Another question about fabric

[HappyCamper]

I think I might have the same digital marine camo. Does your's have little USMC logos hidden in the pattern?

Man, Redtail, you got a good eye. Yes, mine has that little logo in green just every so often. I almost missed it and I was looking hard.

[Redtail]

It's neat how they worked that in there. I can't take credit for finding it on my own, I found out about it when I was looking at a marpat website to see what kind it was. I got it in the Walmart $1 bin. I just melted it, it was black after. Not sure what that means. Made a cool looking quilt though.
Are you planning to use your new buckles on your Hennessy or your homemade? I just put some on my HH, seemed okay so I went ahead and cut the rope.

[HappyCamper]

oooooooh, a buck! I knew it! You dog!

The WalMart clerk said the material in the $1 bin come into the store marked as a $1. She said that since this material was originally selling for about $6 / yard it would only go down to $3.

I bet it looks great as a quilt. Down or synthetic? I'm thinking of using this material for the pad pocket part of the hammock. The top side will be a really nice brown material that Oh-No sent and the bottom will be the marine camo material. Both tarps that I have are brown. If I use the black webbing, it's gonna be a really stealthy setup.

I'll put the buckles on this new hammock to see how I like them. If it works out, I may put on the HH. The only mod I've done on the HH so far is to cut the ridgeline and add a biner.

[HappyCamper]

I think I might have the same digital marine camo. Does your's have little USMC logos hidden in the pattern? I assumed it was uncoated 1.1 nylon (it's see-thru also) but I didn't burn test. Maybe it is polyester too? It has a small ripstop pattern. I used it in my quilt, I am way too heavy for a 1.1 hammock.

Redtail, you are right. My material is 1.1.

[Redtail]

Redtail, you are right. My material is 1.1.

Cool. If you end up using it for your pad pocket/outer layer you'll have one stealthy hammock there. Makes a great quilt too.

[Oh-No]

I'm thinking of using this material for the pad pocket part of the hammock. The top side will be a really nice brown material that Oh-No sent and the bottom will be the marine camo material.

HappyCamper
That 1.1oz stuff you have would make a nice double layer (a la Risk's Zhammock) hammock.
However, if you use the brown material (probably 1.9oz)
and want to add a pad pocket, you might want to consider making the
pocket a little longer than your pad length and only sewing the pocket
material on the outside edge. Thus leaving the head and foot end of the pocket open.
According to others (Risk I believe) sewing accross the body of the hammock creates a weak point (weak line).

[HappyCamper]

HappyCamper
That 1.1oz stuff you have would make a nice double layer (a la Risk's Zhammock) hammock.
However, if you use the brown material (probably 1.9oz)
and want to add a pad pocket, you might want to consider making the
pocket a little longer than your pad length and only sewing the pocket
material on the outside edge. Thus leaving the head and foot end of the pocket open.
According to others (Risk I believe) sewing accross the body of the hammock creates a weak point (weak line).

Thanks. Good tip. Walmart didn't have enough of the 1.1 to make a double layer hammock. So I'll go with your advice on making one with a pocket a little longer than the pad.

Do people ever off center the pad pocket to be more up on the head end?. I have an Oware pad that is 60 inches in length and I'm 67 inches. I want to position the pad so it keeps my head and upperbody warm.

I do have enough material, I think, to make the pocket almost the length of the hammock body that won't be tied at the ends. Then I could slide the pad to where ever I wanted it. And also use longer pads in the hammock if I wanted since it is more of a winter hammock.

[Oh-No]

I do have enough material, I think, to make the pocket almost the length of the hammock body that won't be tied at the ends. Then I could slide the pad to where ever I wanted it. And also use longer pads in the hammock if I wanted since it is more of a winter hammock.

That is what I would try. That way you have flexibility in pad use , and of not having a dedicated head and foot end.