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As a big guy about your size who has tried the bridge thing and had a cpl of rough ride rodeo episodes I’ll add you should consider putting some type of reinforcements inside your poles. I had a set...

I’ve tried all sorts of toggles and kept losing them. Tried biner as toggle too but once I tried the becket then j bend I learned that there is no need to add extra parts that you can and will lose...

Having myself tested some novel ideas... when you test don’t go higher than you can stand to fall, put somthing soft underneath and protect your head.

Looks great wv. Have you stuck with it over time or how did pan out? If you’re using something else now which way did you go?

Thanks grizz. I didn’t pull on the pole but I strayed from the numbers I had figured on. My numbers were at 80%+ but when I ordered poles I ordered longer thinking I could always trim down and that’s...

Take it down. A couple years ago I traveled a good bit when one of my kids was playing college sports. Rather than hotels I’d stay at nearest state park or camping spot. One weekend I had set up late...

Thanks again for your help and guidance. Id love to get in line for testing or trying out your mountain version.

I’ll try extending the two sides on the wider head end. I remeasured and at 36 with the 52 pole I’m at 69% so that may be what caused the failure. Dang if I go 52x3 on that triangle the whole thing...

I’m thinking about a try at a 90 type hammock using clews on the sides. Anyone ever tried that before?

Hi mr bill. I would be very interested in trying out testing etc the mountain hanger. I’m about 6’6” and 265 and I’ve had 4 back surgeries. I’ve done several diys myself and just can’t get things...

Ill give it a try. I was afraid to get it too tight. Last time i tried that was when the poles snapped. Something else may give now but the poles themselves should be ok now. Someone mentioned the...

I started this project a while back and after the bridge poles snapped and bout went through my head I just folded it up. Well the bug got after me again so rather than start from scratch i found...

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I looked at the amok earlier but at about 6 5 and 275 it didn’t look like an option. How big can the xl handle. I foolishly fell for the Chinese hoax job and was very disappointed to find out what...

I know I had a set from Dutch snap on me leaving a gash in my head after which someone suggested putting the aluminimum poles into pvc to beef them up. I did a thread at the time. I just gave up...

Hey there Rob. NW Alabama here. Sipsey is almost my backyard

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Im not sure what size person you are but Ill give you the of my bad experience with physics and gravity. I was using 46 spreader bars. the larger ones from dutch. I didnt put anything in or on them...

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I was going in the xxl bridge direction but the other night when I was going to test it for the night I hung it too flat and my spreader bars snapped. dumped me and whacked me in the head so thats...

Sorry texas hanger I got the posts mixed up. thought snowball had made the trial prototype. I would have thought that your version with fabric rather than lines would have been more stable. maybe...

On the scissors where most have smooth sharp blades the braided line or fibers like amsteel slides and isnt cut. on the braided line scissors the blades have tiny serrations that grab the fibers and...

While not practical a 3 or 4 point attachment like the tentstile sky tent would solve the balance issues but I have trouble finding 2 trees the right distance where I want to be much less 3 or 4

I have a set of xxl clew nettles that I made for an attempt at a Navy hammock.I was thinking about trying to incorporate those into the sides but I think WV idea of whoopies that would allow...

WOW. That is exactly the thread I've been looking for. Could I please suggest a sticky for diy 90 degree right angle etc.I tried for days searching in the search feature and could not get to that...

WV approximately how long are your lines on the sides? Im trying to figure out how much cord Im gonna need to get started.

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I keep going back to the idea of adding a foot box to one side of my 13 x 9 dl tcf gathered end. I sit in it at 90 a lot and I love it. I think with a foot box and maybe a sewn sleeve...

I suffered the consequences of not understanding all the physics involved. I was trying to stay close to the sizes that v allen had used on his xxl bridges. I left the spreader bars a little long to...

that is a great idea zilla. This is my first ever bridge and I thought that by going with the 742 poles i was going strong enough. Im about 299 1/2 . it is all about learning as we go. As my old...

On many of the videos of folks working with amsteel I see folks sawing on it with knives. Tip at most fishing supply places wally mart fishing dept etc. They have special scissors for cutting braided...

both ends snapped pretty much at the same time. It wasnt a slow bend then fail either the head end snapped with some force. one side hit me in the back of the head leaving a sizable knot. lol. Im...

The new diy bigbridge sent me to ground rapidly and unceremoniously tonight. Was gonna try to stay te night to try it out. About the time I got stretched out I heard snap crackle pop and hello earth....

I dont really have anything to compare it to since this is my first bridge hammock. I felt like the canvas had a lot more stretch than I was expecting it to have.

WV I am still very interested in making a 90 degree or right angle hammock like the ones you have made. Im curious about how you attached your lines or nettles to the fabric. I made a clews jig and a...

I already cut the spreader bars. I started to just try the full 50 ( 2 x 25'' bars from dutch) but based on the info I had I thought for sure that 44 would be enough. I think v allen used 43 on his...

That did help some. Its pretty comfortable on my side. Can't bring knees up very far but overall good for side sleeping. Still more squeeze on my shoulders than i like when on my back. Still...

I'll give that a try today weather permitting.

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Got it finished and hung today. Looks like a bridge hammock. But way too much shoulder squeeze for me to be comfortable. So I'm trying to figure out what to tweak to help that. Finished width is 52...

I think I found my answer on grizzbridge unleashed. it looks like the tip goes into the diamond knot loop in that configuration. If I missed something someone please set me straight. For anyone else...

On my diy big bridge I have the 1/2 inch tubular webbing with a loop crossbar tacked at the ends. I followed the grizzbridge rino instructions. I have the corner diamond knot loops and the adjustable...

I have the corner cord loops made and the triangle with the loops like you made in grizzbridge rino. I went back and watched 3 and 4 again but I dont see where to put the tips of the spreader bars??...

Thank you for all your help. This one is going to look similar to your potter straight spine with spreader bars and suspension. Will I be ok leaving the ends unfinished while I try out the spreader...

I'm following the grizz bridge instructions but I would like to go ahead and finish my sides and attach suspension so I can work out spreader bar length and test before I do endcaps. Question is do I...

Thanks for your help.

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I will take another pic with the part I cut in the pic. The pic you shared is exactly what I was trying to do and the part of the video that I referenced. I laid it out like he had it and rolled it...

I got the hammock body cut and am ready to attach the webbing. In his video Grizz made a cut on each corner to make the corner square before he started to attach the webbing. I tried to follow his...

I noticed that diygearsupply also carries the table cloth blanks. That would allow you to get all your components for your projects at the same place and save on some shipping. They have both the...

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