Homemade hammock

[firebreather]

As promised in this thread
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=300840&posted=1#post300840

Here are the photo's of the hammock.
SWMBO made this after we tested a couple of other hammocks out.
Its great, heavy but very comfortable. Very easy to get flat in it and no fear of falling out when i tried rolling over.
It took our combined weight when we sat in it as a chair.

It was set up when we took the dogs out for a walk and seemed to tick all the boxes apart from weight. From the initial testing we have a few mods in mind just to make it that bit better. Its going to get a proper testing next week when we go camping.

Lin's (SWMBO) ability for making stuff never ceases to amaze me.

 

[Dougster]

Superb - does SWNBO have a pattern?

 

[firebreather]

Nope just got a long sheet of suitable material from the shop, hemmed the edges, folded the ends over, sewed in an extra layer of the material where the tapes run, for support ( not really sure if this was nessesary).
The fold over the ends of the hamock to make a big hem ( for the tapes to go through) and sew it three times. Thread the climing tape through the ends.
It took her about 1/2 an hour in total to make and that was with me asking stupid questions all the time, so she prob could half that time.

 

[baggins]

Thats great, although,with that material, i think you might have difficulty in finding your way back to it in the dark when you get up for a pee

 

[Matt Weir]

Superb bit of homebrew Greg, tell Lin she done great

 

[Singeblister]

Nice Greg I didn't think it would be that bright but it looks good , tell Lin well done and my sewing machine is still working thanks

 

[Aragorn]

that's brilliant, did you consider adding a built in mossy net, looking at the design and build quality of the hammock, it should be a piece of cake for you misses, give her a rep point

 

[Eric_Methven]

Excellent hammock mate. Well done to your missus. Heck, you even got a posing pouch out of it as well, or was that mini jimjams?

Eric

 

[xylaria]

That looks brillant. I am really impressed.

 

[Galemys]

It reminds me of an oversized thong...

Tom

 

[firebreather]

baggins Thats great, although,with that material, i think you might have difficulty in finding your way back to it in the dark when you get up for a pee

i use the bcuk mini torch hanging fron the tarp line ti illuminate my way home

that's brilliant, did you consider adding a built in mossy net, looking at the design and build quality of the hammock, it should be a piece of cake for you misses, give her a rep point

We didnt consider one but it might be an option for the next

Heck, you even got a posing pouch out of it as well, or was that mini jimjams?

Eric

I didnt get a pouch out of it its for somebody on here.......who i will expect to own up to getting them when i finaly get down and deliver them.

I will pass on all your kind comments to Lin (SWMBO)
cheers
Greg

 

[dtalbot]

Superb - does SWNBO have a pattern?

There used to be instructions for making a Thai hammock pretty similar to this in the tutorials section of the website but I couldn't find it just, having said that I could only display the first page of DIY projects so it may still be there!