Shane, Many thanks for your explanation of the bias cut for asym hammock design. I wasn't aware of this and it adds an important new dimension to my attempts ...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Oct 5, 2004 2:30 pm
Shane, Okay, I see what you meant. I didn't realize that the fabric for the hammock bed is oriented such that it is on a diagonal to the fabric weave, or like...
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woody woodrich
fatherrules
Oct 5, 2004 1:50 pm
Could members remind me of the names and addresses of companies that supply no-seeum, sylnylon, insulation, and assorted outdoor fabrics? Thanks, Woody W in...
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Shane
sssteinkamp
Oct 5, 2004 1:08 pm
Message> I know....I was agreeing with you. It *does* happen, from time to ... Ah. OK, then. I was caught off guard by that... ;) Shane...
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viauupprsvei
Oct 5, 2004 1:00 pm
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Rick
geoflyfisher
Oct 5, 2004 10:34 am
... Congrats Brian! Rick...
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Craig Stephanski
newhampshire...
Oct 5, 2004 10:30 am
Best wishes and I hope that your business is a success!!! I will check out your site. brian_goatqaz123 <oes@...> wrote: Well, for the past couple of...
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Jerry Goller
jerrygoller
Oct 5, 2004 4:59 am
I know....I was agreeing with you. It *does* happen, from time to time...... ;o) Jerry <http://www.backpackgeartest.org/> http://www.BackpackGearTest.org : the...
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Shane Steinkamp
sssteinkamp
Oct 5, 2004 3:58 am
... I can rock in my asym. Why shouldn't I be able to? ... Simply don't tie them. I never tie the pullouts... ... I use a 27" pad, and with the asym design,...
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Shane Steinkamp
sssteinkamp
Oct 5, 2004 3:54 am
... Looking at it, you might assume so, but I don't use the pullouts and my hammock is still asymmetrical. Folks who don't sew their own clothes rarely ...
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Shane Steinkamp
sssteinkamp
Oct 5, 2004 3:28 am
... Yeah... That's what bias means... Shane...
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Coy
starnescr
Oct 5, 2004 2:42 am
... Congradulations and Good Luck!!! Coy Boy PS whats our cut:')...
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brian_goatqaz123
brian_goatqa...
Oct 5, 2004 1:51 am
Well, for the past couple of weeks I have been mainly lurking, but I have to give out a huge thank you to all of the hammock camping members. As of the next...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Oct 5, 2004 1:08 am
Jerry, I am somewhat familiar with the stretch characteristics of woven fabric, to the extent that I understand that it stretches most on its bias and least on...
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Jerry Goller
jerrygoller
Oct 5, 2004 1:03 am
Me, too...lol. And it is interesting that most of the negatives that you see in an asym, I see as positives. That's why we have more than one design and more...
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Jerry Goller
jerrygoller
Oct 4, 2004 11:19 pm
It also has to do with the characteristics of the fabric weave. It stretches more in one direction than the other. Jerry <http://www.backpackgeartest.org/>...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Oct 4, 2004 9:56 pm
... Bear, agreed. But I haven't swung by repetively and synchronized shifting of my center of gravity since I was a few years younger on the school ground...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Oct 4, 2004 9:49 pm
... side ... How so? Don't the pullouts on the HH asym hammocks create the asymmetrical shape that gives these hammocks their name? Youngblood...
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David Chinell
dchinell
Oct 4, 2004 9:19 pm
Dave: You can rock yourself if you bend one leg, point the knee skyward, then move the knee left to right. It almost feels like you're pushing your thigh...
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Shane
sssteinkamp
Oct 4, 2004 9:06 pm
... Actually it has to do with the bias of the cloth. Just moving the side pullouts isn't the same thing. Shane...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Oct 4, 2004 8:38 pm
Jerry, You asked about the tradeoffs I see with an asymmetrical hammock design. Without the associated side pullouts currently used to form an asymmetrical...
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Ray Garlington
rgarling
Oct 4, 2004 6:50 pm
... I have fooled around with tying the hammock ends in an asymmetrical fashion. I described the first attempt here: ...
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Jerry Goller
jerrygoller
Oct 4, 2004 6:17 pm
What trade offs have you run into? Jerry <http://www.backpackgeartest.org/> http://www.BackpackGearTest.org : the most comprehensive interactive gear reviews...
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seuss910
Oct 4, 2004 3:24 pm
My latest Speer-inspired home made is moderately asymmetrical. I'm not convinced it wasn't a waste of time but since it was fairly simple it wasn't a waste of...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Oct 4, 2004 12:52 pm
... wrote: ...> I am not quite sure of the HH design but was thinking that depending ... Pete, I don't think the asym characteristic is achieved by how one...
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Rick
geoflyfisher
Oct 4, 2004 10:34 am
... I spend most of my time sleeping on my sides. I use a Speer like hammock. However, it would be best if you proved it to yourself. Try tyeing up a test...
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petehoppo
Oct 4, 2004 7:47 am
Hi all After checking out all the great info on building a hammock and all the great reports on HH's I am wondering if anyone has made a speer/Zhammock desing...
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architennis
Oct 4, 2004 6:16 am
... Franc, Thanks for the reply. What kind of 3/4 length pads did you use? And in the Sierras (Tahoe to Whitney areas) were there usually plenty of trees that...
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jonas4321@...
jonas4321
Oct 4, 2004 2:29 am
... I have not tried the whipping method, but I had to take my hammock "apart" today to dry it out, and I was VERY happy with how easy it was to get the double...
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Rick
geoflyfisher
Oct 3, 2004 5:11 pm
... Backpack Gear Test has just selected a group of three testers who will give us lots of details. The systems have not shipped to the testers yet. ...
