DIY Ogee

[Mescudi]

Hello Hammock forums!

So after reading these forums for months and months I have finally decided it's time for my first post. Before I begin showing off my original topic I would like to say thank you to a few people. Thank you to gargoyle for allowing me to use his awesome design and advice in an attempt to emulate his work. Thank you to Scott from DIY Gear Supply for his great products and wonderful customer service. Thank you to Shug for putting out those crazy videos which originally got me into this mess And last but certainly not least thank you to everyone else on this forum who give such great input each and everyday.

Now with the mushy stuff outta the way check out my tarp and let me know how I did. Boost my ego a little bit after all that injecting darn near killed me. Basically just make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside hahaha.

I will try and get some close ups at some point because I think I did pretty good on the construction part. The tarp to the left of mine is a buddy of mines DIY Ogee. His turned out great too. They are so versatile.

Anyways thanks again and I look forward to posting some of my other DIY stuff I have done in the very near future.

Scott

[TallPaul]

Very nice. You have more skills than me. And nice spot to hang!

[Mescudi]

Very nice. You have more skills than me. And nice spot to hang!

Thanks a lot! That's at the top of Virgin Fall which is in Sparta, TN. Absolutely gorgeous place to hike!

[tncamper]

Great Job! I haven't been through that side of the state in over a year and half.(usually go at least annually) Be careful with DIY. It's addictive.

[Mescudi]

Great Job! I haven't been through that side of the state in over a year and half.(usually go at least annually) Be careful with DIY. It's addictive.

Tell me about it! I have like a million stuff sacks now I highly recommend Virgin Falls. This is what we slept above and the other pic shows the mouth to the cave (basically our chill and stay dry area) about 50 yards from our hanging area:

[oldgringo]

Nice job! G hit a home run with this one.

[Syb]

Wow. I haven't attempted a tarp and after seeing your incredibly well done DIY Ogee, I'm inspire. Well done Sir!

[Mescudi]

Nice job! G hit a home run with this one.

Thanks a ton, and he most certainly did!

Wow. I haven't attempted a tarp and after seeing your incredibly well done DIY Ogee, I'm inspire. Well done Sir!

Now you guys are making me blush The best advice I can give as a noob myself is invest in a ton of glue sticks especially when working with the sil. Don't exactly know how others feel about that but it helped me tremendously and the only holes poked in my tarp were from the injector needle. It also allowed me some extra working time to get my hems and reinforcements nice and straight before I injected them with some thread. I prefer the disappearing purple by Elmer's myself. You can do it man!

[scottpash]

Smuller

Did you use glue sticks instead of pins?

That is a great Idea!

can ou explain how you used them

Thanks

[Mescudi]

Smuller

Did you use glue sticks instead of pins?

That is a great Idea!

can ou explain how you used them

Thanks

Before I tell you how I did it I would really consider Ramblinrev's advice if I were you. He'll forget more about this stuff then I'll ever even learn lol.

Anyways if you still want to do it I just recommend checking your injector every so often during the project and cleaning up any glue buildup.

Basically all I did is make some marks along the edges of the tarp for my hems and ran the glue stick down that entire area. I found it turned out much better if I put glue on the entire edge at once instead of applying in sections. I would then start at one end and begin folding my hem to the marks I made. Now this step I would do in section because it seemed to help keep my hem from getting uneven. Once you basically get the gist of the hem in place go back and begin pinching the hem from the end you originally started at to get any air bubbles out. Also at this time the glue will still allow you to move the hem around until you get it nice and even all the way down. After that apply some more glue down the edge and fold your hem over one more time. This goes much easier and faster than the first fold. Once it's in place work on another edge while the first dries a bit and then go back and inject you some thread!

I will add that by me using the glue sticks I was able to do a nice small 1/4" hem all the way around the tarp.

Good luck!