Rainey Mountain is definitely near my stomping grounds! My oldest son just started scouts this year, so I'm just starting to get to know the scouting regulars in my area..maybe we will hang sometime.
Rainey Mountain is definitely near my stomping grounds! My oldest son just started scouts this year, so I'm just starting to get to know the scouting regulars in my area..maybe we will hang sometime.
Maybe you know Chuck Stutsman?
He is the pastor @ Mountain City UMC and also the Camp Ranger @ Rainey Mountain.
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+1Originally Posted by bigbamaguy
Scott also has some 2.8 oz regular nylon that has even more capacity than 1.9, and it's pretty inexpensive. I am eyeing that for myself when the funds free up. Look for the thread by Lost_biker about the material and his hammock.: http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=45545. Have fun and show us how it turned out!
I think I've met him, my church is across the street from his (Grace Bible Church, also in Mountain City), so I think I've met him through the churches, but not through Rainey Mountain.
Thanks! I will try to make it as fun as possible, and will post some pics when I'm finished.
I was just going to mention this, emjackdad! Beat me to it. Scott has the 2.8 for $3.85/yard - cheaper than the 1.9. It will only add a few ounces to your set-up. I love this material - I believe it would make a great and strong single layer for you.
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That sounds great. So, just to be clear, the 2.8 oz would be strong enough to make it a single layer? If that is the case, then it would make the overall hammock an ounce per yard lighter than doubling the 1.9, right? And should I be concerned that it is regular nylon rather than Ripstop?
Thanks for the help guys!
Don't write off retail yet.
I've found these on Ebay for lower prices, and it supports my normal sized frame (Taller and more mass than you!) just fine.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hammaka-Para...item9c00a95829
I use it for a back up.
For my regular camping hammock I took an ENO Double nest and just sewed another layer on the bottom along where the existing stitching is where the colrs change to slide in a pad etc. It wasn't structural, just for holding the pad to the backside.
Both the Eno DN and this one on EBay well exceed your weight.
I think you will be more comfortable in a wider one, based on my ENO DoubleNest compared to the SingleNest my son uses.
Later . .
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I don't think you would have any problems at all with it. Yes, it's not ripstop, but ripstop isn't needed to make a hammock - plain weave nylon or polyester will do just fine. At 250ish I dont have any stretch (that I can tell) with the 2.8. It has a smooth side and a rough side - I put the rough side in so there's no chance of sliding around. I also lay very flat in my 2.8 hammock single layer.
The cost to make it was about $22.00 without the shipping costs.
I hate to say it but the 2.8 material hammock I made is more comfortable than my Blackbird and that's saying alot!
Last edited by Lost_Biker; 01-25-2012 at 14:26. Reason: added stuff
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