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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Group Forum: BWCA Hanging My First Hammock Build |
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03/02/2016 09:14PM
So I made my first hammock and I have to say that I'm quite pleased with it. I learned how to use a rolled hem foot on the sewing machine and it made for a quite nice hem for the sides. I also made the whoopie slings and continuous loops for the suspension. All told, including the stuff sack it weights 17.75 oz. Here are some pics. Now I need to think about a tarp and possible bug netting...
Jv
03/03/2016 11:49AM
Looks good! Diy gear is the best. Customize it exactly how you want it.
Lookup the 'knotty mod' on hammockforums: I like building this into my hammocks. Tarps are easier to make than hammocks. You can't go wrong with a 'fronkey style' bugnet.
Careful, once you know how to use the 'thread injection machine' you'll soon be making all sorts of gear! Splicing rope is a good skill to have, too.
Lookup the 'knotty mod' on hammockforums: I like building this into my hammocks. Tarps are easier to make than hammocks. You can't go wrong with a 'fronkey style' bugnet.
Careful, once you know how to use the 'thread injection machine' you'll soon be making all sorts of gear! Splicing rope is a good skill to have, too.
"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread; places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul" -John Muir
03/03/2016 06:51PM
you can find bug cocoons on the net for your hammock, this is what I use for mine. Which is nice, because in the spring or in the fall when there isn't any skeeters, you don't have to use it (less weight - less space utilized)
04/25/2016 02:57PM
Nice job!
Can't miss that color! - what material and from where did you get it? I've found that it's hard to accurately judge color of these things when ordering on a computer screen.
Looks like lots of tieouts for a really versatile piece of equipment.
Can't miss that color! - what material and from where did you get it? I've found that it's hard to accurately judge color of these things when ordering on a computer screen.
Looks like lots of tieouts for a really versatile piece of equipment.
"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread; places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul" -John Muir
04/27/2016 06:38PM
Yeah the color screams "don't shoot me." I don't hunt so perhaps I could sell it to someone that does and make another. I bought the material here (as 2nds) and it's 1.1 oz SilNylon. For the life of me I don't know why I don't get the darker yellow. I'm making one for a friend (he's making me a 7* bent shaft cherry/walnut paddle) and he got the darker yellow and it's what I had been planning. I think I did the order late at night. Oh well, it works!
Jv
05/19/2016 08:11PM
I'm looking forward to using my setup on my upcoming Memorial Day BWCA trip! After Mocha's bug report I'm glad that I decided to do a bug net. It zips off on both end's so I can have it on or off. I also made some snake skins so that I can be a little less jarring to the eyes when the weather is nice.
Jv
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