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    Help this person

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    Well I just pick up this hobby and made hammock according to Just Jeff. The first time I set it up...it ripped. Now I know why they call it rip-stop. It ripped the long edge near the whipping, when I was exiting the hammock (I kinda expected this, but prayed it wouldn't). Went home...patched the rip and sewed a channel along the long edge to insert a cord and re-whipped.

    Now the hammock sides are supported by the cord in the channel and not the fabric. There is no chance of ripping the same way. But, now the hammock sucks... I can't sit in it (as before) and grabbing anything outside the hammock is cumbersome. Also I feel wrapped like a taco.<edit>

    I re-whipped again using asymmetrical whipping. This really helped, but not enough.

    I can post pictures if I did not described the problem sufficiently.

    I used 1.6oz ripstop nylon..so the fabric shouldn't be the problem...Right??

    What to do? Start over?? Remove the channel and cord??? Buy a hammock (lame)????

    Also, what is the difference between HH, Clark, Spear...etc.... I don't understand the differences on other threads when mentioning a specific style
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    You hemmed the long edge of 1.6 oz ripstop nylon and it still ripped? Maybe it was a bad batch of fabric?

    Are you pulling it tight when you hang it, or hanging it with a lot of sag? That may make a difference in the comfort.
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    Pictures would probably help.
    Sounds like you need to not pull the sides up as much when you whip it. I pull each corner out maybe 3", so 6" per side.
    And when you get in it, hold the fabric so you don't sit only on the edge, spread it out a bit and it'll distribute the weight better.

    Hope that makes sense and helps ya!
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    Pictures?
    Size of your new hammock (after repair).? width and length. before repair?
    You rewhipped the Long side?
    I would play with the whipping style, as sometimes the fabric can be relaxed or loosened just by changing the way its gathered. fwiw, I don't "whip" any of my diy hammocks. Gather material and larkshead on the webbing or rope suspension. I've yet to have one slip or fail on me, ymmv.

    As far as differences between all the hammocks..I'd suggest looking thru the picture gallery and the video gallery. Too many little variances to describe.
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    So, the problem was all about sag. What I had done was...determined the length of the fabric and tied knots at that length in the cord that was inserted into the channel I sewed. This was to keep the fabric from reaching its breaking point. I pushed the knot into the channel about 6 in. and gathered/whipped the end. I used a ridgeline and thought that the ridgeline was going to determine the sag of the hammock...but the cord inside the channel was essentially acting as a internal ridgeline.(Did I just invent something...cause if I did..I want credit...Ben's Ridgeline). So there was little sag...after I lengthened the knots in the cord and rewhipped, I found the problem to be gone.

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    Here is the original whipping and using rope to attach to the Treesavers. This is how the fabric ripped. When I was exiting the hammock, all my weight was on the long edge and the fabric failed (it was actually 6 oz. nylon rip-stop...I lied before). Also I am only 5'4" and 120 lbs. so my size is not to blame
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    here is the new whipping with the cord inside the channel with knots tied in cord that are supporting the weight of the hammock
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    here is the knot in the cord with the cord inside the channel...I just pushed the knot about 6 inches inside the channel and gathered/whipped...then pulled the knots to the whipping and start hanging
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    I don't know if it is just me but, I don't think that this is nylon or ripstop. It looks like either shirt or pants material (not sure of the medical terminology here).

    Just my $.02

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    here is the cord inside the channel
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