The possibility to camp during hikes on rugged forest grounds or hill sides with a perfect view
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The possibility to camp during hikes on rugged forest grounds or hill sides with a perfect view
I've made an insulated hammock about 8 years ago, from 100% polyester, and till this day it is still going strong.
Originally it was meant for summer hikes, but it is quite bulky due to the...
Some time ago I ordered some lightweight materials at ripstopbytheroll.com.
I wanted to replace my old diy hammocks and tarp from heavy ripstop nylon, with some newer and lighter materials.
Here...
Looking forward for the pics, I'm still not able to picture it in my mind of what exactly this changes..
Thank you for the clarification, this will help me a lot. Upcoming weekend I will give it a shot. Thanks again !
More then 300 views since my question... no one has the answer i am looking for ?
Hello all, i went through this thread a couple of times, including others, but to me it is still not clear, trapezoid, parallelogram, and especially the calculations.
Below a pic of both versions to...
Those wheels are for transport.. Not needed if you have a lady who is not interested in using it. If she does.., you'll need them :-)
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Nice :-) Do you have some pics of it ?
Thank you for the nice comments :-)
The wood used was the cheapest available in hardware store, i believe it is pine but not sure. It took me quite a while to find all straight pieces, otherwise you...
For the living room i have two hooks bolted into the ceiling, and when we want to use the hammock, we just hook it on.
And when not used, unhook it, and no one will ever know a hammock can hang...
Hi, lately I have been working on my hammock stand, which is completely fold-able, and easy to move due to the wheels.
When I was browsing around for idea's, I didn't find any stand that was...
Whoopie slings for some reason never really stuck with me..
My favorite is using 2 rings and to be sure a slipknot. No other knots at all.
When i rush, it have the hammock hanging within a minute....
And here some weights:
- Hammock complete setup: 1500 gram / 3.3 pounds
- Tarp without alu stakes: 1000 gram / 2.2 pounds
- Tarp with alu stakes: 1200 gram / 2.6 pounds
@ atrane21, around 4 to...
Hi, the thing i did differently is the seem to attach the 2 pieces together. I have showed this also in the video. I think it will hold better.
Due to that seem being a continuous piece of webbing...
Thanks all
@ Wkerber, I guess I'm lucky with the country side here in middle europe.
Only thing not closeby (as in a few hours drive) is a desert area.
@ riverjoe, with the previous one, and...
Hi all,
New winter coming up, so I took some time to make a new tarp with doors and a hammock with integrated underquilt.
Tarp design is from www.diygearsupply.com and the hammock is my own...
Quite impressive, well done
Not bad at all, well done !
Nice work man, how did you do the tie out points in the middle of the tarp for the poles ?
Nice work, looks quite durable.
What is the packed size and weight ?
Very nice !
I made one some time ago, and recorded it on video.
After taking it on several trips, I'm not too happy with it.
Quite bulky and with a downpoor it soaks the water a bit up, so it is heavier and...
About a year ago I made a hammock with a 'integrated underquilt' as well.
The prices for buying an underquilt are ridiculous high.
Making an underquilt was also an option, but I chose to have it...
Hereby the plan is cancelled due to no participants :-(
Hi all, since my last trip, i have used this hammock on 3 more trips, at the last one it was around 33 fahrenheit, and all i had was a sleeping bag, and as clothes a t-shirt + sweater,and fleece...
For you would be very interesting this area, very close to the border of Austria, check it when you have time, you wont be disappointed :-)...
Hi, in some parks you are not allowed camping, but is most places it is no issue.
The main unwritten rule is that if you don't create dangerous situations, don't damage anything and leave any...
Hi, anyone interested ? :-)
2 years ago i cut mine as well up, it was a thin one.
One piece of 20x30 cm for sitting on, and something like 150x60 cm taped with some ducttape to a 5 mm same size piece of foam pad, that is...
Weekend is over, and a very successful test of this new hammock.
No underquilt needed, temperatures dropped down at night till 5 celsius / 41 Fahrenheit, and i was very comfortable. The hammock...
For a better impression of the regions where we could go, you can check my youtube channel where you will find some video's of previous hiking trips:
http://www.youtube.com/user/dabberty
Does anyone know about the XL hammocks, which material was used ?
It does not seem to be ripstop nylon, more something like a strong version of 100% polyester
Hi there,
Would anybody be interested in a winterhang in the Czech Republic from Friday 7 December till Sunday 9 December, 2012 ?
There are several area's nice for hiking here, from mountains...
Hi, I tried to accommodate the stretching part of the hammock by using the side pieces of fabric, i guess it is not visible in the video, but i sew them a bit closer to each other, not much but a...
Hi there,
This evening I decided to make an integrated underquilt in a hammock that I did not finish yet.
Here is a video of how that went and the result.
The video is a bit poor quality, since...
Hi there, I have made a tarp from tyvek, and due to it's "wonderful" white color I also tried to paint it, with some sort of success.
On this forum i made some post with a video about the process...
I made one from 100% polyester a few months ago, works absolutely fine.
My first hammock was also a TTTM, first thing i did after the first time hanging in it was changing the suspension, didn't like the bigass hook. The hammock material is really nice though. Still...
Here in Czech Republic, Europe, it is not possible to get anywhere ripstop nylon. Importing it from Ebay or the companies mentioned earlier in this thread is possible but the shipping make it...
Hi there,
Some time ago i made also a tyvek tarp, 2.5 x 3 meters.
After long long searching on the web about dying, the only supposedly way was using acrylic inkt.
So, i bought some, used a...
A bit late, but I got as well a dd xl (4x3meters) and a standard 3x3 meters tarp.
Very happy with it, used it many times in all weather conditions, never failed.
And although i made lighter tarps...
I made one like this, and it is perfect, thanks for sharing the idea !
I've posted some example pics in the same topics before, it is possible, even with self made tarps etc.
In my setup putting the leg inside / under the hammock would not work, cause my ridgepole wont be able to hang under the tripod knot..
Why the ridgepole hangs under it, well, how i understood it is...
Hi, I'm Dutch, and live in the Czech Republic. Ripstop is mostly used by the USA people on this forum, but for me it is extremely hard to get it for a reasonable price.
So I played around with 100%...
Nice :-)
Was thinking about organizing something already, but didn't find the right time for it yet.
Yep, lets stay i touch and get something going !
@ Womble, quite impressive, never see any kind of predators in the "wild" of my part of Europe. Is it common around Geneva ?
@ Shug, thank you sir, I did indeed notice some slight damage on the rope...
Thanks, thanks, thanks :-)
Wulfy117, best is to buy more fabric then you think you need, do a lot of research on what exactly you want, and if you think you need about 30 minutes for sewing a...
Thanks, and no clue, they where not able to tell me this in the shop.
(it's a huge shop where they sell lots of fabrics, but more for curtains etc)