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    I'll check my hammock next time I set it up. Actually it will be Thrusday when my hammock stand comes. I saw a stop that concerned me last time. It looked to be wearing a little thin close to one of the edges. I am not sure if that was a zipper or just use. I only spent 3 nights and a few backyard practice hanging in it.

    I was planning on switching hammocks for my thru for this reason.
    Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
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    I wonder if you could use a waterproof zipper similar to what is on my golite rain jacket. It does not look to have the bite that other zippers do. You could try to recess the zipper inside of the jacket a little.
    Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
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    yeah, i thought about having a strip on both sides that covers the zippers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by slowhike View Post
    not really... i was wondering how much danger there is in riping the hammock by laying/sleeping on a zipper (as in a sleeping bag zipper).
    i know people do it, but i'm wondering how risky it is in the long run.
    The lighter and thinner the hammock bottom, the riskier the zipper is IMHO...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter_pan View Post
    The lighter and thinner the hammock bottom, the riskier the zipper is IMHO...

    Pan
    that's what i'm figuring.
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    I woonder if zelcro would be strong enough?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hammock engineer View Post
    I woonder if zelcro would be strong enough?
    zelcro??? that must be new<g>
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    Does zelcro have a fabric slider? Might be good for attaching the zugnet, too.
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    Didn't you guys hear? Zelcro it the latest thing to come out of the Nate Research Labs (NRL for short).
    Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hammock engineer View Post
    Didn't you guys hear? Zelcro it the latest thing to come out of the Nate Research Labs (NRL for short).
    will it be on the new, yet to be seen, JRB hammocks???
    i know, i know... you could tell us, but then you'd have to kill us<g>.
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