am working on a hammock design so that I can lay flat, horizontal, and so that I am well insulated (from the cloths side).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4PXmfyjbk8
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4PXmfyjbk8
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...i could be bothered with all the faffing with the different lines ...
Dave
Thats a cool idea, and looks very comfortable. How does it fair with a tarp? I would have thought you'd need 4 trees instead of 2?
Still, well done!
I like that, it should be easy to attach a down underquilt too if needed (but then you'd lose the mat structure)
The only couple of down sides I can see is that you can't do much else other than lye down in it. I like to make coffee or breakfast whilst still lying in bed, it could be awkward doing that between the cords. The other thing is that you lose the seat option of sitting sideways, no biggy I suppose if you just want to sleep in it though. If you sat on the end of it would you end up on the floor? I see that bit has been edited out
Great work though, I'd love to see how this develops
very nice bit of kit , good thinking batman (swissgearlabs) ,lol . i wonder if it would take my 18.5 stone ? ,lol
Good on you for giving this a go, a perpendicular lay hammock was discussed on hammock forums a while ago but I never saw 'owt come of it. I wondered if you put in a semi structural adjustable ridge line attached by two steel collars which "bunch" each set of lines at the top then this could be adjusted in one go to alter the lay of the hammock?
Do you get enough coverage from your tarp? And what do you think the smallest distance between trees you can use is?
Cheers
Mike
Am very impressed. You wouldn't need to remove the mat every time either, so less faff. Nice design too.
thanks for the encouragement, am going to make version 2.0 asapDon't let it put you off mate, just proves it was a good idea in the first place. Nothing better than making something yourself and it's totally customised to you. I like it.