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    Thanks for all the suggestions, and personal...

    Thanks for all the suggestions, and personal experiences, they are helpful!

    I'm not really worried about my weight in the hammock. I've made multiple crinkle taffeta tablecloth hammocks. I'm...
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    Yeah, people like different things, I'm not...

    Yeah, people like different things, I'm not looking for "which fabric is best" because that's different for everyone.

    I'm looking for personal experiences, and opinions. Things like "have you...
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    Bomb-proof indoor hammock material?

    I am looking to hang a hammock in the office that I am putting in my shop. I am 6'6 350lb. I want the hammock to be HUGE, and BOMB-PROOF.

    What fabric would you suggest? I have a list of options I...
  4. Well plans changed and we won't be coming. If we...

    Well plans changed and we won't be coming. If we get a little time and A LOT of motivation is possible we will show up tomorrow night, but not probable.
  5. Just got the green light from the wife, as long...

    Just got the green light from the wife, as long as she gets to bring a ....tent. Looking forward to meeting everybody.
  6. As promised here are some pics of BlackBean where...

    As promised here are some pics of BlackBean where she belongs.

    http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/05/b33a9262ddda3c6a55caa201c3749f0b.jpg
    The amazing sunset after wind, torrential downpour,...
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    You guys did make it out just in time. When the...

    You guys did make it out just in time. When the storm hit, it hit hard.

    Thunder, lighting, wind, hail as big around as my thumb. We heard some pretty big trees fall on the other side of the...
  8. Headed to the manistee river trail loop tomorrow....

    Headed to the manistee river trail loop tomorrow. I'll post some pics of BlackBean where she belongs when I get back Tuesday or Wednesday.
  9. The difference is I wasn't actually trying to...

    The difference is I wasn't actually trying to deceive my wife.

    I did pull that one with dad when I was a kid. Mom would buy me something saying "don't tell dad." I would keep it hidden for a...
  10. Ill be parking at the same trailhead Sunday...

    Ill be parking at the same trailhead Sunday afternoon around 3:00 Ill head the opposite direction hoping to cross your path. If there is anybody that cant make it saturday but could on sunday, feel...
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    I won't be leaving till 12:30-1:00 on Sunday...

    I won't be leaving till 12:30-1:00 on Sunday which will put me up there around 3. We are staying Sunday, Mon, Tues.

    If you have an idea where you will be at that time I'd be glad to try and meet...
  12. Like you I fully admit that it is an obsession. ...

    Like you I fully admit that it is an obsession.

    I might have to get another job ... mostly to supplement my obsession. Starting a ministry doesn't pay that well, especially at the beginning.
  13. Sounds like a good set up. My living room....

    Sounds like a good set up.

    My living room. Is a very long room. One half is set up like a regular living room and the other is set up as my office. Makes things hard to work sometimes while the...
  14. I'm sure. I know how I feel when my wife comes...

    I'm sure. I know how I feel when my wife comes home with more rubber ducks ....she has an obsession.... she calls it a collection.

    The problem is she works for the pricing department in a retail...
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    I would be interested in attending, been keeping...

    I would be interested in attending, been keeping my eye out for a MI hang.

    I don't remember where it was but in another thread. (I think it was a DIY thread but I'm not sure) there was some off...
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    Thats one of the things I love about this forum. ...

    Thats one of the things I love about this forum. People just seem to get along (or at least the mods make it look like they do ....LOL). There just seems to be a better atmosphere than many forums....
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    While DIY does help with cost, from what I have...

    While DIY does help with cost, from what I have seen when you are just getting started it is cheaper to get basic tent gear than basic hammock gear if you are buying everything and no DIY.

    I...
  18. Since I'm working from home there is no race. I...

    Since I'm working from home there is no race. I usually grab my packages the second they are delivered (not to hide it, just cuz im so excited to get my gear!!), the problem was the online tracking...
  19. I totally understand the material getting sucked...

    I totally understand the material getting sucked down into the machine. I was originally planning on putting a knotty mod with button holes (I guess it wouldnt be a mod if the hammock was designed...
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    Thats a good looking UQ. I understand feeling...

    Thats a good looking UQ. I understand feeling like your own work is no good. When I make something I see flaws nobody else notices, but to me its a glaring mistake.

    Seriously thats an awesome...
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    One of the problems I had at first was just...

    One of the problems I had at first was just moving. I to am a side sleeper and have a similar ritual (well mine isn't as ritualistic I just have to switch sides once or twice...and on throughout the...
  22. Does anyone know if there is away to tag shug or...

    Does anyone know if there is away to tag shug or something like that? I really do want to know what he thinks about naming her BlackBean.
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    Thank you. I'm certainly enjoying the warmth it...

    Thank you. I'm certainly enjoying the warmth it brings me!
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    I ended up ordering 3 yards of 2.5 (for TQ) and 3...

    I ended up ordering 3 yards of 2.5 (for TQ) and 3 yards of 3.6(for UQ). If Dutch had more 3.6 in stock I would have just ordered 5 yards of 3.6 and had less waste. But I got the last 3 yards he had...
  25. I have a feeling it might be yours. Either way do...

    I have a feeling it might be yours. Either way do let me know how ya like it!
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    Coming from another big guy (6"6' 330lbs) who is...

    Coming from another big guy (6"6' 330lbs) who is also a side sleeper, hammocks can be very comfortable. I sleep on my side in the hammock, but I'm starting to sleep on my back sometimes... Only in...
  27. I dont know if I can take the raw fabric pics.......

    I dont know if I can take the raw fabric pics.... I'm itchin to make more gear.... Possible blackout ahead...................



    Ok I'm good, I'll be ok.

    Any specific plans for those fine...
  28. Just a straight rectangle. The ridge line is...

    Just a straight rectangle.
    The ridge line is short but it is adjustable. I don't have as much space as I want in the house and the suspension points are too close together, so when its hung indoors...
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    Yes it was a big pain... That last seam took 4...

    Yes it was a big pain... That last seam took 4 hands, 2 elastic bands, and who knows how many pins to hold everything in place. Then I had to figure out how to get the material to the needle with all...
  30. Yeah. My wife loves the feel of the 1.0 HyperD....

    Yeah. My wife loves the feel of the 1.0 HyperD. When I first got some she sat on the couch watching TV rubbing the scraps on her face.

    I need to make her a quilt of it for her to use on the...
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    I havent gotten to use my UQ in the wild yet, but...

    I havent gotten to use my UQ in the wild yet, but I can say that making it was easy.
    https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php/112940-Share-the-love-UQ!
    The way you described it would...
  32. Bad choices, lost friends, AND NEW HAMMOCK!

    Been mulling over a new hammock for a while. Wondering what material to make it out of.

    Well while I was oogleing over all the fancy fabrics available to make comfy hammocks I saw the extra...
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    Share the love UQ!

    So a bit ago I posted my new DIY climashield TQ
    https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php/112643-Share-the-love-TQ!-(and-soon-to-by-UQ)
    And stated that an UQ was soon to come..... WELL...
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    I don't know why I didn't actually try that. I...

    I don't know why I didn't actually try that. I was worried about it not feeding right or getting caught in the feed dogs. I'll at least attempt it next time.

    In my TQ thread you said you were...
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    I've never worked with down before, but I agree...

    I've never worked with down before, but I agree working with climashield is super simple. The hardest part for me was keeping the climashield fibers from getting caught on the presser foot. I ended...
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    Nice little tarps I'm in!

    Nice little tarps
    I'm in!
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    Throw my 330 lbs in it... that would be pushing...

    Throw my 330 lbs in it... that would be pushing things. None of my hammocks are suspended just through the channel.
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    Are there major differences for UQ on a bridge...

    Are there major differences for UQ on a bridge hammock?
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    Share the love TQ! (and soon to by UQ)

    So forever ago I purchased a huge roll of 1.1 ripstop nylon from magnafabrics. I have used it to make tarps (diy sil treatment), hammocks, UQs, stuff sacks, and who knows what else.

    After a few...
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    Thats kind of why I want to do it this way. I...

    Thats kind of why I want to do it this way. I don't plan on much winter camping. So my thought was make one summer weight set and one 3 season set, and have them able to easily connect and act as...
  41. I was just there a couple weeks ago. We stayed...

    I was just there a couple weeks ago. We stayed on the north end of the loop the whole time (near the suspension bridge). But that is an awesome area. If I am available I would be in for another...
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    I like the ideas! and thanks for the link! maybe...

    I like the ideas! and thanks for the link! maybe I should just line the entire TQ with pockets.

    I was also thinking about somehow making both the TQ and the UQ somehow able to be added to. ...
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    Quilt add-on ideas?

    So I will soon be starting on a 3.6 CS UQ with a 2.5 CS TQ.

    They are both going to be plain 1.1 nylon ripstop that I already have, and the CS is in the mail (Thanks Dutch!!)
    They are going to...
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    Well first I had to Frankenstein two broken...

    Well first I had to Frankenstein two broken machines together(totally different manufacturers). Then I broke a few needles, made a few giant knots with thread (who knew string that small could make...
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    I have made a few tablecloth hammocks. I am...

    I have made a few tablecloth hammocks. I am personally 6'6" and weigh upwards of 300 lbs and I have had no problem with my 90x156. My wife has had friends in hers with her. I also made one for a...
  46. Looks like I'm not gonna make it. I was looking...

    Looks like I'm not gonna make it. I was looking forward to meeting some people.

    On the plus side I finished the UQ project I was making (polyethylene foam). Last time I tested my first quilt it...
  47. Yes sorry I didn't specify I was referring to...

    Yes sorry I didn't specify I was referring to donks UQ offer. So hoping I won't need it though. Sewing something together tonight, if I get it done early enough will be testing later tonight, if not...
  48. The biggest thing im lacking is a warm enough UQ....

    The biggest thing im lacking is a warm enough UQ. I've got a 0 degree sleeping bag that im gonna use as a top quilt. Experimenting with some other stuff. I will probably make it. I was also trying to...
  49. Nothing final yet, but I'm probably not gonna be...

    Nothing final yet, but I'm probably not gonna be able to come. Yard testing has been unsuccessful, I still have a few days to dial things in, but it's not looking good. I'm trying to push the gear...
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    Down proof fabric

    How important is it to use downproof fabric with 800-900 fill down?

    I have seem someone comment on this before but what I saw was just speculation.

    Essentially I am thinking that with the...
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