of trips with them.

I think you will need at 3-4 strands of paracord. I'm 170 lbs and have used 2 strands, so it's doable if you figure out the knot/load arrangement for the cords.

I think a safe option would be to...

In terms of tensile strength, Dyneema (cuben's main fiber) is about as strong as it gets while still being flexible. However, most of the weight and bulk of hammocking is in insulation now so thats...

I started that other thread. I meant the hot glue gun would be with no glue. Just a hot tip.

Hello, I have an idea for a different kind of insulation for a hammock which I'd like to throw by you guys.

First a little background: the way insulation like down works is that it has...

Here's another option. Start with a breathable material.

aluminized 70D nylon ripstop
http://www.ahh.biz/fabric/specialized/aluminized_nylon_ripstop.php

Ha, yeah, curved-style starter winter hammocking is probably best when it only has to travel a few feet. But it can be fun that way I guess? :)

Yes, you are right about more expensive systems and heat management strategy. Vendors usually focus on conduction and not much else. People are usually left to piecemeal the remaining aspects...

I have been a member of this forum for a few months now and let me tell you, what an inspiration to see so many enthusiastic people talking about their passion-for relaxin-in hangin-out.

Today I...

Hey, identify your floor temperature for your system. There's lots of options and lots of strategies for staying warm. The most important things to decide are that temperature and your price target....

In! You rock dude!

Another application for one of these bags is as a cheap underquilt instead of trash bags. Stuff a mylar blanket or two in. This material is quite useful and I expect this large bag format has more...

I did buy a couple of these to test out. I put together a grounded shelter and sleep system that weighs 1 lb 5 oz. One of these bags is used as a bivvy of sorts in this system. It was hot in a 50...

The idea in my OP was to have the drawstrings in the middle of the hammock. One bag over the feet and one bag over the head cinching or tying together in the middle with a bit of overlap. With a...

Frogg Toggs are also made with a backing ply similar to this fabric -- so that's another place to go for a reference. Frogg Toggs do add that water resistant outer ply, so don't expect the same water...

Not the same -- nylon woven netting. It'll have very little insulation and wind blocking value.

If you want good prices on roles of this stuff, you have to go to agricultural vendors.

Here is...

For reference, this is a similar material to the $1 reusable bags that they have at some grocery stores. Some dust masks are made out of similar stuff. That might help you judge what the properties...

There are tons of vendors for industrial/ commercial use PP non woven fabrics. For frost blankets alone there are tons...

I like that.

One idea I am thinking about is what would happen by layering 3 or 4 of these together. 2 or 3 air gaps could make a respectable R value.

I've been doing a lot of searching around for alternative materials for hammock making and I stumbled across a re purposing of an existing product as an ultralight hammock sock.

Enter the...

So I thought it was the exact same thing as the frogg toggs material, but it's slightly different. The frogg toggs material has a non-woven backing material (like a felt). My fabric has a similar...

Sorry for the thread necro, but I found some of this fabric by the yard (for $2/yard) and I'm experimenting with it. For the life of me the most I can find about this stuff calls it "multi-ply...

You're welcome. Let me know how it works out if you set it up.

I like the $4 walmart Ozark Trail one. The one with the low power (50 lumen) LED that stretches out the AAA batteries. They have a kit which comes with a low power headlamp and a high power LED hand...

No sweat dude.

I just saw the zepplin thread and was like "there's that wheel". If anyone knows a product like that but made out of inexpensive materials ... Maybe around $100 for the whole thing,...

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I'll see about that video guys. TBH I would have thought I was reinventing a wheel here.

Appreciate the advice -- I left the last rig up during the snow that came down the last few days and it appears to have weathered well.

Does anyone know of a combined weatherized sock, hammock, &...

So I did some fiddling and got it so the "shower curtain" making the door-side wall of the cocoon will slide all the way up to my head. However the fly part has lots of slack in it due to the way the...

Hey guys, I slept in it last night. Got down to mid 20s. Used my zero degree bag. Also had a foam pad and my buttoned down vest was used as a footbox over my sleeping bag. Slept in a single layer....

I had thought about how to make an inexpensive and warm enclosure for my hammock for a while and finally got around to implementing my favorite idea today.

The path I took was to take a poly tarp...