Footbox on gathered end hammock

**balikian** · 04-06-2013, 20:17

So last fall I made a gathered end hammock and gave it a whirl on a snow camping trip. This was my first attempt at sleeping in a hammock and realized that I need to keep my feet more level. I needed a footbox. I didn't look into putting one in at first to keep things simple, but now I realize I need one.

I've searched around and been reading a lot, but I'm still kind of confused on how to build one. I'm also wondering - can I use my existing hammock and just add in a footbox or do I need to start from scratch? The existing one is just a rectangle piece of fabric.

I'm not yet certain what I plan to do about bug protection, so I'm not really thinking about trying to add a zipper on there and zip in a bug net. Was just going to drape one over me and cinch underneath if I could.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a bunch. Hoping to get this added this week if I can.

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**Nighthauk** · 04-06-2013, 21:17

The easiest way that you could create a foot box on your existing hammock to do a knotty mod. Something as simple as sewing in some shock cord, anchoring a cord lock and pull. that will cinch up the foot end of your hammock and creating a easy footbox.