You can make your own quite easily. Get a 3metre or so piece of material, hem all four sides. Then go to http://www.imrisk.com/testhammock/testhammock.htm and follow the istructions. All in all should take you around 1/2 an hr. Or there are instructions on the main page (of this site) to make a double bottomed hammock.
British army issue hammocks
- Thread starter Kevschmev
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by all means buy one. it's after all your money.
and if you decide to trade up to a better hammock you can use the mesh one as a gear loft.
and if you decide to trade up to a better hammock you can use the mesh one as a gear loft.
strangly enough i find the british army hammock much nicer than the net type, by sheer luck i found a discarded net hammock when climbing in spain i used it only a few times, it's great if you are very hot as air can circulate well that's the end of my good experiences of net hammocks 
here's the rest!
it's not going to stop, wind, rain, insects, dust.
and if stuff falls out of your pocket it will end up on the floor.
when lying down, it really constricts you, i mean really not very comfy! (i used one when i was 18 and very fit).
the net can pinch head hairs as you lie down(amongst others!)
if used without anything else like a roll mat the knots are quite uncomfortable!
you still have the balance problem!
and as for uses, many modern hammocks can be used in different ways like the british army one(a stretcher), hennessey(on the floor), with a net hammock it's either a hammock or a kit store(which all other hammocks do anyway!)
anyway back to the british army hammocks......
here's the rest! it's not going to stop, wind, rain, insects, dust.
and if stuff falls out of your pocket it will end up on the floor.
when lying down, it really constricts you, i mean really
not very comfy! (i used one when i was 18 and very fit).the net can pinch head hairs as you lie down(amongst others!)
if used without anything else like a roll mat the knots are quite uncomfortable!
you still have the balance problem!
and as for uses, many modern hammocks can be used in different ways like the british army one(a stretcher), hennessey(on the floor), with a net hammock it's either a hammock or a kit store(which all other hammocks do anyway!)
anyway back to the british army hammocks......
leon-b said:
You might want to look at the idea of getting one of the newer DD hammocks with built in net, which will also get you a tarp and tarp guylines for about the same as the extra cost of the DD and a seperate mozzie net.
I can't comment much on it I only ordered mine last night.
Anyone had any cold weather experience of using a net hammock underneath as an underquilt holder? I'm thinking of trying it using a doubled over poncho liner as the quilt, which should lessen and uncomfortable knott problems but I'm wondering if I've missed something obvious.
leon-b said:
Right according to she who knows these things!!!
You put a pice of paper between the two sides and use a machine that is set so the stiches are at least 50% larger than the pitch of the holes. If you have a flashy sewing machine then use a zig zag stich. Once you have finished pull the paper out!
If you are making long runs then use a thin strip of bias binding or needleworkers tape instead of paper, and then you don't have to pull it out.
Use a thread similar to the material so if you are using netting from net curtains then use fine synthetic thread as opposed to natual cotton.
Hope that helps
