My father in law has a brother embroidery machine/sewing machine. I think the best course is to just jump in and try it. I helped him set it up initially and it was pretty easy. Any old Laptop will...
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My father in law has a brother embroidery machine/sewing machine. I think the best course is to just jump in and try it. I helped him set it up initially and it was pretty easy. Any old Laptop will...
The usual 'button knot' is a diamond knot... It's not that difficult if you're patient and practice a few times. It's known in the sailing and arborist worlds as a solid toggle knot for amsteel.
My wife and I will be moving to Talkeetna next summer. There is quite a lot of public land with Birch trees for miles.
I'm pretty sure that most of the apex under quilt patterns are sewn through. It might be nice to try to keep a bit of loft but I think the general idea is to add more layers of insulation.
I've also thrown all my gear in the hammock and wrapped it with my spare tarp ridgeline. It must have sucked to come back to that scene.
Guys, I know this is your livelihood but, I think the vast majority of us that have not purchased either stand (or even those that have) like to see them compared head to head. As has been stated,...
Some hotels have plenty of room (without pushing the bed aside lol) and some do not, especially older hotels in small towns. I'm this close to buying one but the DIYer in me really wants to build...
That is a thing of beauty. As a full time hammock sleeper I would love to find a way to set up in a confined space, such as a hotel room with minimal area. I work on the road nearly 20 weeks per...
I still want to add a flap over the zipper and pulls... I'm not sure he'd get the gist of pulling a zipper. I guess I'm not sure if I'd want him to. lol
I set it up again last weekend to do some...
I sleep at home in my Myerstech right now which is also my usual camping hammock. It seems like he uses something like 1.6 hyper d but I'm not sure. It definitely doesn't seem like 1.9 to me. I have...
I can't seem to find a Brazilian hammock that I like. I have several in different fabrics but I keep going back to a synthetic hammock since I like that slick feel of decent ripstop. I've been...
This is just a topic I thought might be interesting... I sleep in a hammock every night at home. My camping UQ and TQ combos are all to warm for indoors so I have some homemade quilts made of lighter...
It turned out great! I need to work on something similar as I work out of town a lot and would like to sleep in my hammock in hotels.
I made a stuff sack for his tent today along with some finish work on his pack. The tent, sack, suspension and extra guy line weighs in at 7˝oz. I sewed the stuff sack to fit his bottle holder but it...
Thanks, it's hard to see all of the accidents I had to rip and resew in the pictures. Lol
Frisco seems to do better in a smaller space... He absolutely does not like a large tent, especially in a storm. We'll see, I might need to make a larger version as this one is a little tight.
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Thank you, it was a very fun project. I wish I had taken progress photos but it's tough to remember when you really get going on something. I used 1.1oz ripstop nylon for the main body and a piece of...
This project took way too long with my rudimentary sewing skills. It turned out pretty well but there's a lot I would change if (when) I make another. It zips down 2 sides with a shock cord opener....
Just walking into this thread so forgive me if this doesn't make sense, but are you at all concerned with the load /reload that a shock cord would create? As in, if it did snap under load creating a...
Haha! If only I had that option! In the dozens of times I've driven to CO I've never thought, "Wow, this is a nice drive." or south to the Ozarks or the Black Hills, or...
I'm glad you had a nice visit to the Midwest. It's not just a fly over state to those that live here and have family here.
Definitely something to think about. He's always done best in my 1p backpacking tent, anything larger and he has trouble settling down. He'll need ventilation but I don't plan for there to be...
I think I'm going to make something for him. He doesn't mind a crate/kennel so I think a tent of some kind will be just right.. I think he'll feel more secure.
There really is... The sad part is that the "farm" land basically impedes on any and all wild places left. The water is tainted with high levels of nitrates making the fishing questionable, the top...
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We live about an hour from the Loess Hills State Forest. It's about
12,000 acres of public greenery. Otherwise we have to travel... We just got back from Talkeetna, AK. Let's just say we have have...
Good question! Not quite as rare as pink camo.
BTW, today is Frisco's fifth birthday. Here he is modeling the prototype backpack I made for him last week.
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She's all about the lollygag, I'm not so sure Frisco the dog is quite ready. Apparently he kept her up most of the night... I'll work with him in a cheapo double in the yard since I would like to...
My wife decided to try out a hammock (with our dog) so I put them in my Hennessy for the night. She's still sleeping so I haven't heard if she liked it yet... But, she still sleeping so it couldn't...
I've been keeping an eye on that particular forum. I may even organize something myself as we have an excellent state forest nearby (excellent for Iowa, anyway).
Hello, HF. My name is Micah from SW Iowa. I've always been into camping in hammocks, but just purchased my first "camping hammock" last year. In the past I just added a ridgeline to whatever cheap...