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When is enough enough when it comes to the doodads on your DIY hammock?
How does it go from something simple like "Hey, this Eno is comfortable but this Half moon Hammock even more so... and then a Hennesy and then the Clark's and then... wait, I have a sewing machine and who is this Ripstop by the Roll and what the heck is a Dutchware?" Why did none of you warn me about the rabbit hole I was falling into?
So as you get that first DIY kit and realize you knock that out in an evening. Hmm. Not bad, need to brush up on my sewing skills...and then the 'it's so easy what else can I do' fever kicks in.
My current one (in the picture) has end caps that I can stuff things into with velcro and snap enclosures. Full top cover, full mosquito net that fold back into the ends. Add in the ridgeline, the ridgeline bag, a mini-hammock at the end that holds anything from a top quilt to jacket, etc. Side tie-outs with some nice elastic, and a pair of adjustable elastic straps along the edges to keep it from fluttering (Forgot the name). I'm looking to add a sort of a mesh clip on for the ridgeline that would clip or velcro to either side around the head for when you are trying to read and the sun is blasting down on ya and maybe an integrated/snap/velcro spot to put a small bag. There is a lot of labor in these things once you reach that point (especially getting all the zippers to line up and be even. That's a lot more work than it looks!) and yet it's rewarding once it's done. This has been my go-to hammock for the last 3 years and stays either on the bike or in the X-terra pretty much year round. Toss in the top/under quilt and a nice soft inflatable pillow and you are set!
So now I have new fabric to make a really nice soft double-layer hammock and this one is to be used more for hot-tent hammock camping (One Tigris Tiegman which is my roomy go-to and the Pomoly version which I will probably never use again). A ridgeline, a ridgeline bag, the side elastic and probably the foot hammock are givens since they work so well in my main one. What else would one add to it?
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