So, there's been alot goin on lately.
We found our down supplier who could deliver 1/2 lb bags of 850 treated down - Ceder Ridge Outdoor.
We have compiled an amazingly long list of #Dutchware...
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So, there's been alot goin on lately.
We found our down supplier who could deliver 1/2 lb bags of 850 treated down - Ceder Ridge Outdoor.
We have compiled an amazingly long list of #Dutchware...
Greetings!
I have the greatest luck to be able to write this post for all of you.
I have been making hammocks in Sweden for a few years now. I learned everything from this site, and have...
Hello all my friends!
It's been a while since I've shown myself around here, felt like I learned what I needed and then proceeded to build hammocks, hike and paddle my way around Sweden.
I'm an...
Fold the gross grain lengthwise.
Attach it between the layers of the 1.1 ripstop with the folded part towards the middle.
Sew on the open side of the gross grain.
You can miter the corners...
Thanks for all the help, found one site in Finland but it was 100g/m, a bit thinner than the 167g/m I bought previously. All the other links were not for retail sales unfortunately. Saw one adress to...
Have previously used extremtextil.de for Climashield, but it appears they are no longer stock it. Anyone know of a European supplier? Shipping of 5 yards from the States was kinda harsh, like $55.
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Don't want to hijack the thread, but I am looking for a Climashield distributer, my usual place doesn't sell it anymore, where did you get the 5.0?
Wow, nice work! How long did it take you, start to finish?
Edited last post with the link ;)
Pleats are unnecessary on a Climashield quilt. I made a thread about it with lots of good advice:
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?89142-Climashield-Darts
Diygearsupply ships to europe, for IX. extremtextil.de is inside EU, may be cheaper, they have climashield 5.0 for 10 euros per linear meter. I have both types of UQ and I would recommend Climashield...
First of two finished yesterday. It's a bit bigger than I thought it would be! Love the color. Added some cords to be able to use it as a top quilt when I go on solo hikes, and now I understand how...
I would take it to a repair shop directly and see if it was salvagable. IMHO service is worth the money, they should be able to give you back a working machine for a good price. I personally are...
My 2 cents...
I would really recommend sewing a channel, as described above. A straight channel seems to even out the ridge for me. Add a Knotty mod to get rid of the floppy sides, and set your...
Thanks for the positive feedback, pics of the build incoming this week!
Got my materials today, first inner shell cut and drawn up. Took about two hours, but I was watching Game of Thrones at the...
Do you live in Sweden or the US? Saw in another thread you are a native, wondering how long you would be here.
What are you using for sleeping? Trees are hard to come by up there! Let me know if you plan on making it to Stockholm afterwards and want to find a nice warm forest full of trees to hang in...
Dutch has a lot of different hooks and such for helping one to dial in their UQ. Would recommend the "Ridgeline Quilt hook", http://dutchwaregear.com/ridgeline-quilt-hooks.html
Don't know if they...
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New version of the inner shell with smaller baffle boxes.
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New version of the outer shell.
The measurements for the darts will be the same as previously. Hope to begin work...
With only two weeks until my vacation starts I am really ready to get down on the planning for this trip. I managed to buy a canoe (!) and have most of the particulars of the route nailed down, since...
If I got as far as to make the shell, I don't think I'd want to sell it, I'd just add the down and be done :) The calculating, measuring and sewing it that far is easily 90% of the work, but also the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4PPMPWDH4U
He has a tutorial on making the hammock budy as well. Great tips on the video. There are many ways to do it, I would suggest researching until you find...
Let me know if any of your trips bring you to Sweden, I can help you with the logistics near Stockholm.
Ive read your threads here, very impressed with the quick, cheap, great looking quilts you've put together. I tend to overanalyze due to the cost of materials, but also because I love the process....
Looks like 6x4 squares, are you satisfied with how well it fit? Did you go with darts on the long sides?
Great posts in this thread...
One thing I reflected on was that DIYGearSupply sells "breathable" ripstop nylon. Is this different than the ripstop nylon being discussed above as being "clammy",...
Would love to see a pic of your winter quilt for reference!
Sketched out a draft, looks like six boxes lengthwise and four across, 25 cm diameter. Will have to use 30cm for the diameter of the...
5 cm baffle height. I was originally planning on doing a thinner, more "summer", like 10 C quilt, but since I am making one for my wife at the same time, she thinks that if one is to go through all...
So I have a few diagrams of how I plan on laying out the darts and the baffle walls. I have looked alot at cwhammocks Karo Step quilt, and have tried to apply his logic to my measurements, but in...
We used grossgrain folded in between the layers of 1.1. It made it look really professional when we turned it inside out again. I can try to put up some pictures, I have described the process a bit...
I have recently done a project with my students at school where we made 14 (!) Climashield UQs. I used the inside out method, and 1.1 ripstop for both the inside and outside, the outside layer was...
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Hello everybody!
About to embark on a replica of this quilt. Exactly what I have been looking for. I will be doing it as a 2" high quilt, though, with 250g 860 down. I...
The shipping to Sweden would kill ya, but I'd do it ;)
Well, we just got back from our hike!
Here's the video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIoNcGYkk9g&feature=youtu.be
It is in Swedish, but you can at least see the kids having fun and what...
I found a way to do tie-outs that I haven't seen anyone else doing. Made a video of it here.
http://youtu.be/Y9RVw06dO8E
The build is still in the planning stages. Trying to get it down to the amount of down I want to order ;) Will post pics on my progress when I get that far.
Hello!
After making a winter UQ with traditional baffles, I want to try my hand at a summer quilt. Being in Sweden limits my availability to down, so I want to be able to use bulk packaging. This...
Well, we made 14 CS UQs over the course of a few weeks. Tested, worked good, we didn't make them as wide as we could have, went with 1m CS, could have easily went with 120-140cm. Kids had a blast, we...
How long are you going to be in Sweden? Strongly recommend Sörmlandsleden, it starts in Stockholm and you could spend weeks on it. Don't forget about Midsommar at the end of June, would be an excuse...
Hello!
Starting to plan a long trip for those of us in Sweden, or those that have the means to get here in July. I have been on the SKAHO trip in 2012 when we paddled from Mariefred to Gnesta, and...
I go with DIYGS method, just so I don't have to tie up half the tarp twice through the machine, once is painful enough! And seam seal :)
So, I got my delivery from DIY Gear Supply with 14 hammocks, underquilts and tarps worth of materials!
Now, I am just about to get started on the first demonstration model of the underquilt, just...
Hello!
I am about to make a 5.0 Climashield Apex UQ. I have previously made IX UQ as per Scotts instructions at DIY Gear Supply. I have read the KAQ tutorial, which was fantastic to see how to...
My 2 cents:
Sewing in the walls to the sides was easy and I convinced myself it keeps the down from moving around and one day being all in one baffle.
The part I would skip would be to hem the...
Have you thought about grossgrain for the channels?
It is also called a Husqvarna 6440 in North America.
Made in the 60's, they named the model "2000" because it would last until the year 2000. Here we are 2013, newly maintenanced, replaced a...
So when I got my film up from my down underquilt, I finally managed to put up last years build of DIY Gear Supply's IX Underquilt.
First attempt:
Part 1
Part 2
Second attempt:
I am a school teacher and have taken my class out on a hike last spring and a paddling trip last month. They all have their own hammocks that they made during sewing class, with Dutchware and Fronkey...
4 inch baffles, 3 inch walls.
According to the calculator it should be fine down to 1 degree :O
Almost done with the video. My channel is called "HamelinHammocks".