MagiKellys Tarps / Hammocks

[Phil562]

I was laying in my Hammock under my Hex Tarp thinking what a top bloke MagiKelly has been for his group buys.

Though I could probaly count the number of photos, that have appeared on here, on one hand, so lets see your phots.

Well here you go, this was mine at The Jokers wood

 

[Adi]

Sorry Phil i don't have one of MagiKellys hammocks but i do have a Hennessy.

Here it is while i was at Wayne's meet with the addition of a poncho as a porch and storage area, this set up worked very well in the rain we had. I will use this set up again providing the trees allow it.

 

[lardbloke]

Mine is roughly the same as MagiKellys, but I bought my own of an ebay trader a good while ago. You have got some baggy tarps there guys and should try either the guy line tensioners or the clamcleats to keep it nice and tight (no offense meant).

 

[soa_uk]

Me, me, me?
Here - been out since with the lad, and will be out again in a week or two once my foot's better...

 

[Kepis]

Looks like you had fun Phil, did Jokers snoring keep you awake?

 

[Phil562]

Nothing keeps me awake after a few Stella's

 

[MagiKelly]

Nicely times posts. I am, for my sins, about to post the Fourth Hammock Group Buy thread and the insect netting one is ongoing. I am also looking at 3 x 3m square tarps but that can wait a while.

Glad to see the hammocks are getting used. I did always find the Hennessy a superb piece of engineering and very comfy to sleep in but I prefer the openness of the traditional hammock as well as being easier to use as a seat. Any time I tried to use the HH as a seat I felt I would break the ridge line and on one occasion did.

 

[Don Redondo]

Hi MK........

re HH ridge line do what I did. cut the ridgeline, doesnt matter where. tie a loop in bothends [small ones] and insert a smal c'bneer [or two] in between. Then if you want to sit just put up the hammock as normal then undo the ridgeline.

If you want to make some tensioners the I posted this here.... a how to:

http://hikinghq.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1343

...... . I might repost it here if I have the time


Lard.... that's a nice cat tarp, do you have contact, for future reference?

 

[Phil562]

If the square tarps are going to made from the same or similar material to the Hex then I would be interested.

The hex packs up relatively small and is fairly light and is made from a ripstop material.

The pockets for the cord is a nice feature, John what are the snap type hooks for on the corners.

The only negative part I found is the cord, its pants, got some nice bright green para cord from an American evilbayer.

 

[lardbloke]

Lard.... that's a nice cat tarp, do you have contact, for future reference?

Hi there my friend,

The guy I purchased the tarp and snaleskins is summit7 and his email addy is:

ericbay@summit7.com

For my version of a tight tarp, check out the details in this thread....

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=10183&highlight=cleats

I jave provided a little mini review with the line tensioners (as used by all) on the second page.

 

[andyn]

Heres my setup using Magikelly's group buy hammock and a 3mts x 2.5 mts Kathmandu trekking ultralight basha.

PS this was taken just after i started to take it down and decided i should take a photo so quickly put it back up again, hence why the ridge line is a little drooped.

 

[The Joker]

Well here was my set up with the Hex Fly this Friday night, I used two walking poles for a lean-to affect. If the weather was raining I would have shortened the poles so the rain would not have collected.

 

[Wayland]

Not one of John's Tarps, (I wanted a cotton one) but one of his Hammocks at the recent Scottish meet.

The temperature was about 5 below and most of the cloth gear was crisp with ice.

Had a comfortable night in a Buffalo bag and a blanket thrown over the top.

 

[MagiKelly]

If the square tarps are going to made from the same or similar material to the Hex then I would be interested.

The hex packs up relatively small and is fairly light and is made from a ripstop material.

The pockets for the cord is a nice feature, John what are the snap type hooks for on the corners.

The only negative part I found is the cord, its pants, got some nice bright green para cord from an American evilbayer.

The weights quoted seem to match the Hex Fly but it feels much stronger and packs bigger. I will have to check with scales. There is no pockets in the corners, which is a shame as it is a brilliant idea.

The cord on the Hex fly seems to be not as good as it used to be. My original had what I consider to be a good cord but I saw the cord on one of the recent ones and it did not seem as good.

 

[Grooveski]

Tried my group buy system as a first time hammockeer last night and it felt like the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

 

[MagiKelly]

Josh certainly did take to it. He went to his hammock at about 10.30pm and only woke up at 10.30 am because his phone went off. At one point we had begun to wonder if he had slipped into a coma.

Also he appeared to be purring all night