Hey everyone! I'm just getting into backpacking and knew I did NOT want to sleep on the ground! I'm don't have a hammock yet so I'm doing lots of research to find out my best options. Ya'll have a wealth of great info on this forum and I've already learned alot.

I have 25+ years experience sewing so building my own gear is a strong possibility. Hope to be able to share some of my experience with some of you here. I've never seen so many guys excited about sewing/sewing machines before in my life! It's very refreshing.