Checked the site - any comments on the structural integrity of the seconds sold there?Originally Posted by islander
Checked the site - any comments on the structural integrity of the seconds sold there?
Check the sticky's here. Your thermarest won't be wide enough to keep your shoulders warm, though. Do a search on SPE or Segmented Pad extender... Basically a fabric cover for your thermarest that has outer pockets to slip additional insulation in... keeps your shoulders and hips warm...
I'm 220#, and sleep in a 1.1oz single layer of BWDD 1.1oz Olive ripstop. It's awesome stuff. If I had it to do again, I'd go with a double layer...
"Do or do not, there is no try." -- Yoda
Double layer will also help with nasty mosquitoes (if they are a problem where you are or where you like to camp). My best to you and please do post pictures of your progress!! How exciting!!
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I see, you all take one foam mattress, cut in half and lay it the other way to make it wider.
One last question. Which layer do you slit to slide in the mattress? The top or bottom and what is the best way to do it to maintain fabric integrity. I have been searching but I can't seem to find any pictures of the process.
Thanks, and as soon as I start sewing I will make a thread. Right now I'm in the measure twice cut once stage - because I hate ripping seams when I don't have to.
As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do. ~Ernest Hemmingway
Gack.... No No No... leave a seam open. _DO NOT_ slit the layer! Lots of folks will leave a bit of the diagonal opposite seam open. Some like the opening in the middle of the edge. Personally I'm an opposite ends man myself. But what ever floats your boat. Just leave enough seam open that you can wrestle the pad in. I like to hem each layer first so the opening is hemmed as well but there are other ways of doing that.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
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We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
Look for the plans for the DIY Blackbirds. The DIW warbird thread comes to mind...
Just when I thought I knew enough about fabrics up pops this thread...GREAT questions/answers! Now I might actually be able to explain what I'm looking for in a better way to these mom and pop shops!
Scott's site has instructions:
http://www.backwoodsdaydreamer.com/a...k-double-layer
So does Risk's...
http://www.imrisk.com/zhammock/zhammock.htm
John
"Do or do not, there is no try." -- Yoda
I hate mosquitoes so double layer is a necessity it seems - anything to keep them away.
Thanks for the links - I hadn't seen those yet. All the DIY directions I saw were for a single layer. I will read over them to see how it is done.
This is why I keep asking, I love learning all this stuff.
As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do. ~Ernest Hemmingway
Since you'll need a hammock for yourself and your husband, you could buy one WBBB. It would serve as a guide for the DIY version.
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