I am going hammock camping for the first time, bringing my 9 year old daughter, and I will be sewing most of the stuff myself. But I am finding some of the decisions hard to make...
The circumstances are: a trip of several days, in Danish summer weather (which tends to vary between warmth and cold, averaging 50 degrees F, it rains often and wind could also be an issue), we will be biking with a trailer, so weight is not that important. Also we are on a tight budget, so priorities are kinda: not freezing>price>comfort>easy handling.
1. I will have 9 meters of fabric available for a tarp, which will be covering us hanging bunk bed or VERY close in 3 tree formation. My kid co-sleeps, and wont be comfortable being even a few ft away from me. I considered doing co-sleeping in a bigger hammock, but hopefully that will not be necessary, as I doubt it would involve much sleep on my part
I am planning a 3 meter ridgeline (ca. 10 ft) and I am considering if I should use the full 9 metres for a 3X4.5 or if I should do a 3X3 and use the rest for snakeskins, pockets and pouches? If the extra 1.5 meters are an overkill, I'd like to have the other stuff, but if they are essential for a warm and dry experience, accessories can wait until next years holiday budget
2. I am making the hammocks from the cheapest fabric I could find (1.90€ per meter for 2. choice) I am doing two layers, an outer from Ripstop*Polyester, silicone*coated, 75den, 90g/sq and the inner layer from Ripstop*Nylon, impregnated, 20den, 26 g/sq. I am considering giving it all a heavy warm wash in the washer, to "kill" some of the coating, making it a little more breathable, but I also see hammocks being sold as water resistant, and none of us sweats especially in our sleep, so I am not sure if I am trying to fix a non-existing problem. Do you think the sleeping environment will be compromised by the impregnation and coating of the fabrics?
Those are my questions, I hope you will help me, because I have been reading every tread the search function came up with on the topics, and never felt the situations fit mine on these two questions. I did however, get answers to about 120 others, so the time was not wasted
The rest of the setup I am planning will be homemade under quilts (from cheap sleeping bags) and mummystyle sleeping bags with comfort temp down to 32 degree F, wrapped as over quilts. I will be making mosquito-nets and there will be a layer for added insulation in the hammock, but I am hoping that it can stay empty for summer use.
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