I want to make doors, are there any step by step post out there that I could look at to get some ideas. Where to get materials and such.
Thanks for the help
I want to make doors, are there any step by step post out there that I could look at to get some ideas. Where to get materials and such.
Thanks for the help
I've got a MacCat Deluxe and I'm not sure you'd want to put doors on it without adding extra length at the bottom of the tarp due to the extreme cat cut design. It cuts down to about 64 inches or so of length at the bottom. It wouldn't leave much room inside the tarp. Not saying it can't be done but it wouldn't be ideal IMO.
Doors to a pre-existing tarp are kind of a set-it-up-and-make-it fit deal. I'm not sure there is a universal workaround for it. There have been several threads dealing with how to attach them, but I think the range of tarps out there would preclude a single approach kind of tutorial. Not to mention that many hex and cat cut hexes would be really cramped with full doors.
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I had ZQ do it to my Deluxe. It was a lot of "cut and fit" to get what I wanted. I wanted the doors to meet in a vertical line under the tarp ridgeline beak, so as to provide more room inside the tarp when the doors were closed. Once we got the right shape it went much easier. The doors were sewn to the tarp edging, zipper installed to fasten the doors...except for the top 6" to allow for strap movement. I really like it now that it's done. She put snaps on the tarp so the doors can be rolled up and secured when not needed. It serves well as my winter tarp. I debated going to a larger tarp or just adding the doors. The doors give better protection IMO.
Last edited by 2Questions; 11-01-2009 at 10:51.
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2 Questions, I have only one question, when will the new "door mod" become available?
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I took her out to dinner and some sweet talk mostly. Now that she has made one, it's just time before we add it to the offerings. The zipper mods and her other work keep her so busy she hasn't time to really consider it yet.
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Hennessy Hammock zipper modifications
Sewn on Tarp doors, Pole Pockets, and Grizz Beaks
Ridgeline and gear organizers, peak storage bags, UQ protectors, 2QZQ tree table!
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