New Hammock and UQ

[Monkeyboy42]

I finished my new hammock, and two underquilts! no more pads!!! Hammock is 11' long made out of 1.6 HyperD, and the quilts are both 5oz Apex with a 1.1oz cover, and a polysilk lining. I'm probably going to add a knotty mod to it, since I have already experienced the bag slipping out issue just hanging in my basement.



I could immediately feel the difference in warmth. the UQ is 48x60, and I really only need 12" long pad for my feet. I still need to toy with the suspension a little. The head of the UQ does slip out from under my shoulder very easily. I'm considering splicing a 2 loops into my ridge line that are 6" in or so on both ends to attach to, so that it doesn't slip out from my shoulder and feet. Is this what those triangle thingies are supposed to be for?

The system is also 4 year old approved. He wants me to make a smaller one for him to hang under his loft bed. Thats probably going to happen very soon...

[MDSH]

That's fantastic!

[sargevining]

Looks good.

You mean to put the knotty mod on the hammock and not the quilt, right?

Adding a ridgeline support for the end of the quilt is a good idea, and yes that's what the triangle thingies are supposed to do. I make the shock cord at the foot end of the quilt extra long and attach them to the ridgeline using a clip.

[billygoat]

I've just started using ridge line clips for my UQ - what a huge difference. Wish I'd done it long ago, pulls up where it's supposed to be. Color looks great!

[hang em high]

Great looking setup.

[Monkeyboy42]

Thanks guys. Out of curiosity are the hooks necessary, or would a few mini prussik loops do the same job?

[MAD777]

Welcome to the DIY club. Prussiks will do the job but you need key chain carabiners or similar to hook into them.

[Big_Country]

Great work. Looks really comfortable.

[leave_the_bronx]

Nice work Monkeyboy!

[bghiker]

That looks awesome!