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    Whilst browsing the interweb, specifically that...

    Whilst browsing the interweb, specifically that YouTube thingy, I came across David Canterbury who has a "no knot" ridgeline. I think he refers to it as "the ultimate ridgeline" or some such...
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    I know this is an old thread but for anyone in...

    I know this is an old thread but for anyone in the same situation then post brexit this is the starting point: https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad Note that "excise goods" basically means...
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    Re packing: I don’t use separate bags for each...

    Re packing:

    I don’t use separate bags for each item as you end up with a series of balls that don’t pack well. I just shove everything into one bag letting the soft items flow around the hard...
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    Down is much more resilient than most imagine. It...

    Down is much more resilient than most imagine. It will cope with minor dampness. So long as the quilts aren’t soaking then packing them damp for a few hours won’t hurt them.

    Simply air the quilts...
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    Weight wise there's not much in it. We've a...

    Weight wise there's not much in it.

    We've a Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 tent. With footprint it comes to 1500g but we split it between my wife and myself so 750g.

    Homemade hammock and Badlander...
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    There's two things to consider here: The...

    There's two things to consider here:

    The effect of wind on the tarp, i.e. windage or the sail effect
    The effect of wind on your insulation.

    There won't be much difference in how your tarp...
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    Ta. I did a bit of searching and came up with...

    Ta. I did a bit of searching and came up with this (very) old thread on here - https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php/70799-Catenary-cut-hammock-ends-sides, the first image in the first...
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    Anyone got a pattern for a hammock with cat...

    Anyone got a pattern for a hammock with cat curves? I'm somewhat unsure whether the cat cuts are full length along the sides or begin part way along each edge.
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    I've not hammocked in really cold weather but...

    I've not hammocked in really cold weather but have camped in a tent down to around -28C. Not sure what you mean by the "third layer/secondary fly" but I've always had my insulation *inside* the inner...
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    Mobile/responsive view

    I'm not sure what software stack these forums run on but does it not have a mode for viewing on a mobile phone?

    I don't normally use my mobile for browsing but happened to do so over the Xmas...
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    I should have said in my original post that I was...

    I should have said in my original post that I was 1.80m tall (5-10 in old money).

    One thing I had thought of was to trim the sides I'm not using (I lay head left, feet right) down to "normal"...
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    Hammock in XL width material

    While perusing the RSBTR site I wondered if anyone has made a hammock from their MTN 1.2oz XL fabric (or similar). A bit of trig seems to indicate that I could make a hammock about 30 cm shorter than...
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    I use the Celcius version: r1 - (21 - r2) and...

    I use the Celcius version: r1 - (21 - r2) and it's pretty accurate (for me) but a lot depends on the individual and their condition - wet, exhausted, etc. so I'd chose a night or two that are...
  14. Did a bit of bikepacking this weekend. I was...

    Did a bit of bikepacking this weekend. I was using my hammock setup while my mate was ground based.

    Not rushing, I.e. We weren't trying to be fastest, setting up and taking down took pretty much...
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    Pretty much this, for summer/autumn at least. We...

    Pretty much this, for summer/autumn at least. We don't get the deep winters here in the UK that you do in places like Minnesota, I think we've had -6C maybe a couple of nights in the last three or...
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    Ah, yeah. Volume is the other big enemy of...

    Ah, yeah. Volume is the other big enemy of bikepacking.

    I load my hammock kit on the handlebars using a Revelate Designs SaltyRoll - the tarp goes in a secondary dry bag to keep it away from the...
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    If you go with the starting point of 83% sag for...

    If you go with the starting point of 83% sag for your hammock and aim for 300mm (1ft) extra coverage at either end then the nominal (I.e. Pre-sag) length of your hammock is the same as the ridge...
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    Henge Hammocks import some US stuff, Hammockgear...

    Henge Hammocks import some US stuff, Hammockgear and Dutchware from memory plus others, if you haven't come across them before. I've bought smaller items from them.
  19. I suspect (and it is just that) that vendors do...

    I suspect (and it is just that) that vendors do something like the following:

    Sleeping bags are tested to EN13537 (now ISO23537).
    A bag using X grammes of down of fill rating Y rated to...
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    When I made mine I followed this video from...

    When I made mine I followed this video from TacBlades -


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0eZz36PRYI&t=1s
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    Guys, remember that when talking about domestic...

    Guys, remember that when talking about domestic clothes dryers to Europeans you are talking about larger devices than we are used to. Most European dryers/washing machines/dishwashers/etc are...
  22. Could you use a Farrimond Hitch instead? You...

    Could you use a Farrimond Hitch instead? You don't get the mechanical advantage of the Trucker's Hitch but it's easy to tie and release and won't fray the line as much.

    Depending on what you have...
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    Go the full five yards then you've got material...

    Go the full five yards then you've got material to make a stuff sack from and/or do some practice stitching.
  24. Just followed Klemvore's design, nice and easy....

    Just followed Klemvore's design, nice and easy. The only problem I had was with the stitches in the centre since the sewing machine struggled with a single layer of the material, a piece of...
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    UK based here. I used this material...

    UK based here. I used this material https://www.extremtextil.de/en/ripstop-nylon-hammock-nylon-70den-66g-sqm-impregnated.html for a single layer gathered end hammock but it might be a bit heavy for a...
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    Gah! Not a good day :blush: Thought I'd make...

    Gah!

    Not a good day :blush: Thought I'd make the Grizz Beak except I made the same mistake with having one side inside out! I didn't check when pinning out the second side so basically sewed the...
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    If you read the linked thread then the critical...

    If you read the linked thread then the critical bits of the design are the way that the doors are cut, the length of material between the bottom corner tie-outs is just there to keep the two ends...
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    Badlander - my version

    A couple of years ago (crikey!) I bought some material from Ripstopbytheroll. At the time we didn't have a working sewing machine - I did have my mum's old machine (fairly typical for her it was a...
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    Ta guys. I'd forgotten about the internal extra...

    Ta guys. I'd forgotten about the internal extra ridgeline option.
  30. I'm not sure if HG have a "customise your quilt"...

    I'm not sure if HG have a "customise your quilt" page that updates weight and price as you play around but I had a look at one that Cumulus (a Polish manufacturer) provide -...
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    Internal pole mod angle

    As the thread title suggests I'm wondering what sort of angle to aim for when sewing in attachment points for an internal pole mode.

    I'm going for a dual pole mod on a version of Kitsapcowbow's...
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    I bought material from RSBTR for a tarp including...

    I bought material from RSBTR for a tarp including some 300D but after reading that linked article went with bonding using seam seal. This was with 1.1 oz silpoly for both main material and...
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    I'm North Yorkshire based so not far from you. ...

    I'm North Yorkshire based so not far from you.

    I use a Cumulus 150 quilt, not the hammock specific version (Taiga?) but the "ground" version if you will. Been down to 4/5C with it so fine for UK...
  34. Full length merino "PJs" for me. Mine are from...

    Full length merino "PJs" for me. Mine are from Alpkit so likely to be generic Chinese items just rebranded. As noted by a previous poster, having something to change into as evening (sic) wear makes...
  35. Thread: Mosquitoes

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    Is Smidge available in the States?...

    Is Smidge available in the States? https://www.smidgeup.com/ Active ingredient is Picaridin/Saltidin. Doesn't contain Deet so won't damage synthetic materials. Works against the Scottish midge but I...
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    No real need to have the bike under the tarp! ...

    No real need to have the bike under the tarp!

    I also go bikepacking so recognise the requirement for low bulk.

    As others have noted what you gain with larger/wider tarps isn't necessarily extra...
  37. Thread: Going to Ground?

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    To ensure a taut pitch don't peg/stake the tarp...

    To ensure a taut pitch don't peg/stake the tarp directly to the ground but use lines to keep things up off the ground a bit. Helps with airflow as well. Don't worry about rain getting in, even with a...
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    Just made myself a correctly sized :blush: stuff...

    Just made myself a correctly sized :blush: stuff sack for my hammock when I noticed that I'd got the tension wrong so needed to adjust it. So a tip...

    With some of the extra material you ordered...
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    Type "Learning to use a sewing machine" into...

    Type "Learning to use a sewing machine" into Google and look at the videos. There'll be one of the series/channels that you gel with. I ended up watching those from a channel "Made to sew" but it's a...
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    Just remembered: Alpkit have a (very small) line...

    Just remembered: Alpkit have a (very small) line of hammock kit including two tarps - 3m x 3m and 4m x 4m. At the bottom of this page -https://alpkit.com/collections/camping-shelter If you are near...
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    In the UK there's also Henge Hammocks -...

    In the UK there's also Henge Hammocks - https://www.hengehammocks.com/, I've had a couple of deliveries from them.

    Getting material to make your own is also tricky since brexit since many EU...
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    Home made hammock 3.3m (11ft) with suspension -...

    Home made hammock 3.3m (11ft) with suspension - 500g
    Home made tarp (1.1oz silpoly) - 400g
    Cumulus 350 top quilt - 570g
    Cumulus Selva 250 UQ with suspension - 590g

    Total of 2060g
  43. Thread: Asym tarp

    by Bob-W
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    Ta. As my dad used to say: "The man who never...

    Ta. As my dad used to say: "The man who never made a mistake never learnt anything"

    Like I say, very much a mixture of a prototype and me learning the ropes regarding sewing. When I do the second...
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    There's a rule in cycling: The correct number...

    There's a rule in cycling:

    The correct number of bikes to own is N+1 (Where N = number of currently owned bikes) :lol:

    I must admit I'm a bit of a magpie when it comes to gear, I'm still using...
  45. Thread: Asym tarp

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    Asym tarp

    I've been using an Alpkit Rig7 https://alpkit.com/products/rig-7 as my hammocking tarp but it's not ideal: in A-frame mode it's not long enough to fully cover my 3.3m (11ft) hammock and in the...
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    by Bob-W
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    I mainly bikepack so managing weight (and bulk)...

    I mainly bikepack so managing weight (and bulk) is important. When *everything* has to fit in 20 litres of space you make sure it's going to work! :D

    Have a tarp that works if you go to ground,...
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    I knew that there were dry stone walls in New...

    I knew that there were dry stone walls in New England but hadn't realised their extent or known about the reasons for their construction. Very common here in the north of England where the land was...
  48. Only just seen this, not been on the forums for a...

    Only just seen this, not been on the forums for a while.

    I'm slowly working my way down the temperature scale pushing the limits as it were. I'm a warm sleeper BTW. So...

    Last night: Cumulus...
  49. Use a figure of eight knot through the eye. The...

    Use a figure of eight knot through the eye. The knot looks exactly as its name suggests. Here's how to tie it - https://www.animatedknots.com/figure-8-follow-through-loop-knot

    Normally you want to...
  50. Thread: Comfort ratings?

    by Bob-W
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    Not sure how UQ ratings are arrived at, I can...

    Not sure how UQ ratings are arrived at, I can guess, but for sleeping bags it's ISO-23537 (EN13537 was sufficiently successful it became an international standard).

    That standard lists four...
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