I just put pockets on a diy hammock-----its not that hard to do, and the pleating really did the trick---Thanks! I'm not sure I would do it on 1.1, or even 1.5 ripstop, but with a heavier cloth (1.9? or taffita) it seems to work just fine, with no distortion or strain on the hammock body. I'm pretty confident it will work good in the long term!
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cool Stevebo,hope it works out for you.did you go with a straight or zigag stitch?pocket size?any pics?Originally Posted by stevebo
i am on about 18 overnights in mine still holding up well.
i made a bunch of sacks up out off peices and parts of ripstop.
i stuff natural materials in them.then put them in my hammoks pockets.spent the night comfortably down to about 33 insulated with this grass,and some cattail down.then three nights at the central wi.hang insulated with dry leaves.i think the first night was in the high 20's.40's the other two nights.slept warm and comfy.in fact as i was the last one to wake up the last morning,after an all night rain, i would have to say my hammock must have been the most comfortable one there.
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Nice work. Let us know how the base hold up!
WOW real COOL, love it, how's the total weight
now all you need is a big python skin and you've got yourself an all in one package!, brilliant!!!
FRED
I used the straight stitch (double) seemed to work just fine! (pockets 10 inches wide, 7 inches deep) I love the bag idea-- heres an idea I've been kicking around.............what if you made a silnylon bag (like the ones in your pic), seal the edges/seams so its tight (kind of like a dry bag), and then inflate it, roll the end up and seal it (rubber band?) Kind of like what they do with cuban sleeping quilts--inflated to produce loft. Maybe even put some insulation in it, like a really light weight foam, or a little down? Would you have a homemade DAM? (except there isnt any weight on it, so it doesnt need to be strong. ) Your pocket idea has unlimited possibilities!
FYI: If you want to know what type a certain bear is, sneak up behind it and kick it. Then,
run like crazy and climb up a tree. If the bear climbs the tree and eats you, it's a black
bear. If the bear just pushes the tree over and eats you, it's a grizzly bear : )
Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either, just leave me alone.
--unknown
This is what makes the Hammock Forums so great. I like your style...
Groovy
FRED finally weighed my hammock.it is 37 oz.with snakeskins and whoopiesWOW real COOL, love it, how's the total weight
now all you need is a big python skin and you've got yourself an all in one package!, brilliant!!!
FRED
did not make it to be lightweight.
Stevebo,i think just air would be enough to keep you comfy in the summer.i think it may be hard keeping things inflated.in my clark i spent a night(25degf)insulated with two gallon ziplocks filled with air and a few plastic bags .(one 2 gallon bag completely filled one pocket of the clark) the clark has 6 pockets i had four of them filled with bags and air and 2 of them filled with wool cloths.
i did not notice any differance between the differant insulations except were two of the bags lost their air.those spots got cold.
if you mixed a little insulation in and can keep the bags inflated would be best for warmer weather32+in my mind.
diyin to hang
Ok out to the barn to try this . This is so versatile . I really like the idea of the bags to insert for differant conditions . Around here there are cattails everywhere and lots of milkweed too .
That is fantastic x3. I was initially curious on how pleated air bags would work (like the packing kind but inflate on site) inside the layers on page 1 and here it is done in experiment on page 3.
to anyone still curious as to how the sewn through bottom held up,have slept in it about 70 nights and have had no issues with the sewn thru bottom.still holding up great.
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