New to the ham mock life

[Jac65rabid]

Well I been camping and canoeing most of my life. Since I am getting up in age 50 . The ground is not my friend and more. I have decided not to give up my passion. I would try and work around broken bones and achy joints. I am type of camping was a couple of tarp and a sleeping bag. I like to give a try and build my own hammock. I got myself a piece of goretex fabric that they make shoes out of. I want to sew in fannel inside to act as insulation. I will most likely spending most of my time up maine since I have cabin I can use as a base camp.

[SilvrSurfr]

Welcome from the Jersey Shore. I don't think I've ever heard of a Goretex hammock - sounds pretty clammy.

[captaincoupal]

Agreed with SilverSurfr - be really careful about how you implement vapor barriers, as they really affect comfort. Additionally, if you're considering cotton flannel, that's something that I would really shy away from as an outdoors material.

Start simple; if you've already camped you probably already have a pad so you can use that as insulation, and you can get nylon if you want to try the DIY hammock route for pretty cheap. You can still use the Gore-Tex as an underquilt protector later on if you continue to use your hammock and expand into making or buying an underquilt of some sort.