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  1. Yes, releases fine if I first pull the bight back...

    Yes, releases fine if I first pull the bight back away from the standing end to loosen up the knot. Then I pull the free end and the bight pops right out. (Thanks for showing us all the X-bend, by...
  2. Hanging on mason line (two inches over my bed)

    Gonna put this out there in case other people ever find themselves in a similar situation:

    I've now slept two weeks in a hammock hung from continuous loops spliced from braided #18 nylon mason...
  3. Advice for packing away a big stiff blue construction tarp

    Hey,

    Does anyone have any advice for keeping a blue construction tarp neat and ready to rig?

    For my silnylon tarp, I pull a python skin over it, just stuff everything in while it's still...
  4. Is this a known method of splicing a continuous loop?

    Hey,

    Tried to splice a continuous loop, got stuck, and made something up. Hung on the result a few times and haven't fallen yet. Curious whether this is a known technique, or if people can see...
  5. Hi Boone, This summer I spent five days in a...

    Hi Boone,

    This summer I spent five days in a bottom-entry hammock and clew underquilt. To get into the hammock, I pulled the quilt sideways until it popped up alongside the hammock and exposed...
  6. Can someone with a Hennessy bottom-entry hammock photograph the slit for me?

    I made a bottom-entry hammock with a hexagonal bug net sewn down on all sides. I love the weight saved by omitting a zipper, and the convenience of entering from the end of the tarp.

    However,...
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