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    Swingset Hang

    Two hangs on two consecutive weekends... either I'm doing something very right, or very wrong. But I digress.

    I'm camping with my oldest son this weekend for Boy Scouts. I'm posting this from my hammock, adjacent to some farmer's pasture. Not many trees on the pasture to hang from, but I did spot something suitable nearby: a swingset!

    This is my first hang with my Tyvek tarp, and synthetic DIY UQ and TQ. The forecast called for scattered showers, but it has been dry so far. We'll see how it goes.
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    Also, I'm loving my new ridgeline. Why didn't I add one sooner?
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    Let us know how the Tyvek tarp works out.
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    Mom! Dad's using our swingset again. Tell him to find his own place to play.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Knotty View Post
    Mom! Dad's using our swingset again. Tell him to find his own place to play.
    That's pretty funny!!

    Good thinking, Digrat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Poppabear View Post
    Let us know how the Tyvek tarp works out.
    I'll post a DIY thread on it soon. I haven't tested it in rain yet though; I'm really curious to see how it'll do both noisewise and drywise.
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    Ingenuity!

    Curious how that Tyvek tarp works out...
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    Quote Originally Posted by sir_n0thing View Post
    Curious how that Tyvek tarp works out...
    One thing's for sure: I'll need to make my tieout loops longer. They pulled out of the tarp in the middle of the night.
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    Quote Originally Posted by digrat View Post
    One thing's for sure: I'll need to make my tieout loops longer. They pulled out of the tarp in the middle of the night.
    Did you sew to the tyvek?

    There are a few threads dealing with Tyvek here and its supposed to be taped. All the needle holes weaken the fabric, which you found out.
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