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    Senior Member FJRpilot's Avatar
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    An Ariel Bridge for a bigger guy

    I have a friend that wanted a Bridge but all that were available would not work for a guy as big as he is. So, I decided to try to build one for him patterned after Grizz's Ariel.

    So here is my take on a big guys bridge. It's a Double layer, 2.2 Hex70 body with a 1/8 in Amsteel suspension. Its sized for a guy who is 6ft 8in and will still give him a bit of wiggle room.

    It's got a pocket built into the head end using netting to hold assorted goodies and uses 40in spreader bars. In the photo's, I'm using my hiking poles to test the lay.

    He wanted to be able to insert a sleeping pad in case he has to go to ground, so I added cam snaps to be able to seal the foot end when a pad is being used. I have an old 24in wide pad I haven't used in years, and tested it, Wow... it was really comfortable.

    It came in at a hair under 23oz's, so it's no Ultra-light hiking rig but for car camping with a pad, I think it will work great, hope he likes it...

    If not, I'll keep it

    Cheers!




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    Nice looking hammock. I'm sure your friend will enjoy it

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    As a CLEMSON man that orange looks awful good. What is the weight limit? I'm 6'5' 240lbs. BigRed77

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    Looks nice. Great job!!

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    Well done. You're a great friend!

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    That's awesome. Your friend is lucky to have you as a friend!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigRed77 View Post
    As a CLEMSON man that orange looks awful good. What is the weight limit? I'm 6'5' 240lbs. BigRed77
    Well, I built it to go as high as 350. It might go above that. I'm 6' and 230. It felt like I was sleeping in a King size bed....
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    Quote Originally Posted by mahaney View Post
    Looks nice. Great job!!
    Quote Originally Posted by rick417 View Post
    Well done. You're a great friend!
    Quote Originally Posted by johnspenn View Post
    That's awesome. Your friend is lucky to have you as a friend!
    Quote Originally Posted by Overland View Post
    Nice looking hammock. I'm sure your friend will enjoy it
    Thanks guys, appreciate the compliments. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Each one is a learning experience.
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    Hey that bridge looks great, I am thinking of eliminating my Dutchware spreader bars so I don't have to carry both spreader bars and hiking poles. I was wondering if you could post a closeup picture of your spreader bar ends.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MonkeyWrench View Post
    Hey that bridge looks great, I am thinking of eliminating my Dutchware spreader bars so I don't have to carry both spreader bars and hiking poles. I was wondering if you could post a closeup picture of your spreader bar ends.
    Sure, I'm using WB's tip adaptors...

    https://www.warbonnetoutdoors.com/pr...-pole-tip-set/


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