Fronkey style winter covers

[West michigan]

So here’s my latest diy craze
Wanted to try to duplicate my chameleon winter cover on my cheap
1:00$ a yard Walmart nylon
Made 3 11 foot hammocks and then I made 2 winter covers
They just go over the ridgeline and have a shock cord on the bottom which runs through a channel I sewed
Was inspired by a guy named “ cryptic cricket” who has a cheap bugnet diy YouTube video
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[Cabmanhang]

That looks great! I was thinking about the plausibility of a fronkey winter cover the other day.

Did you use only one width of fabric?

Any concerns about condensation?

How was the comfort with the cover installed? Feel constricted at all?

[West michigan]

Yes 1 width did the trick
Got stuffy in it 1 warm night
Gonna make a small vent hole the I can open or keep closed

I like this for the wind break also and privacy

[XJ35S]

someone did this with a second 11' hammock and some elastic cordage. I like this idea like a hanging bivy. Get in and sleep. No stakes or tarp fiddling. add a tent window and insulation and it's perfect!!

What width did that fabric end up being? Our walmart doesn't carry any.

[underserviced]

You must be SUPER pleased!

[joker]

How was it with the underquilt. How would you use it? I love the idea of this and would like one but only if I can still use my underquilt

[oldpappy]

Great DIY project - thank-you for sharing it.
FYI, this link shows how Hennessy does there overcover breath hole - you might want to locate your vent right over your head when sleeping: https://hennessyhammock.com/products/overcover-1
I've used/experimented with this HH overcover in cold weather and it did pretty well at keeping the head end ventilated/condensation free, but my foot end got some condensation when it was below freezing/no wind. I measured temps and the foot end was about 10F colder than the head end - thus head end was above the interior dew point (95% humidity) and the foot end was at the dew point (100% humidity). No way around this when your head/breath is inside a cover (that I could determine).
Have fun and please post your cold weather results this winter.

[West michigan]

It works well with both my underquilts
I found it easier to put winter cover on first then the underquilt
Works great just needs a minute or so to tweak it to your lay
Here’s a simple sketch of it
All my hammocks are 11 footers so they all work with it
Cost was 3 bucks for fabric and a couple bucks for shockcord
Will post vent hole pics soon when I get to it soon
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[radeonDEUS]

Very nice, definitely better than a whole sock which is the route I went when doing my DIY a while back. I was in a rush though (excuses excuses).

[Double]

Thats awesome that its worked out so well for you.

I think Sgt. Rock and a few others did a hug style overcover a while back. I'll see if I can find the link. Always wanted to try and make one, but haven't had a chance to make one yet.