I wanted to make myself an 11 foot hammock with integrated bugnet. I'm graduating from my ENO doublenest and looking for a flatter lay. I ordered 1.7 Robic, 0.5 no-see-um, and amsteel. I also ordered 11 feet of continuous coil zipper and some double zipper pulls. It took me about 4 hours this morning to complete and cost me about $78 (ordering stuff from Ripstop by the roll and Dutchware).
Getting the zipper pulls on the continuous coil was tricky, but I found this video to help.
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I chose to use the modified sheet bend based off this video with some loops that I made using the double fishermans knot.
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Then, I stole the adjustable ridgeline from my ENO and adjusted it to 110". I had my husband lay they way I would so that I could lay the netting on top and pin where it should go. I sewed it directly to the hammock on the backside and used the zipper for the front. That was the most time-consuming part of the whole project.
I tested it out with the kids and am pretty happy with it.
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Decided to also use the amsteel to make some easy zipper pulls.
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I find that I do have a flatter lay with this one, so that's good. I do find it a little harder to reach my ridgeline organizer, though. And, I also found it more difficult to set it up high enough on the trees. I'll have to get used to this longer length.
It compacts down to about the same size as the doublenest. Came out to 1lb 4oz. Not the lightest thing out there, but I wanted my fabric to be able to handle some weight and it shaves 7 ounces off my doublenest/WB travel net combo.
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We'll be taking this out for Memorial Day weekend and I can't wait to try it overnight!
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