I like Hammocks.

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She says if I have to sleep, I should do it in the house.

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Note to self:- You must remember to put up hooks in lounge for hammock.
 
Still.....

She brought her boyfriend with her.

I need someone taller to test these hammocks to make sure they work .....

So first job when I sober up....

Hammock testing..

Might as well agravate the wife some more...
 
Hi Gsf Gaz

Hmmm....

Boat damage....

Ive been trying to forget about that.

Might take me a while to dig out some pics and work out how to explain how it all went wrong..
 
Are you sure you want me to talk boat?

There aint that many bushes on boats, and I dont want to bore you all.
 
I found some polythene tarpaulin.

My kid had left it on the kitchen floor after he made himself a set of sails.

There was just enough space on the table to do this

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Discovered this paper cutter will cut tarp

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er.....

Discovered it will also cut the table.

Should have thought of that.
 
Sewn up the side...

Pot fits in, but its very tight.

Might have to start again.

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Decided not to do that today as the dogs are hungry.
 
When I bought my big hammock, it came with a waterproof bag to store it in.

Thats not big enough for my hammock now its grown, but it will make a superb bug out bag as its waterproof and I seem to frequently end up swimming.

I wanted this white bag as the stove will be in the bottom of it.

I dont want the big bag filled with ash, so this white bag will keep all the mess in.


Note to self - Must learn how to sal better so I dont keep ending up soaked
 
I sewed these wings on the bottom of the bag to help pull it back off the stove.

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Should have sewn them on first as it was a pig trying to get it back on the machine after I had finished.
 
The kids wanted McDonalds as they wernt quite hypo enough.

Obviously, we couldnt leave the dogs out...

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They did sit patiently and wait until they had cooled before they ate their happy meals and drank their milk.
 
Oooh! Just noticed Im a Settler instead of a Nomad!

500 posts in 2 months.

Oh dear.

I talk too much.
 
Anyhow....

The wifes boyfriend arrived and I needed a meniquine? Er.....Dummy.

With his help, I was able to work out how far up we needed to pull the outer skin of the hammock to get it small, but not restricting the wadding.

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Pulling it too much would mean a cold back.

Once it was marked, I could cut it and sew on a collar? thing.

This was a real nightmare.

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I need to get it so that it will stop rain being funneled into the hammock and make it cover the rope so it wont get wet.

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