[at-l] hammock/tarp decision

[David Addleton]

found at Academy Sports + Outdoors:
$20 for double marina hammock that weighed way too much for me to buy:
couldn't find a single.
$20 for "Amazonas Parachute Traveller Hammock from "Byer" of Maine,
rated to 250lbs load, and weighing only 11 oz w/o the tree suspension
webbing I must steal from my old hammock . . . . which I purchased
(can't really go wrong for $20 can you?)
Has anybody had any experience with these "Byer" hammocks?

Still searching for a single marina hammock

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Eddy <ewker at yahoo.com> wrote:
> good site for making your own hammock. Also has a lot of info on hammocking
>
> http://www.tothewoods.net/HomemadeHammock.html
>
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> ________________________________
> From: David Addleton <dfaddleton at gmail.com>
> To: Ryan Crawford <m2b1 at earthlink.net>
> Cc: at-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Tue, November 24, 2009 2:31:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [at-l] hammock/tarp decision
>
> the side edges of the bolt of nylon fabric were not cut and were
> manufactured not to unravel.
> those edges have never caused me any concern whatsoever . . . .
> see
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weft for the simplest reason
> modern textiles, esp rip stop nylon, includes additional measures to
> prevent such unraveling
>
> On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Ryan Crawford <m2b1 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> How was the side edges prepped.  It's not a smooth/stitched cut on the
>> side.
>> They are left rough as well and could easily come undone.  At least on any
>> of the 'raw' nylon I've bought.
>>
>> Like I said before I doubt it would actually come undone but it's a matter
>> of playing it safe.  At least that is what you always hear everyone
>> saying.
>>
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