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“Scuba tanks are tested (in not america) for twice their pressure limit (nb, not until they explode) and that is quite arbitrary from a perspective.“

It is more complicated than that. Tanks are...

How about something like a bridge hammock, with holes that the legs of the cot could slide down through so the bed of the cot would lie on top of the hammock? The hammock wouldn’t need spreader bars...

I made something like the arrowhead ones above. It is a section of 1” heat shrink tubing, punched a hole for the spreader bar to go into, and then carefully lined up and shrunk onto the bracket with...

These schools will come up with any excuse to stop or stall hammock hanging!

I remember there was litigation that humidity degraded bulletproof vests.


I found a technical manual on Kevlar from the manufacturer: ...

I have a large ikea bag that I put on the ground underneath the hammock.

The whoopies are from a reflective whoopie line he used to have.

I have some awesome reflective whoopies made from a reflective line Lawson used to sell, but has not had in a while. Looks like it is back as 5mm glowire!

What do you need? Mosquito mesh is pretty cheap. You could make snakeskins from it for your hammock and or tarp.

Thinking about various things that could be done after threading the line through the hole to keep it from coming back through, most are like the various stopper knots used on soft shackles, so look...

I have used split rings, like a key ring, but smaller, used for fishing.

There seem to be fewer posts on DIY, but perhaps many of those ideas have turned into commercial options? It also seemed like a new fabric or piece of hardware was frequently being introduced.

The fabric has a lot of tension on it. The most common failure is probably a small wear spot or snag or hole suddenly turning into a full length tear.

You could make an UQ protector from a $6 frog toggs disposable poncho from Walmart and some plastic mitten hooks. I put shock cord through the bottom hems, put a mitten hook on each end plus a...

I have been thinking about doing this too.

I have hiked there and saw there were many more trails than were on the trail map.

I can confirm that. I have a couple of GT hammocks and 10’ on the package means more like 8 1/2’ as measured by me.

It is very nice. It is not hot in the winter. Actually, Be prepared for any weather. I was there in January a number of years ago. It was 30 and windy. They had snow the week before, but it was...

I think there are some grosgrain loops on the side of the quilt? Try a length of shockcord from one, over the ridgeline, to the corresponding one on the other side.

FYI, your tarp is narrower than your wife’s so it has less coverage on the sides. (The dyneema fabric it is made from is not as wide as sil fabric, like a little over 50” wide on the roll compared to...

Thought people would find this interesting. It is about signs of weakness to look for in trees that otherwise look good when there has been previous fire in the area. In this story, it sounds like a...

Have you played with hanging the foot end higher than the head end, or vice versa? A foot and a half would not be too much. I like my feet higher because if not, I tend to slide toward my feet...

Also store loose in a pillowcase, and if if gets a mildew smell, wash with mirazyme.

I would say “yes” it will work. The benefit of removing the stock suspension and attaching the whoopie in its place is it reduces the minimum length. The minimum length of the whoopie is 8 to 10”...

FYI, regarding “Clover brand Wonder Clips“ when I bought some a few years ago I had a hard time finding them in the JoAnns. Turns out they were not in the sewing section, but in a separate quilting...

I found the rolled up blue foam pad to work pretty good. Between the layers. Tried it as an experiment and was surprised how well it worked. (Don’t laugh at me.)

“But by far the biggest improvement I had was putting a slight tension on the fabric, using both hands, as it feeds through ... this allows you to hold the double hem tight as it feeds and provides a...

Your cordlocks where the shockcord exits the under quilt can keep the underquilt from slipping on the shockcord. You could add grossgrain looks to keep the cordlocks from moving and really capture...

What is the suspension? The shockcord can continue out the end and go around and back in on the other side to become the suspension. Look at the Jacks R Better Greylock underquilt.

“Lots of people hang regularly on 7/64" whoopies with 8" bury for the eye splice and the adjustable bury. I don't think I've ever read about any failures.“

So have you ever looked at the Eno...

A lot of people take 1 long strap and 1 short strap. It is rare to hang from 2 wide trees since the larger trees usually don’t have other large trees right next to them. The circumference of a tree...

I haven’t camped in CT state parks recently but did so regularly before the pandemic. A few times it was in a hammock and I did not have a problem, but I brought a tent just in case. Sometimes I set...

Sounds like black flies. Look like black mosquitos but way more persistent, but luckily a short season.

I used some 1” shrink wrap tubing around the aluminum pieces. I used a hole punch to make a hole for the tip to go in on the one side. No hole on the other side for the tip To poke out.

A hex is just a diamond with the two corners on the sides cut off

Last time I was there was about 10 years ago and it looks like there are more campgrounds now. There were vendors outside the campgrounds with nice showers. Supposedly it was a political thing...

“Just because many additional variables are introduced when trying to lay across the diagonal of both a hammock and UQ. For instance, I often find that no matter how hard I try to get it all adjusted...

I don’t think the bury is too short. If it was, it might not be good for 1400 kg strength of the cord but it would still hold at a lesser amount like say 1000 kg.

I have made my ridgelines as a...

It might be sagging in the middle. You might try two things.

First a piece of shockcord over the ridgeline in the middle of the hammock to help support either side in the middle.

Second, the...

I don’t know where 83% came from but I know why people use it. Think of the hammock hanging as an upside down triangle instead of an arc. At 30 degrees, the ridgeline of the triangle would be cosine...

Noise. Don’t be concerned by outdoor noises they hear in the night. When it is quiet, even a little chipmunk a distance away in the leaves sounds like a large animal about to charge through camp.

Is it the evo loop? https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php/161114-Soft-shackle-fast-shackle?highlight=Soft+shackle

I take some of those disposable hand warmers as a backup. One under my waistband adds a lot of heat if I feel a little cold. Also if you can go to sleep warm, or at least not chilled it can make a...

I made one out of silnylon. The first cool, humid night I used it to test it out I found a couple tablespoons of water collected in it the next morning from condensation. My interest in a uqp is to...

I have a double layer and tried a blue pad between the layers instead of using an underquilt. It worked very well.

I think they are not supposed to be durable, but to break at 100 lbs to sacrifice themselves and save the rest of the setup.

I will add that I have used a blue foam pad between the double layers instead of an underquilt and it works really well.

I have 4’ for one side and 6’ for the other (to accommodate porch mode.). Usually that is too long but sometimes just right, such as when tying off to a bush or root instead of the stake, I.e. when...

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There used to be hangs just to the north in central MA for NEHHA. Hopefully there will soon be again. They are a great way to meet other hangers and see a variety of equipment and to...

They aren’t going to let you hang at the regular campgrounds in CT state parks even if you could find the trees. There is variation in enforcement between parks but it isn’t that predictable. But...