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Oh, good, I'm glad to hear that. I hope you didn't find it rude or weird that I asked about it.

Is she swallowing pieces of the plastic bags and silpoly that she's chewing on? If so, or if you can't tell, you may wish to talk to your vet about the situation, since it can cause life-threatening...

Tyvek is actually not very abrasion-resistant. It's pretty puncture resistant but that's not quite the same thing. Tyvek is also reportedly less waterproof than coated nylon. Pretty much everyone...

The rationale for the triangle is for you to not be sleeping right next to the food (or the spot where the food was cooked, eaten, and possibly spilled on the ground). If I understand correctly what...

Ear plugs ear plugs ear plugs. :D I use them at festivals and can sleep through not only the sounds of generators running but the sound systems they're powering. The foam ones that you twist before...

What was annoying about the straight cut ridgeline? I'm curious about it since the only tarps with a straight cut ridgeline (well, not actually cut, but same shape) that I have any experience with...

Nice, looks cozy! Same general idea as the Exped wearable sleeping bags Zilla mentioned and as the Jacksrbetter Sierra quilts, but optimized for sitting down where the Jacksrbetter looks more like...

Also, if the tarp has a catenary curved ridgeline, hanging it under the CRL lets the tarp take that shape instead of bunching up and being distorted.

Thanks, statianzo!

Probably this is a question you could and should ask the folks at Warbonnet. I'm sure they'd be happy to advise you about this!

Thanks for the info! Any trouble using the Fly with that line?

T-Minus, I'm not suggesting you should change what you're doing, if you like it then that's great and all that really matters. :) However, for anyone else who's reading this, I think that the...

I would think that washing a previously eaten-in hammock or tent would be sufficient, and I personally can't imagine not washing a hammock I'd bought used.

I am getting the distinct impression based on this thread (and others where I've asked related questions) that if I want to try out both approaches to rigging a tarp (knots and hardware), I should...

That's a lot to assume based on what I said, which was that I wanted to keep both options open (so that I could try both out and figure out which I like better!). I don't know whether I 'really...

Has anyone successfully used Dutchware hardware for tarp rigging with line other than Zing-It/Lash-It? I'm particularly interested in the Flyz/Stingerz/Fleaz family of hardware and ZPacks' 1.8mm...

Thanks! I understand what you're doing now. How useful do you find it in practice to have the lines separate from the tarp and to be able to start from the tree or the tarp when setting up? As I...

How well does ZPacks 1.5 mm or 1.8 mm Z-Line work? It's a Spectra core with a braided Dacron sheath, if that matters.

Oh my gosh, I just went and checked it out. Do the sides seriously *zip* together?

This is not as bad as previous Outdoor Gear Lab hammock overviews, if you can believe that. It's disappeared from their website, but you can read the HammockForums thread about it here:...

I would like. I'm stuck on figuring out how you use the second dutch hook! I can think of a bunch of ways that a hook and a flyz could be used together, but combinations involving two hooks are...

How are you attaching them? Are they around the rolled up tarp like bracelets on an arm or are they larks-headed around the tarp? Basically, do you have to push them down to the end of the tarp and...

We ladies call them 'bath poufs'. ;)

Interesting! Where in the taut line hitch are you adding the wraps? With the first two wraps or with the half hitch that it finishes off with or both?

Are you talking about Kelty Triptease or does Kelty market more than one kind of line with a retroreflective tracer? Triptease has a Dyneema core so it shouldn't be stretching very much at all. Are...

What's out there that is the right diameter to work with Dutchware for tarps (eg: Flyz, Fleaz, Dutch Hooks) but will also hold a knot reasonably well (so not Zing-It/Lash-It)? My first tarp that...

So, given that your wife instigated this project, what did she think of it?

The whoopie slings that you've seen with whoopie hooks on them were made like that - basically, using a whoopie hook instead of a bead. You can't install the whoopie hooks onto either of the loops of...

Thanks!

clutch146, I'm looking forward to seeing your tent! Can you post a link to the DIY section thread on it here once you've posted? I'm also super glad to hear that it's easy to sew. :)

Thanks, hipbone!

I was asking about a specific fabric. I can't tell whether you missed that part or are suggesting a less expensive alternative. I'm glad that what you made is working out for you though!

Like the title - has anyone made a bug net for their hammock, either integrated (sewn in with zipper entry) or separate (sock or Fronkey-style or...), out of Ripstop by the Roll's 0.5 oz/sq yard...

How are you larks-heading the muletape to the hammock? Do you have a fixed loop tied on that end of the muletape?

Ack, I guess I wasn't clear. Thank you for taking those photos, but I was actually thinking of the three of them side by side in their stuff sacks, to give an idea of how their packed sizes compare....

Ok, so alter the above strategy to: you could start out with huggers that don't have clips sewn on and if you find them frustrating, have your huggers with clips sewn on sent to you (and send the...

I honestly have no idea. I think the concern is that making the Becket Hitch around the Amsteel may effectively pinch it. The core of what was said there was

Amsteel is very slippery, and notoriously bad at holding knots. While there are modifications that make many knotswork with Amsteel, it's an awful lot of fuss and frustration for something like tarp...

Why not start out your thru-hike without the clips but either put the clips in your bounce box if you have one or put them somewhere a friend or family member can find them if you ask for them to be...

I don't personally have an opinion about it as of yet, but you might want to be aware that people have been voicing concerns about tying a Becket Hitch around an Amsteel loop, specifically about...

Would you mine posting a side by side picture of the three of them? It would be really helpful for people who are on the edge about whether to get the 1S or the 3S, or the 4S or the 3S, at least I...

Question for the people who mentioned taking a Jarbidge with them on a weekend/3-4 day trip (randomsteve95370, matt88, pgibson, somniferous): was it a 1 season Jarbidge or a 3 season Jarbidge? Asking...

mophead, I'm curious about the suspension you use. It's got webbing and Amsteel and a ring, and the Amsteel's not in the form of a whoopie sling, which I'm having trouble wrapping my head around. I...

mophead, out of curiousity, what are your thoughts on a) larks-heading together an Amsteel loop and a 1" polyester webbing loop and b) the Dutch Hook (not the speed hook!)?

Oh, note: The Muletape suspension system as it's currently being sold by AntiGravityGear includes 1" webbing tree huggers. The 0.5" Muletape strap girth hitches to one of the end loops of the tree...

The Dutchware Whoopie Hook suspension, which is extremely popular here (for a reason! I have it myself and think it's great), has a girth hitch between one of the end loops on the tree huggers and...

Neat, thanks!

I got that, just wondering about the name. :D

Does the WB in the name of the Hanger 11 WB stand for anything? Only thing I can think of is Wide Boy, since it's wider than the Hanger 11, but presumably there's an official answer. :D

Is there anywhere we can see those colors? I'm really excited about the color combination possibilities and want to spend some time putting them next to your tarp color swatches.
Thanks!