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I've used Zing-it, lash-it, and other generic 1.75 mm throw line with no problems using a marlin spike. Essentially splice a loop on one end of the tie out, so it can be larksheaded in the grommett...

I use zing it on the ridge line with continuous loops in prusick knotss and soft shackles keeping the tarp taunt while supported. For the tie outs I have loops of 1/8" shock cord tied in to pull on...

I have a continuous ridge line running under the tarp, attached with prusick knots for adjustment. I leave my guy lines attached to the tarp for easy deployment and I've included a shock cord self...

I made my own custom snake skins that fit just right but allow for it to be stuffed after the skins are in place. Once I use the snake skins to cover up the tarp, I take it down and put it in a...

Great job on the quilt. Who cares how straight the stitching is as long as it keeps you off the ground ;). That fabric looked like the "utility fabric" Joann's stores next to/mixed in with it's rip...

Great job and lucky kids. I need to work an a top quilt next.

I've started hanging my sleeping bags and underquilts with sleeping bag hangers. I made a custom bracket out of a bed frame my neighbor was throwing away. This way there was no compression, they...

Thanks! I was trolling Joann's to find a good 10 yard piece of rip stop, so I could use a 60% off coupon. Unfortunately I was looking for green, but I could only find yellow. I'm not a...

That was my 21 year old daughter's old swing set. All the plastic parts had degraded over the years and I was about to toss it, so rather than send it to a landfill, I used a 2" conduit to extend...

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Lately, I've only been making Chicken jerky lately. LEM jerky cannon with ground chicken breast. It's a maple/soy sauce marinade.
I dehydrate with a 9 tray excalibur dehydrator with their...

Ok, I've been on a DIY binge and need to catch up on photos.
1 DIY 11'4" x 58" wide gathered end ripstop quilt (AKA da Banana Boat)
2 DIY Apex Climashield Quilts (3.6 oz/yd and 6 oz/yd)
2 DIY 1/8"...

If you're buying ripstop from Joann's, make sure to bring a coupon. You can usually get 40-60% off the 7.99$ a yard which drops the cost down to $3.20-$4.80 per yard. The coupons apply to one...

It definitely sounds like something is out of sync/timing. I'd get it fixed at a local shop to make good with the wife and get a more utilitarian machine for sewing heavier materials. Also make sure...

Start with 1" poly non stretch webbing with a minimum strength of 1000 lbs for tree straps. If you want you can actually use that with buckles to hang the entire hammock. If you just want to do the...

Draw strings with Cinch straps would make it easier and more than likely most zipper would bust when you keep compressing them and putting pressure against it. I've busted way too many tent and gym...

Shug is Da Man!
He's really helping me out a lot with his videos. On the flip side, wow am I going to end up spending some money to do hammock camping ;)

I've been using an Elna 3005 for the past 15 years. I've sown upholstery, curtains, covers for my reloading machine, halloween costumes, scout uniforms, etc. I've had it serviced once in that time...

Thanks for the link, that explained quite a bit. Basically it looks like doing a pruik on the tail would help keep the tension from both sides... that or a safety pin. That saves me some grief.

I'm new to hammock camping and just made a couple of whoopie slings. After I got them on the hammock and strung up, a question popped into my head.

Is the adjustable loop truly necessary? ...

Yeah, that was my thoughts... so I went with 1/8" too. Since I'm in Texas, my hammock weight should be low enough compared to a 7lb tent that I have...not counting sleeping pad.. that I'll still be...

Thank you for the awesome idea. I'm just now looking into hammock camping and item storage is something that I was concerned about. Looks like a weekend sewing job.... among many to go.

I am new and this may have been posted already, but I'll give it a try.

I noticed that Samson's directions for their amsteel whoopie sling referenced measurements in FID. On their tool's pdf, I...

It was at Circle10's (Council) University of Scouting. I'm thinking a 20F should cover about 2 weeks of Fall and Spring and all of Winter. I might make a lighter one for other times. Bug netting...

I'm an adult leader for scouting and I was fascinated with an eagle scout that we met while visiting a troop. He was hammock camping and it blew me away. So I went and attended a hammock camping...