I have been having a lot of fun with DIY gear and have completed a new gear set (tarp/UQs,TQs,GE hammock) and it all works great. Soooo .... looking for new stuff to do, I made a new bridge, to the following specs:
36" x .625" spreader bars (Easton)
2 x 1/2" kevlar ribon edge suspension
Dutch titanium bridge hardware set
Hexon 1.6 material
Length 80" x 48" (Depth 15"), cat cut 6"
Dogbones 30"
Sewn in encaps (double to make storage pockets)
.... after setting up and trying out some pads/underquilts and various hang scenarios, I have decided that I like it, but feel I can improve it a bit with a few changes, so I will deem it a prototype (for me), usable ...but i think another version is in order.
Changes I am planning:
Front width to 55"
Front pole to 43" x .725" (Easton)
Edge webbing to 1" kevlar or 1" UMWPE, folded in half (making it 1/2" for rolled edge)
Hexon 1.6 to Hex70 2.2
Eliminate the endcaps and allow hammock to continue up about 2/3 of the dogbones
- Front width change (pole + material) is to give a bit more shoulder width, the center will also get another inch or so as well from this change
- The 1/2" kevlar worked really well and was easy to work with, but is expensive and I felt something a little more substantial might be better
- The material change was from a post I read on materials best suited to bridges
- I don't winter camp and those endcaps seem to limit storage and movement in the hammock ... it makes sense to extend them out
I canoe/portage, so a few ounces is not as important to me as a good nights sleep .....
I was hoping to get some criticisms/comments on any of these changes, hopefully to make the second version the final one.
Brian
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