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    New Member grendel's Avatar
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    Feb 2020
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    Boston, Ma
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    diy gathered end, 1.9 ripstop
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    Hello and Thank you

    I joined up mostly to show some gratitude.
    So, from the top, so they can hear it in the bleachers,

    THANK YOU!
    -to all who post here and share knowledge.

    I was a tent camper since I was a kid.
    I went car camping last year with the family in Acadia at a platform only campground.
    That experience sent me searching for a better nights sleep. While the platform was exceptionally bad, normal ground sleeping hasn't been great for years. No pad, blow up, closed cell, hybrid or other, was truly helpful. I just don't sleep well on my back.

    I was surprised to find camping hammocks, expecting them to hard on the back. However, so many testimonials from the knee injured and back injured convinced me to give it a try.

    The diy set here and a few other places convinced me the entry bar was low and I could do it. Got myself a kit and got to work, gathered end hammock, with a fronkey style bugnet.

    I haven't slept so well in the woods since I was a kid.

    I really can't thank you enough. This community has made it a pleasure for me to camp again.

    Thank you for all the posts, testimonials and how tos.

    Cheers

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    Slugger's Avatar
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    Jan 2016
    Location
    Lancaster, SC
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    Towns End BGBH
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    UGQ WD12
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    HG Incubator 20
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    Ultimate Straps
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    Our pleasure...welcome to the wonderful world of hammock camping!
    Retired US Navy, 10-year Stage IIIb colon cancer survivor. I believe my last words will be "Hold my beer..."



  3. #3
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    Aug 2019
    Location
    Brooklyn, NY
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    DWG Chameleon
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    DWG 12' Hex
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    Kevlar + Becket H
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    Welcome grendel. How'd the DIY hammock turn out?

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    New Member grendel's Avatar
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    Feb 2020
    Location
    Boston, Ma
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    diy gathered end, 1.9 ripstop
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    2nd hand down bag
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    seatbelt strapping
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    It turned out great. Once I wrapped my head around the bits and bobs of connection (no small thanks to Shug's videos there) it was the clear choice to diy.
    I was fortunate to already have a sewing machine and the ability to sew a more or less straight line. Even with that, I'd still encourage anyone with the desire to borrow a machine and learn the skill necessary, because it would take very little time to learn (like an additional hour).

    Of course I might advise differently for a more comlex set up. But gathered end + fronkey bugnet = simply awesome

    Cheers

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