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Thanks for the compliments oldpappy, take it you looked through a few posts to discover mine.. was the reason I leaned to use a thread injector :) and was also the first project I made.
Kinda got...

I have not been active on the forum for ages, then remembered this thread which seems to have been lost.
Have people continued to experiment and use the zipper less bug net or has something better...

Mine arrived in the UK Friday Morning,

A month before the expected delivery date.
Already read the book and its well written and Illustrated as said above.

Thank you.

good luck with the...

Just ordered mine! delivery date to me in the UK is approx December 22nd lol
just in time for christmas! :)

Thank you for the discount code, best of luck with the book.

The best advice I can offer is Watch this video by Shug. I doubt you will need any further explainations after them. he's also very entertaining!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7NZVqpBUV0
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TFC Rick, thanks for your comments, appreciated.

The reason I put the deck over my center rails is simple.
It kept playing on my mind all night the first time I slept in the hammock using this...

Thanks for the replies :)

Doh! so do we brits but I didnt look what I was typing I was too busy thinking what tey are in the imperial measurment. :lol:
as they were purchased as 50 x 120 treated.

Just thought I'd share the hammock stand I made recently, pretty much used the plans provided on here.
I didnt like the idea (if anything were to ever fail) of landing on the 5" by 2's,
(well...

What eye bolts are you guys using to suspend yourselves from?
I have made the same design hammock stand, very happy with it but I have not seen any eyebolts I feel happy hanging from (I weigh approx...

http://www.tothewoods.net/HomemadeHammock1.html
the links are within the top of the page.
http://www.tothewoods.net/HomemadeHammock2.html

Here you go matey. Now enjoy your trip, make sure that...

http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=29395

Thats the original post by Hangout. enjoy reading, there is alot of discussion and different ideas. dont just jump in with both feet...

Yeah you read it right, I have identical twins, 2 home builds with ziperless bug nets! :D

Just finished the second one this evening, so took em to hang out together for a quick photo shoot.
They...

Looks good to me. :cool:

I spent the best part of the morning yesterday watching all of your video's

very interesting and I learned a quite a few sewing/thread injector tips

Thankyou,

very enjoyable to watch.:laugh:

when I goto the diy stores I'm searching for permethrin but no luck yet, I may have to search the internet for it.. but it seems expensive for such small amounts over here.

well done matey, give it a week or so and hammock number 2 will be on the go lol... :laugh: keep up the good work

Hey pip's,
thats very nice.

I made the top opener zipless bugnet and put the "cat cut" in the canopy over the ridge line but included some shock cord inside the cat cut channel, it does make a...

Thanks Hangout, you dont know how much you just made me smile :D
I thought your net idea was awesome and to be honest I very happy you like it.



Yeah sure, basically I made the cat cut and...

After taking great interest in this thread I have made & added this style bug net to one of my existing DIY hammocks.

comment's welcome :)

So here is what I made. ( pic's and video taken on...

Thanks for the reply, I will go look on that site. :shades:

Hey guys n Gal's

What bug netting is recomended for use in the UK ?
I guess to keep the midge's away...

can you recomend a supplier?

thanks.

Ch@rlie

When I joined the forum recently I already owned a DD 3x3 (10ftx10ft) Tarp
I had made a whipped end hammock using breathable, water resistant ripstop and used webbing with rings. I also made my son...

Awsome... but I wonna see the out take clips :lol:

I dont have the same cordage as you guys atm, I've only made the whoopie slings a few times from 550 paracord to see how they work, but soon as I saw the potential for the bury to disapear in side...

Thanks for the welcome guys,

:cool: dyneema & splicing.. I am familiar with both product and technique, used in the past for flying lines while kite buggying.

Hey everyone,

My name is Charlie, thought I'd introduce myself.
Ive been watching shug vids on U tube for some entertainment (he's legend)had ago at building a hammock using the whipping method,...