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    ROBIC XL hammock with removable bugnet

    It's that time of year again. When you've booked sites for the summer's upcoming trips, but it's still snowing outside your window. It's the time when the MYOG bug is at its most contagious. I, like many of you I'm sure, am busy creating new gear for myself and my partner.

    To get myself back in the swing of things, I started out by making a new hammock. Until now, I've been sleeping in a ENO Doublenest with a homemade Fronkey style bugnet. I hate the process of putting on and taking off that bugnet, and no matter how tightly I cinch it those skitters always seem to find a way in. I've been wanting to make myself a slightly larger hammock with an integrated net. Plus, I was excited to make something out of that fancy new ROBIC fabric from RSBTR.

    I ended up creating a 10' hammock out of the wide-width robin's egg blue ROBIC. For the bugnet, I used one of Dutch's long 2-way separating zippers so the net could be fully removed. The one thing I have left to do is to add the tie outs. I wanted to use pack hooks but forgot to order them so that can wait for now. I think it turned out pretty well, although there are a few things I would do differently next time.

    Instead of the single long zipper I would use 2 separate separating zippers, one for each side. This would allow the triangles at each end of the hammock to be identical, and it would let you open the bugnet on either side of the hammock. Alternatively, I might just make the net zip off of one side only, sewing it directly to the other side to save a few grams and space. I would also add some elastic to the nylon triangles at each end of the hammock. As the triangle is now, it flaps around too much and doesn't hug the ridgeline and bugnet underneath it. (You can see what I mean in the second picture.)

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    All in all, the hammock came out to 11.2 oz (including the net and ridgeline but no suspension).

    Let me know what you think! I'm going to make another shortly for my partner, so I'd appreciate any suggestions for improvement.








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    Nice write-up and specs. I really need a fourth hammock; extra wide looks good too.
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    That looks great, well done!
    Is the bugnet cut symmetrical or asymmetrical? I'm just curious.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SnrMoment View Post
    Nice write-up and specs. I really need a fourth hammock; extra wide looks good too.
    Thanks! I'm not sure I needed the extra-wide, but I'm used to the ENO doublenest which is about that width. I haven't slept in it yet but it seems pretty comfy from my testing!

    Quote Originally Posted by Redoleary View Post
    That looks great, well done!
    Is the bugnet cut symmetrical or asymmetrical? I'm just curious.
    The bugnet is cut asymmetrical for a head right, feet left lay. Here is a picture of what the net looked like after pinning it to the zipper.

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    Im new to the DIY hammocks, how much dose the Robic XL stretch?

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    Thanks for the photo poca.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LMJ20 View Post
    Im new to the DIY hammocks, how much dose the Robic XL stretch?
    I'm new to DIY hammocks as well so unfortunately I don't have much to compare it to. It stretches more than my ENO for sure, but that may be the case with similar fabrics as well. My partner, who weighs around 260 lbs, tried it out and said it felt strong enough, so I wouldn't say the stretch was disconcerting.

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    I love the colors! Very spring like a hovering shelled embryo leaking the slightest bit of yolk.

    There seems to be a space where the bugs might come in at the ridge line in photo3. Am I reading that right???

    Did you put in a foot box??

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    Quote Originally Posted by onetearless View Post
    I love the colors! Very spring like a hovering shelled embryo leaking the slightest bit of yolk.

    There seems to be a space where the bugs might come in at the ridge line in photo3. Am I reading that right???

    Did you put in a foot box??
    Thanks! I like bright colours for my camping gear :-) Make it seem cheery on the rainy days.

    Yes there is a bit of a space at the ends where the bugs could sneak in at the moment. I'll probably sew the inner sides of the channel together to close that up. And no, I didn't add a foot box. I feel like I get a flat enough lay in it without one, but perhaps I'll give it a try on my next hammock.

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