Newest DIY Hammock

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12-23-2014, 13:04
MDSH

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Newest DIY Hammock

I call it the Executive and will carry it on business trips in my carry on.

It's the biggest one I've made at 10.5x5 feet. It has 4 foot tree huggers, 10 foot 7/64" Amsteel leads, and Speed Hooks.

The SRL is one I originally got from whoopieslings.com because it will fit in the hook with the 2.2 mm Slick Line Dyneema continuous loops.

The hammock body is 1.6 ounce HyperD, which is very nice.

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12-23-2014, 13:15
V_Allen

Good job Mike. The black looks great!
12-23-2014, 13:41
MDSH

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Originally Posted by V_Allen

Good job Mike. The black looks great!

Thanks, V!

That HyperD is nice stuff, eh?
12-23-2014, 14:03
brianb

Looks good. I'm about to order some hyper-d, glad to hear you like it.
12-23-2014, 15:04
RedStix

Looks good, Mike. I love the HyperD fabric and the black certainly looks nice. What method did you use to gather the ends as it appears you used the W method on one end (left side in the picture)?
12-23-2014, 15:07
Otter1

Do you always INTENTIONALLY leave out the weight just to get at us????? :) :)

Nice stuff, as always MDSH.
12-23-2014, 15:46
V_Allen

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Originally Posted by MDSH

Thanks, V!

That HyperD is nice stuff, eh?

Yeah Buddy! I don't normally get excited about fabric, but I can't believe the strength of this HyperD. I want to make a double layer to see how that comes out and the weight savings involved. While not an ultralighter type person, I do love the space savings of non bulky stuff and this material rolls up into a very small package compared to my other non HyperD 1.6 (which is 3+ times heavier).

Hope Kyle doesn't run out of this stuff.

Vince
12-23-2014, 15:50
V_Allen

Mike - are you going to put a bug net on? I've been running behind on all things that matter, but I'm working on putting the net on mine now - along with other bells and whistles. You should get a matching tarp too - :boggle:
12-23-2014, 17:59
MDSH

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Originally Posted by brianb

Looks good. I'm about to order some hyper-d, glad to hear you like it.

Thanks, brian. It's comfortable and looks really sharp, too.

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Originally Posted by RedStix

Looks good, Mike. I love the HyperD fabric and the black certainly looks nice. What method did you use to gather the ends as it appears you used the W method on one end (left side in the picture)?

Thanks, Red. I ran a continuous loop through an end channel.

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Originally Posted by Funny Money

Do you always INTENTIONALLY leave out the weight just to get at us????? :) :)

Nice stuff, as always MDSH.

Thanks, Funny. It weighs 14.8 ounces.

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Originally Posted by V_Allen

Mike - are you going to put a bug net on? I've been running behind on all things that matter, but I'm working on putting the net on mine now - along with other bells and whistles. You should get a matching tarp too - :boggle:

Probably not, Vince. This is a lounging/nap/reading hammock.

One of the things I like is that Dutch's tree huggers use a stiff material, which will stay inside the Dutch Clip well.

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Originally Posted by V_Allen

Yeah Buddy! I don't normally get excited about fabric, but I can't believe the strength of this HyperD. I want to make a double layer to see how that comes out and the weight savings involved. While not an ultralighter type person, I do love the space savings of non bulky stuff and this material rolls up into a very small package compared to my other non HyperD 1.6 (which is 3+ times heavier).

Hope Kyle doesn't run out of this stuff.

Vince

This compacts to about the size of a large softball.