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    Well, I feel like a real flip-flopper here, but...

    Well, I feel like a real flip-flopper here, but I'm going back to the "2 GE pieces" approach. I can't find a good material for the wings. Although I will say that my wife and I have been doing close...
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    I have come up with a new design for this that I...

    I have come up with a new design for this that I will be experimenting with in the next couple of weeks, but for a luxury hammock chair experience...

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    Well, I feel like a real flip-flopper here, but...

    Well, I feel like a real flip-flopper here, but I'm going back to the "2 GE pieces" approach. I can't find a good material for the wings. Although I will say that my wife and I have been doing close...
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    I made a new 90 degree sleeping hammock with...

    I made a new 90 degree sleeping hammock with cordura wings, and it adds a lot of weight. I've got a couple of different fabric types coming to experiment with. I'll report what I find.
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    I have to admit that the biggest Achilles heal of...

    I have to admit that the biggest Achilles heal of this design IMO is a bugnet. I made a "sock" that goes around the whole hammock out of netting, because I can't see a really good way to attach a net...
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    Stevebo asked about what I use for a tarp. I made...

    Stevebo asked about what I use for a tarp. I made my own; standard tarps are going to be way too wide and probably not quite deep enough (or too deep/long and not wide enough, depending on how you...
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    I wanted to report a catastrophic failure of the...

    I wanted to report a catastrophic failure of the Tyvek wings recently on the sleeping version of the hammock. I was messing around with blankets in the dark (I had traveled across country to spend...
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    I'm not sure what more dimensions I could add. I...

    I'm not sure what more dimensions I could add. I guess I didn't mention that the depth of the main body hammock is the same as the width of a standard fabric roll, about 60". I don't have any more...
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    I haven't done it, but I see no reason why a...

    I haven't done it, but I see no reason why a spreader bar wouldn't work in place of the ridgeline. I think the bar would have to be pretty strong/rigid, more so if you want to have it as wide as the...
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    So you made one? How did it turn out?

    So you made one? How did it turn out?
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    I don't know why it would work significantly...

    I don't know why it would work significantly different in a stand than a "regular" hammock, although personally I love rocking in this hammock, and that could destabilize a stand – but of course you...
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    It is actually not a super flat lay, which turns...

    It is actually not a super flat lay, which turns out to be a benefit. It is more of the "zero gravity" position that these days is considered by many people to be the most comfortable sleep position,...
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    I've had a request for the dimensions of the foot...

    I've had a request for the dimensions of the foot part of the hammock. I have to say that I believe this design to be functionally inferior to the "foot/leg" section design I describe here:...
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    Here are some pictures of the kind of under quilt...

    Here are some pictures of the kind of under quilt I make for the 90 degree lounger & sleeping hammock. Instead of one long channel for the shock cord, I make several channels so that I can run the...
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    Thanks for the complement! I would love to hear...

    Thanks for the complement! I would love to hear how it works for you if you make one.

    The foot part of the hammock for the sleeping hammock is very similar to the hammock lounger, but I make the...
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    This is the description I posted a while back....

    This is the description I posted a while back. Since I posted it, I have abandoned the shaped foot design and gone back to a design similar to the one I have described in the hammock lounger, but...
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    Since you asked... This hammock uses webbing...

    Since you asked...

    This hammock uses webbing and buckles for attaching the wings. I use a soft shackle to connect all the cords to the hang point, since it is lightweight and still pretty easy to...
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    90 degree Hammock chair/lounger

    One of our European colleagues requested some info about my hammock chair/lounger, so I am posting it here for others to see if they wish.

    What it is:
    A 90 degree hammock chair with built in leg...
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    I hadn't really thought about it, but I guess it...

    I hadn't really thought about it, but I guess it does need a name.
    90 degree 2xGE? Just 2xGE? GEx2?
    Other suggestions?
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    Hmm. Looks like great minds... if it is made the...

    Hmm. Looks like great minds... if it is made the way I think it is.
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    My first 90 degree hammock attempt had some...

    My first 90 degree hammock attempt had some similar ideas. It was basically an attempt to clone this: https://www.hammocktent.com/index.html
    That was a LOT of work and my result didn't work that...
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    New (?) 90 degree hammock design

    Hi! I haven't been on the forum in a while - I have been busy. I have developed what I believe to be a new 90 degree hammock design. It uses two connected short gathered end hammocks, one regular one...
  23. Ah, I need a shot of the headrest. There is a...

    Ah, I need a shot of the headrest. There is a pillow behind her hair – that's what the yellow line is attached to.
  24. Thanks for the encouragement. But... this is what...

    Thanks for the encouragement. But... this is what I'm worried about. These don't take that much material – maybe $20-30 worth – but at $65 my labor would be valued at maybe $2-3 an hour. That doesn't...
  25. Maybe I'm unreasonably fussy, but I never found a...

    Maybe I'm unreasonably fussy, but I never found a truly comfortable way to sit in a GE hammock. Certainly nothing like this lounger (at the risk of blowing my own horn). And now that I've gone to a...
  26. Anouncing the Hammock La-Z-boy (not sure where to post this)

    Last year I had an idea for a hammock chair, and I have been trying to perfect it in my not-so-copious spare time. I wouldn't say it's perfect, but IMHO it's pretty awesome. Everybody keeps asking me...
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    IME a version of this is the most comfortable,...

    IME a version of this is the most comfortable, but unfortunately a symmetrical curve isn't the answer, in my experience. I think the holy grail of GE hammocks is a reproducible curve that...
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    One of the challenges of using hammocks for...

    One of the challenges of using hammocks for sleeping (rather than just lounging around in), where you need it to be comfortable for hours, is that the art of hanging and lying in a hammock are as...
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    Why wide (GE) hammocks?

    I got some of RipstopByTheRoll's new 1.2 oz ROBIC XL Hybrid ripstop nylon to see what difference a wide hammock would make. I think the fabric is 67" wide, minus a bit for a hem on each side.

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    Thanks to everyone who weighed in. I hadn't seen...

    Thanks to everyone who weighed in. I hadn't seen Shug's video, which was informative. I've tried most things people suggested, but I didn't get (or had forgotten) that raising the foot end of the...
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    GE comfort - what am I doing wrong?

    I have been hammock camping for over 15 years. I have owned an original Hennessy and a Warbonnet Blackbird, and I have made numerous DIY hammocks. My most recent DIY attempt was a very simple...
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    Success!!

    Well, this is the first version, but...

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    It's not QUITE as comfortable as my individual hammock chairs - but it's close. No sliding into each other, no experience of sitting in a sling....
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    I tried making a hammock with the Streamliner...

    I tried making a hammock with the Streamliner type curve on the ends. Felt like being in a bathtub. No ridge, but everything else about it was wrong for me.
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    I tried to make an asymmetric GE hammock similar...

    I tried to make an asymmetric GE hammock similar to yours for the longest time. I had 4 goals:


    "Calf ridge" under my knees instead of my calves.
    Feet & legs lower than my torso
    No...
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    My first boss used to say "Assume makes an *** of...

    My first boss used to say "Assume makes an *** of you and me" almost daily! Almost 35 years later, I still have trouble putting it into practice sometimes!

    I like your hammock design/build. I am...
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    Eureka!

    Well, JackM and muddycreek owe me an "I told you so." I tried a secondary ridgeline from the tree hugger straps. Quite honestly, I did it to humor you guys – I had zero confidence it would work,...
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    Thanks! I'm actually pretty proficient with...

    Thanks! I'm actually pretty proficient with Sketchup, which I think is sufficient for this purpose. I just got some 1.9 ripstop to try, to see what difference fabric strength/stretch makes vs....
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    :laugh: I don't suppose you have anyone in mind?

    :laugh: I don't suppose you have anyone in mind?
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    Hmmm. That might work if I'm doing tree huggers...

    Hmmm. That might work if I'm doing tree huggers and Amsteel suspension. If I'm going with a strap suspension using buckles or Dutch clips I'd have to have some extra hardware to attach the line...
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    I thought about trying a design like this, using...

    I thought about trying a design like this, using more bridge hammock principles to tame the sag toward the middle:

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    It's like a bridge hammock for the back support and a modified bridge...
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    Actually, my wife suggested the same thing. One...

    Actually, my wife suggested the same thing. One problem I see is that the weight of the people sitting in the hammock increases the tension on the the current (primary) ridgeline in a way that (I...
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    DIY Hammock Sofa project

    I started out wanting to make a hammock sofa. I couldn't think of a way to do it without having the two people slide down into each other in the center, so I started out trying to make a hammock...
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    I am trying to make a hammock couch, and the...

    I am trying to make a hammock couch, and the Downtime is one of the few examples I've found. Since I don't have the ability to see it in person, can those who have used it help me understand it?
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    Without the poles as spreader bars, the chair...

    Without the poles as spreader bars, the chair wants to pull your legs up to your chest. It might be a good yoga position, but it isn't very comfortable. :eek:
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    Hammock chair success - but why?

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    Here I am with my wife this weekend taking an extended relaxing lunch at a lovely mountain meadow during our hike. This was the first field test of my newly constructed hammock chairs, and it...
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    The Treble hammock (looks a lot like Tensile)...

    The Treble hammock (looks a lot like Tensile) isn't what I'm going for. I'm going for sitting eating lunch/dinner / sitting by the fire. The Multimok looks closer, although they don't have any info...
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    I'm thinking about making something like the...

    I'm thinking about making something like the Downtime, but maybe more like a short bridge hammock with a shallower cat cut on one side than on the other. Just looking at the Downtime, I suspect it's...
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    Thank you! I would still love to have the whole...

    Thank you! I would still love to have the whole pictorial, but at least now I have the knot.
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    Soft shackle instructions gone missing!

    This tutorial was awesome and easy (for me) to understand and follow. Unfortunately, it was all pictures, which are no longer displaying!
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    Thanks for the ideas. I'm experimenting now.

    Thanks for the ideas. I'm experimenting now.
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