How did your weekend testing go? Like you, I picked up a pair of these Twisted Root UQs (one for me, one for my wife), but I'm in the north so it'll be some time before I get to test them. They...
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How did your weekend testing go? Like you, I picked up a pair of these Twisted Root UQs (one for me, one for my wife), but I'm in the north so it'll be some time before I get to test them. They...
I find it funny that if it were a special order done by Woot, they still have a "list price" of $69.99. Great marketing? :)
Yeah.. I went in for one too, the S-hooks at either end look a bit lame, but I'm used to whoopies and hennessy suspension. I'll probably modify it with a bit of amsteel and see how it hangs.
For those looking for a reasonable deal, woot.com seems to have a "Yukon Outfitters Double" on sale.
Haven't run across this manufacturer before, does anyone know anything about them? Some of the...
Brute: got a link? I'm wondering if a top entry bug net is what I'm after. If it doesn't involve sewing on a zipper, it probably is :D
EDIT: nevermind, I suspect this is what you're talking...
liability, indeed.. it's sad that they have to even print that sort of thing.
Rothman: I hadn't used a sewing machine ever until I bought one for my wife as an xmas present; she took lessons when...
The uprights hinge back to being the size of 2 stacked 2x3s so I can store them in the shed for the winter, and overall it feels pretty solid. I might work on a variation to hang both kid hammocks...
Had $30 and an evening to play, so I decided that with so many recreational type hammocks around, I'd build a stand so I could hang closer to the house, on the north side where the shade is for much...
Oh, by the way, I guess now I can quit hanging my kid's hammocks from large dog leashes.. The sharp eyed folks in the crowd might've caught the pink leash for the pink hammock. Am pretty sure that...
Added some homemade tree saver straps to the inventory. Bought a 15' cam-buckle style strap that was rated at a working load of 750lbs at the local tractor supply, removed the cam buckle piece, cut...
About the weight rating: I did a bunch of googling and found that the 1.9oz ripstop should be good for 300lbs, but I couldn't find a definitive answer. It does seem to be pretty tough material. I'm...
Well.. Yesterday the last of my orders showed up. Guess what happened last night? My wife and I tinkered with the cloth welder and I made up a few (7) whoopie slings, and 2 fixed-length ridgelines....
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Good call.. I'll keep that in mind, and maybe add some silnylon and D-rings and such to the order :)
Well, now that I finally got my kids out of it, I had a chance to lounge in it and read a few chapters of a book. It hangs wonderfully, I think I could have made the ridgeline a little longer, but I...
On past suggestion I've checked the local walmart for the cheap hammocks without any luck. The one I just made is 10'8", and both kids fit end to end pretty comfortably. The only reason I'm...
Bad news, though: now I've gotta build 3 more! (one for the wife, and one for each of my daughters!) :laugh:
I bought 4yds of 1.9oz ripstop, 50ft of 7/64 amsteel, and a spool of the tex50 thread,...
Unsung heroes, thats the group he belongs in :) Thanks for the warm welcome, folks. Glad to be here.
Have had my HH Expedition asym for some time now, joined HF last year sometime and have been reading off and on since; considering a bit of DIY hammock making for my family. I have two young...