Third Hammock Group Buy

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Angus Og

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Cheers John got mine this afternoon. :You_Rock_

Was out this afternoon swinging about under the basha in the rain. :D
 

Angus Og

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peds8045 said:
Got my new hammock today...thanks again. Whats the best lashing to use to secure it? Paracord, Climbing tape or what? Any advice gratefully received.

Pedro
Also thinking about using two of these instead of karabiners.

I’ve also sent away for the smaller sizes to try them out. 5mm 4mm

I'll post some pictures when I get them.
 

MagiKelly

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Angus Og said:
Try here mate this is what I use. You can get 10m for about £2.

Is that stuff like climbing tape? There is no picture on the web site. I would be really keen to see some pictures or samples of this. I use climbing tape that I am very happy with but it costs about £1.50 a meter. Okay when I only had one hammock but now I am going to have spares for the kids etc I would like a cheaper option.
 

Angus Og

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MagiKelly said:
Is that stuff like climbing tape? There is no picture on the web site. I would be really keen to see some pictures or samples of this. I use climbing tape that I am very happy with but it costs about £1.50 a meter. Okay when I only had one hammock but now I am going to have spares for the kids etc I would like a cheaper option.
Hi John PM me your address and I’ll send you out two samples at 20mm and 25mm.




This screw gate karabiner weighs 60 grams.
 

Phil562

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John

Let us know what you think, when you have seen the samples.

Does look quite thin, I have some lovely red & orange climbing tape :p

With discount, I got it for a £1 a metre from Cotswolds
 

Angus Og

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The knots come undone with a good tug. Never had any problems with them sticking and I'm no lightweight ;) Slight bit of stretch but just tie it a bit higher.
I use the same knots RM uses for the Eco System in the Bushcraft book.
 

Abbe Osram

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Angus Og said:
The knots come undone with a good tug. Never had any problems with them sticking and I'm no lightweight ;) Slight bit of stretch but just tie it a bit higher.
I use the same knots RM uses for the Eco System in the Bushcraft book.

could you share the knot with me or do you have a picture?
cheers
Abbe
 

soa_uk

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I see from the Point North website that they also sell midge netting.

6.90 a metre. But that's for a 3 metre width.
So, £20.70 for 3m x 3m.

That would cover a hammock nicely, I'd have thought. Now, how to secure it...
 

MagiKelly

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Angus Og said:
The knots come undone with a good tug. Never had any problems with them sticking and I'm no lightweight ;) Slight bit of stretch but just tie it a bit higher.
I use the same knots RM uses for the Eco System in the Bushcraft book.

I use the same knots and find they work really well with the climbing tape. Also the climbing tape does not stretch at all but it will be interesting to see the difference.
 

elma

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Two lovely new Hammocks arrived this morning

cheers John :You_Rock_


Problem: how do you set up a hammock ( I'll have too get to a meet for some hands on tuition) :rolleyes:
 

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