DIY HAmmock setup - Fairly cheap and Light Summer sub 5# or less big 4

[tammons]

For general Info.

I am 6'-3 and 235 and a 12' long hammock and long tarp for me is a must.
Sub 6# big four

Pack - JamII stripped USED 18.0 $50.00 - Used BPL

SHELTER - MYOG 8X12.5 1.1 SIL MYOG CAT TARP with suspension 12.5 $75.00 - Quest

SLEEPING - MYOG M50 2.5 apex quilt 14.0 $90.00 - Thru HIker
MYOG IX UQ 12.0 $50 - DIY Gear
GG 1/8 pad 3.0 GG
MYOG Hammock 5x12 dbl 1.1 15 DIY 15.0 $20.00 - MAgna Fabrics

5' whoopies with dog bones and whoopie hooks 1.4 $10.00
5/8 mule straps with whoopie hooks DIY 2.4 $5.00 - Some nice person at the Hammock forums

Totals $300
Weight 4.89#

Add about $50 for the 2 titanium biners and 4 whoopie hooks - Dutchware

With a Cuben pack, Cuben tarp, M50 double hammock you can reduce the weight about an additional 20 oz depending so it would be a
3.65# base and a lot of $.

Hammock Suspension - Note You can do a dynaglide per Sgt Rock for 2 oz.
I sort of copied his setup but used 5/8" tape and Amsteel.

Mine.....
Hammock suspension is based on Sgt Rocks SUL setup.
5'-4" long 5/8 mule tape tree strap (rated at 1800# according to what I found)

Hammock end 12" amsteel dogbone leader, one end larks headed to hammock.
Other end has another whoopie hook to hook onto the whoopie.
This also acts as a drip.

Both sides weigh 3.8 oz complete.



Tarps

2 different ones. The wide one is pretty sweet and very light and long.
Cant see much reason to carry the narrow one unless I make a poncho tarp out of it, then it makes sense.

The Tarp suspension weighs roughly 1.2 oz. That is Zpacks 50' of the 1.5mm dacron covered line, IE 11" each ridge end and 7' for each guy. Also a few quick adjusters and 2 titanium biners from dutch ware.

Tarp 1
Sil Micro 12.75 x 5.3 cat cut tarp. This is my old 13x5.3 rectangular that I decided to cat cut the sides. Finished it already but no photos up.
Weighs 8.8 oz for fabric and tieouts.



Tarp 2
Sil 12.5 x 8 cat cut tarp. Shown is the pattern.
Weighs 12.5 oz complete sealed, with suspension and double end stuff sack.



Tarp bag and suspension. This is the small one stuffed in a double ended sil stuff sack with micro locks - +- .2 oz. As shown about as big as a nalgene bottle but its not stuffed that tight. Already had the bag.



Tarp suspension end
Zpacks sells a lighter 1.25mm line, but this 1.5mm line is very tangle free. Nice stuff.

I am changing this to a prussick on the tree end, IE the biner will clip on to the prussick



Big Tarp - 12.5' x 8'

Finally got it set up and although a success I would cat cut it slightly deeper next time.
12'-6" long roughly 8' wide.

4" main cat works, but I think I would do 1/2" of cat per foot on the ridge.

The sides need more cat cut IMO.
All the sides were done at 1/2" but if I did it again I would go 3/4" especially on the ends. It makes it harder to sew but tighter.

Still the wind was blowing 15-20 and it was not flapping so I will call it a success.
Decent coverage for 12.5 oz total with cordage.

[tds1195]

Thanks for sharing!

[Survivalen]

Hi tammons- Looks like you got it nailed down good! Nice Job!
SurvivaLen