Made a tablecloth hammock a couple years ago - worked fine for maybe a total of 25 nights, plus daytime lounging etc. A couple of scouts were chilling in it on a backpacking trip this weekend (not abusing it), and the bottom ripped out.. One more reason for pitching it low to the ground..
I'm not a small guy (6'2", 250#), and I loved the lay of the nice long, wide, soft, polyester hammock (it was literally a 90x132 blank). Felt 'warm', and stretchy enough for comfort. OK, maybe it was wider than I really needed, but I appreciated the 11' length and I never felt like the extra width bothered me.
Question is, do you think it lived as long as it should have, or failed due to some overlooked damage I didn't see? Or should I be searching for something better suited to my weight - different material, double layer..? I know I like the 'warmth' of the poly, and disliked an earlier project made from ripstop nylon (too slippery for my tastes). I supposed I could double layer a hammock using 2x tablecloths...?
Maybe I need 2 different hammocks - a comfy bulletproof one for 'car camping' with two layers, and a lighter but more fragile (single layer?) one for backpacking..?
Thoughts?
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