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    Brother machine from WalMart? :) I did the same...

    Brother machine from WalMart? :) I did the same thing when I first got mine after using a much older machine with a different bobbin configuration.
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    Just wanted to update - Put a child in my Hexon...

    Just wanted to update - Put a child in my Hexon 1.6 with myself and my wife. That's 390lbs total. No problems... though it was starting to feel "tight" at that point. Probably wouldn't push the 1.6...
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    I bought a Hexon 1.6 from Dutch. It has a very...

    I bought a Hexon 1.6 from Dutch. It has a very nice feel. Much better than standard ripstop. I read that a lot of places before I bought it, but I didn't really believe it until it showed up. It is...
  4. I have hung with them, and had my 40lbs daughter...

    I have hung with them, and had my 40lbs daughter in the hammock with me, so a combined weight of 260lbs. No issues. These are much tougher than carbon arrow shafts - they are quite impossible to...
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    Thank you, that is just what I needed. Rather...

    Thank you, that is just what I needed.

    Rather than melt holes in my new hammock, however, I decided to take a big swig of the whoopie sling kool-aid.
  6. Cheap and easy carbon fiber marlinspike pins

    Yes, you can find sticks for this and make the weight 0g. I prefer not to use sticks to save wear on my straps.

    So one of my other hobbies is aeromodeling, and I had a bit of leftover carbon fiber...
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    HH factory-style suspension

    I'm wondering if anyone can help me figure out how to tie a HH factory-style suspension setup to a non-HH hammock. I want to replicate the HH setup exactly for my wife in another hammock, so that...
  8. Ahhh I just ordered a Hexon 1.6 and this answers...

    Ahhh I just ordered a Hexon 1.6 and this answers questions I was going to have to answer experimentally :)

    I'm hoping the wife and I (combined weight ~375) will be able to sit together in it just...
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    Enter Me in the Giveaway. This would REALLY get...

    Enter Me in the Giveaway. This would REALLY get me a jump start on getting my daughter out hanging with me!
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    Good point about pulling on it. I'll have to tie...

    Good point about pulling on it. I'll have to tie up a midshipman's hitch on some and see how tight I can get it, and how hard it is to untie after loading. A trucker's hitch may also be helpful,...
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    Dyneema fishing line for guyline?

    Has anyone used the 100lb test dyneema fishing line for guyline? I tried searching but couldn't come up with anything... maybe my search criteria is wrong. It seems like a natural choice to me - $10...
  12. Well, I'm going to give it a try. Just ordered...

    Well, I'm going to give it a try. Just ordered one of Dutch's 11-ft netless hammocks in Hexon 1.6, and 25' of 1/8" amsteel. I plan to cut the amsteel in half and use a 12.5' section per end to both...
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    Yeah I wouldn't plan on sleeping two people in it...

    Yeah I wouldn't plan on sleeping two people in it but I thought it would be nice to be able to sit together. Maybe I should borrow a buddy's DN to see how much we really enjoy it before I start...
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    Thanks! That about makes the decision for me...

    Thanks! That about makes the decision for me (also that I can get it sewn for another $10 and not have to bother with it). Dutch rates the Hexon 1.6 at 350lb. Would you trust it to hold two people,...
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    Hexon 4.6 VS HyperD 1.6?

    Can someone with experience with both of these fabrics compare/contrast for me? I'm trying to make a decision on a fabric for a long (11.5') single-layer gathered-end hammock. I am 6'2", 220lb and my...
  16. Thanks for the input. If not Amsteel, can you...

    Thanks for the input. If not Amsteel, can you make a recommendation to replace the existing lines with something lighter? Although, I don't think the figure-8 lashing would be any great amount of...
  17. What, exactly, is wrong with the HH suspension?

    So I have an old HH Explorer Asym (classic, from when that's all there was) and I love it and have use it extensively for 6 or 7 years. I have tried tying it up different ways but always come back to...
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