hutzelbein I look forward to the pics of your BB XL!
hutzelbein I look forward to the pics of your BB XL!
I have a WBBBXLC that I have used about 6 times and the bug net zipper breaks on the foot end about every time I get into or out of it... I have to completely unzip it, rezip it then put the scrunchy piece back over to seal the gathered end. Not sure if it's just something I am doing wrong? I also get a really bad calf ridge, and I have just added a carabiner with a couple of clove hitches to shorten the ridge line. Maybe that will fix both issues? I will be out again next weekend to give it a try and play with the setup some.
Just to add my two cents worth, I have been happy with the zippers in/on my WB products. I have awoke more than a few times sleeping on the netting of my hammock. The zipper did not fail even with the load of me stressing the zipper.
About the Hennessy, one of the many things I did not like was the coarseness of the fabric and zippers. I did not find most of HH zippers all that great working. I really like my Dream Hammock and Warbonnet.
Last edited by IRONFISH45; 09-22-2018 at 22:30.
I wish all the hammocks I owned had warbonnet zippers, they are so smooth.
Before you do anything to the ridgeline, measure it. Is it 112"? There shouldn't be really enough stress on the zippers so that they pop out. The ridgeline is supposed to prevent that. But mistakes sometimes happen; I've had a 10' Blackbird come with the longer ridgeline of the 11' XLC once. Something like this could certainly cause the zippers to malfunction.Originally Posted by jlyons
If the ridgeline is the correct length, contact Warbonnet. Something definitely isn't working as it should.
I wouldn't shorten (or lengthen) the ridgeline (provided it is the correct length), because you might make things worse. The net is cut to fit the original ridgeline length. If you make the ridgeline too long, it will rip. If you make the ridgeline too short, it will also rip.
The best remedy for a calf ridge I have found is a simple knee pillow. At home I use a nice, big feather pillow. When hiking I use a stuff sack that I fill with whatever soft things I have left. Works like a charm.
Sounds like you ripped one of the plastic pins off the end, that is about the only reason it would unzip itself from the bottom of the zipper, take a picture of that part of the zipper and email it to me
People experiencing signifigant calf ridge are often laying too far toward the foot end and need to lower their head end and move their body in that direction (till your nose is even with the farthest side tieout
Is there a fix for this?
Absolutely
I received my new Warbonnet Blackbird XLC (I assume Gen 2) on Saturday just gone. I also ordered a Wookie and Underquilt protector (with the extra zipper) to go along with it. Awesome kit and a great package it seems hence this was promptly taken up to the woods for a test hang of course! Now in the wait for the bits to arrive to the UK I've watched every video I could find on all three elements and I've had multiple Warbonnet hammocks before including the original Blackbird and I've been hanging for years so not (hopefully) a noob here.
Setup was no problem, Wookie fitted and tested first; all great (so great I might have dozed off a little while). Next I fitted the UQP between the hammock body and the bugnet zipping both bits to the dual zipper tracks of the UQP. Again seemingly no issues and again all was comfy and warm....so much so I definitely fell asleep for several hours at this point!
Come to tear down however I found that both foot end zippers between hammock and UQP had 'split' and were unzipping back up the hammock. Closer inspection showed that on both sides of the hammock body the zippers had broken and were missing (or about to be missing) the end plastic pins of the zipper.
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Hopefully if the pic attached you can see what I mean.
Now as soon as I could I emailed Warbonnet back (on the Sunday) including the photo to see what can be done and whilst I've had a single reply since (stating the picture could not be seen and not a lot else) I'm now several days without any reply\response hence posting here to see if anyone else has had this issue or difficulty in getting an email response. I appreciate they could be snowed under and busy (great for them if so) but I'm beginning to worry this might not get sorted.
Peace.
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