Lurker turned DIYer

**Fellowship of the Rain** · 08-21-2014, 13:53

Hey all,

I've been drooling about having a hammock setup for years now. I stumbled upon this forum a while ago and the DIY section specifically. I was very impressed with what you all were doing and decided to tap into the sewing skills I learned in high school. Here are my first stabs at it:

WBB Clone with Insultex UQ
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Closeup of the gear shelf
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Closeup of UQ
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Cat Cut Hex Tarp
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Took it on it's first trip and it was a huge success! I loved setting up where no ground dweller could dream of and it was SO comfortable!
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This was my view from the hammock.
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A big thank you to this community for being so helpful to each other and working problems out together. I'm now a hammock camper for life, and also a DIY addict. Next stop: wife and dog get their own hammocks!

**2ply** · 08-21-2014, 16:13

Great looking set up. Nice to be able to create the gear that fits your needs.

**MAD777** · 08-21-2014, 16:20

Welcome to the forums! You have been a busy lurker!

**Hudsonhawk** · 08-21-2014, 16:24

Man what a first post. Excellent work sir.

**MDSH** · 08-21-2014, 16:28

Wow! That is great work!

Thanks for posting and welcome to the forums.

**Otter1** · 08-21-2014, 16:35

Welcome.

And did I mention GREAT JOB?????!!!!!

**Inertia** · 08-21-2014, 16:48

Most impressive !

Welcome to the forum.

**Silvertip47203** · 08-21-2014, 17:01

Pretty cool aint it? Wish I could do it. Someday. Nice work, keep it up!!!

**Flatliner** · 08-21-2014, 18:02

Wow, that is uber impressive! Did you work from a pattern that is here somewhere or from scratch?

**Fellowship of the Rain** · 08-21-2014, 18:04

Thanks everyone! Another thing I love is my whole setup weighs less than just my tent did! Has anyone tried hammock camping and then gone back to the ground?