Jerry Chair FAIL!

[Barefoot Child]

Yep, Nurse Hooch has recieved alotta crap so far ....so I guess he already knows how to deal with crap. Does anyone else have any crap that they would like to donate to poor Nurse hooch, before he gets his Jerry chair?

Remember..."When life gives you crap...make crapalade."

Did I say crap enough?

[poker88]

Failure Points:

1) Crappy thread injecting skills
2) Poor cutting (no pattern, so was just winging it)
3) Crappy thread injector (Wally World cheap-o special)
4) Crappy thread injecting skills (Yeah, I know I said it already, but it bears repeating)

I'd like to make another go of it, but I don't think that I have enough material for a third try if a second attempt isn't successful. I bought this material about 3 years ago and had it hanging around without much use outside of the occasional stuff sack and a couple BB Sacks. I'd really like to be able to get a Jerry Chair out of it if I can, but my thread injecting skills just aren't up to par to make it happen.

LOL! This EXACTLY describes my first attempt at DIY sewing. I also tried the jerry chair and ended up with one that's probably usable but very ugly. I gave up and just ordered a 5 in 1 from Mac. <g>

[RootCause]

The failure points on a Jerry Chair are the seams of the pole pocket. Is that where your chair failed, Jay?

- MacEntyre

Hooch's Jerry Chair: By Appointment Only!

WAIT A MINUTE!!!!

Hooch has a name? Huh. Hoodathunkit.

[stoikurt]

There is going to be a lot of stress on the pockets. I first Tyvek Jerry Chair did tear out at the pockets. When first sitting down on it make sure the material is not pulled too tight and that will put a lot of stress on it. And you're no little fellow so I know you can put a crap load of stress on it!

Just had to get my "Crap" line in there too.

[slowhike]

Have most people been making them of 1.9oz fabric? I was thinking Jerry made his from something a little more heavy duty.

[Hawk-eye]

Have most people been making them of 1.9oz fabric? I was thinking Jerry made his from something a little more heavy duty.

I think he said it was similar to or actually awning material he had laying around.

[GvilleDave]

I just made one from Jerry's pattern out of some coated polyester digital camo from WM. The fabric weighs about 3 oz per SY which is kind of heavy but despite my limited and rudimentary sewing skills the fabric held up during the John Rock trip. At $1.50 / yd that coated camo fabric is great for a Jerry chair.

[BurningCedar]

I think he said it was similar to or actually awning material he had laying around.

Yes, he did make the original one out of awning material. I just sewed my first one up this past weekend. I decided to use 1.9 ounce uncoated ripstop nylon BUT I doubled the material in the pocket area because of concerns with stress.

No field tests yet; but in my living room there doesn't appear to be too much stress on the material.