I had the same one or a very similar model. I ended up using it as a ground cloth more than anything else. The material is pretty tough but it's even stiffer...
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Ron Bush
Sheux
Apr 8, 2005 7:36 pm
Paul, I recommend the Lawson Blueridge hammock. I bought one for bike camping ( I ride a recumbent, old man's bike). It has the bug net (held up over you) and...
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Deborah Fick Sherman
debbyfick187
Apr 9, 2005 4:10 am
Greetings from a NC woman hiker, and a convert to the Hennessy Hammock. I have visited here before, a while ago, but now I am looking for someone who might...
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Rat
hogn8r2004
Apr 9, 2005 11:02 am
Guilty as charged. I've been meaning to put up some more. Now maybe I have the motivation to get 'er done. Glad you liked them....
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Rat
hogn8r2004
Apr 9, 2005 12:05 pm
Any requests? I am going to put up the taughtline hitch, again (I screwed the first one up and deleted it). If you have a favorite wilderness knot you would...
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Moz
list@...
Apr 9, 2005 12:14 pm
... Put them somewhere that I don't have to create a yahoo id for and log in? Oh, knots... I'm always interested in new knots, would love to see yours. ...
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zippydooda
Apr 9, 2005 2:03 pm
People like you are what makes the internet such a cool and useful place. Thanks for your work. I don't have any particular requests, although if you posted...
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Rat
hogn8r2004
Apr 9, 2005 2:33 pm
... Cool, I will post the Butterfly and the Taughtline hitch tomorrow (tonight for ya'll). I have never thought about putting them on my website, I'm just...
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Ted Wagner
trwagner1
Apr 9, 2005 3:39 pm
Rat, Great photos! I would suggest making a folder just for Knots in the photo album so they are easy to find. ;) requests.... timber hitch See my progress...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Apr 9, 2005 3:39 pm
Rat, I had seen you knot photos a while back but just now tried the highwayman knot. I like it... holds much better than the clove hitch with quick release...
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jmellis01
Apr 9, 2005 4:06 pm
Hello folks, I was prepping my hammock setup for a trip and realized the 8x8 size just isn't for me. It's the standard Jacks R Better 8x8 silnylon tarp in...
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Steven Sells
twodogsusa
Apr 9, 2005 4:47 pm
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Rat
hogn8r2004
Apr 10, 2005 7:45 am
Okay, a new collection, Knots by Rat, http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/hammockcamping/lst?.dir=/Knots+b y+Rat&.src=gr&.view= Contains the following knots: ...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Apr 10, 2005 2:10 pm
I just spent the night with my twin 7 yo grandkids hammock camping in the backyard. It went fine, the kids (Jason and Priscilla) did great. I set up the three...
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jwj32542
Apr 10, 2005 10:23 pm
Ed, you still have spots open at your site for TrailFest? Jeff...
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Rat
hogn8r2004
Apr 11, 2005 9:24 am
More knots... I posted more knots today. Trucker's Hitch (with a knot variant) Timber Hitch Farmer's Hitch I will clean up the others also (the originals) to...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Apr 11, 2005 12:29 pm
Rat, I was looking at the Exploding Clove Hitch and tied it off. It looked to me that for hammockers, that it would be applicable for similar applications as...
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Rat
hogn8r2004
Apr 11, 2005 2:32 pm
Youngblood, Both the Exploding Clove hitch and the Slipped Bowline will work to suspend a ridgeline or a Hammock. Although I wouldn't suspend my Hammock with...
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Rat
hogn8r2004
Apr 11, 2005 2:37 pm
I also put up two more knots The Driver's Hitch, a superior Trucker's Hitch, but still a Hitch. and I rebuilt the Highwayman Hitch so it is easier to see and...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Apr 11, 2005 3:10 pm
Rat, I've never had the Slipped Bowline give me any trouble on hammock suspension line or my ridgeline. I use a home make Speer with low friction, hollow...
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w_pa_hiker
Apr 11, 2005 3:39 pm
Built a hammock while hiking this weekend - Rick's test hammock - worked great! The temps were a little to low to sleep overnight (low 40's) but had a great...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Apr 11, 2005 4:12 pm
... Mike, Glad you're enjoying your hammock. The hammock fabric will probably effect how the hammock feels to you. The same is true with hammock dimensions,...
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zippydooda
Apr 11, 2005 6:44 pm
Congrats on making a hammock. There's something rewarding about spending just 10-15 bucks and making a really comfortable place to sleep with your own two...
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w_pa_hiker
Apr 11, 2005 7:16 pm
... Agreed, but that's the woodworker in me too - love working with my hands. ... Double layer? Guessing...rip-stop outer, foam in the middle, something else...
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David Chinell
dchinell
Apr 11, 2005 7:40 pm
List: This is a report on a hanging system I tried out over the weekend. It will work if your hammock is bound with rope, and probably if it's bound with...
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zippydooda
Apr 11, 2005 8:04 pm
Two layers of 1.1 oz ripstop, inside and outside. But, I guess you could easily put something different on the inside or outside. I put my closed cell pad in...
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Jerry Goller
jerrygoller
Apr 11, 2005 8:22 pm
The one I built used the large aluminum gear rings from REI on one end and a small ring as you described on the other. I just sewed them on with a loop and bar...
hey guys... i`m a backpacker & new to hammocks but becoming extreamly interrested! i`ve been attracted (in my thoughts) toward hammocks for quite some time...
