Some of the stuff I got is really cheap walmart stuff. I saw some thicker stuff there today. In addition to the 15 yards of DWR and 23 yards of 1.9 untreated ripstop I picked up (rare score in this part of the country).
I think if I was making a final version of one I wanted to put some nights on I would order some you are talking about and see how it looks. Based off of what you are saying it should work well.
Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
The hanger formly known as "hammock engineer".
Why have tie outs? I'm not sure the need for them.
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I posted this in another thread, but here is how I finally got this to work for me.
Lay the fabric flat
Fold the 2 sides into the middle (making each fold about 1" wide)
Fold the 2 sides independantly just like you would with the standard whipping
Fold the 2 sides into 1
Pull the edges out a couple inches to take slack out of the sides
Then when I hang, I hang it pretty tight with little sag. My problem before was I was trying too big of folds and too much sag. I am using a 10' ridgeline for a 10' long hammock and less than 6" in each larkshead line from the hammock to the supports.
Works for me.
Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
The hanger formly known as "hammock engineer".
[QUOTE=lvleph;12234]How does Hennessy attach their ridgeline?
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There are loops on each end of the ridge line. The ends of the hammock are bunched up with some holes melted through the gathered fabric. The suspension cord goes through the melted hole and does a double sheet bend. The loose end is passed through the loop on the ridgeline cord before it goes under itself on the last wrap of the double sheet bend. Lastly, the loose end is tied into a bowline in the suspension cord just off the end of the gathered material.
Stoikurt
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Man that is complicated. I will have to see that one to understand it, I think. I did end up using a sheet bend around the hammock which had the ridgeline inside it. I think the ridgeline will hold. I have not had the chance to test it out, so hopefully I will not be sleeping on the ground at SEHHA.
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