Hope it's not poor form to toot my own horn, but I thought I'd let everyone know that the "Make your own" section is now up on my website.

I'm sure it's rough and that there are parts that could be clearer, so if anyone has any questions or if something's not clear, please let me know. I'll treat you to a beer at Trail Days.

Thanks a lot. You can find it in my Articles section:

http://www.kickassquilts.com/Articles.html

Great job, Patrick,,,,,,,, awfully nice of you to post info like that.

I have 1.1 oz silnylon to make a hex tarp, & just bought a used HH hammock from Atwise, here on Whiteblaze,,,, I'll hopefully receive it before Christmas,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, so, I'm finally gonna be part of the hanging crowd!! :clap I'll use a pad til I can afford to make (or buy from you) a synthetic underquilt. Yahooooooooooooooo!!!

Nicely done patrick, very nicely done.

Thanks, guys. I hope it's something that people can use and find helpful.

In reviewing it, I think it would benefit from some diagrams in addition to the photos, so I'll work on getting those up in the next few days.

at first i thought you were crazy for putting "do it yourself" plans of the thing you were trying to sell on your website. but after seeing that it'll take like 12 hrs (assuming i dont mess anything up) I'm starting to think that $150 isn't too outrageous a price... I am wondering what you think the aproximate cost of materials would be for a "do it yourselfer". anyway, great site. very well done

It sounds hokey, but I really did get into this to put something out there that I think people can use. I don't make much selling them. I'm very happy to make them and send them out, but I'm honestly just as happy helping people make their own, if not more so.

My initial "big dream" for this was to one day hike into camp and see someone using one. I think it would be even cooler to have that happen with someone who'd made their own. I'd love to talk to them about that -- what they found useful, stuff they'd changed, how it went for them.

I also think it's a useful way for people who are considering buying one to see it from the inside out. I think you can make a better informed choice when you know exactly how something is constructed.

Additionally, I hope to get a lot of useful ideas from readers on how to improve what I'm doing now. I'm sure I'll get people pointing out faster or smarter ways that I could be doing something.

Did I not post the total cost? Sorry, I had a draft of the intro that had that in there and I must have left it out. Total cost for materials (not including sewing supplies -- needles thread, etc) should be about $100. The price for the individual materials is up now, but I'll fix the site to reflect the total.

I think $150 is reasonable. Keep in mind that you get a stuff sack, mesh storage sack, and free shipping to just about anywhere included in that price. I'll be retiring a lot quicker from on-line poker than from sewing, that's for sure.

Thanks again for the comments. I'm still hoping for some harsh criticisms, though. I'm buying the beers, remember.

sounds awesome, man. you can expect an order from me probably some time right after new years

I don't know Patrick. My sewing skills won't match yours!!!! My new quilt looks awesome! More info after new years...a planned outing in the George Washington National Forest right after Christmas.

I'm so glad you like it, Win. I can't wait to hear a trip report. It's going to be ages before I can get out myself. Damn this real job.