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    Well ... after ~10 years of doing serious DIY...

    Well ... after ~10 years of doing serious DIY with curved ends, I finally placed an order for fabric and am soon to be getting back into it. Just like as described with the Nixon hammocks, I had...
  2. Nice... Curious how did your trip go? Or still...

    Nice... Curious how did your trip go? Or still not there yet? I just finished hammock hanging four full nights at Mt. Loop Highway by Darrington, and what a blast it was!
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    I'm up for a hang in Seattle (if I don't end up...

    I'm up for a hang in Seattle (if I don't end up tripping to California, haha). I'm in Lynnwood, so close by, so what day do you expect to end up in Seattle?
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    Sticky: I mentioned this in another thread, Recently,...

    I mentioned this in another thread,

    Recently, I found a way of handling suspension that works great and costs less. Some people like the rings because it looks fashionable, but I make big hammocks...
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    Second that.

    Second that.
  6. Thanks, I made it..and it works great! I...

    Thanks,

    I made it..and it works great!

    I actually used 15' of fabric this time, hehe. I found that folding about 8-10" of fabric on the ends, then folding again before sewing the loops takes...
  7. Okay..here's a pic! ...

    Okay..here's a pic!

    http://creative-hammock-gear.net63.net/images/rope-suspension.jpg

    Thanks for all your suggestions. These rings definitely can't hold a VW, lol.
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    My Caternary Top Cover

    Will post pics soon!

    I made a cat-cut top cover to keep warm. I call it a frogger cover, lol, because it actually looks like a flattened turtle. It's shape is similiar to the winter dream tarp,...
  9. Yep must have been an imitation..don't order from...

    Yep must have been an imitation..don't order from this web site!

    http://www.innermountainoutfitters.com/descending-ring/
  10. Why use descender rings? 1" rope loop and a slipknot works fine!

    I bought sixteen descender rings (supposedly SMC) at ~$4 each; they all became deformed after several hangs.. What a dissapointment!

    Why not make a rope loop at each end of your hammock just large...
  11. Thanks, I'm gathering the ends with a...

    Thanks,

    I'm gathering the ends with a continuous loop. I would like a permanent mod.. I'm actually trying to pull the left- and right-middle, too. I'm planning on hemming in a couple hours.
  12. I guess I'm trying it out later today.

    I guess I'm trying it out later today.
  13. How do you curve the ends of the whipping to make the middle drop a little bit?

    I was thinking about running a few threads in two spots through the middle of the sewn end (before sewing), about shoulder-width apart from each other, then increasing the width of the hem on the...
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    Sticky: keep that ridgeline up

    I tie two slippery half hitches, just to be extra extra sure it doesn't slip! :D

    I like to take a 50-52" piece of Spectra for the whipping, Larks head to attach it to the descender rings then make...
  15. Your favorite hammock cut-out shape, dimensions, design mods BEFORE sewing

    Lots of noob questions to cover lots of stuff. I just wanted to see a conglomerate of information on fabric, because there's too many threads, lol. Or just say what you want, thanks.

    How do you...
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