I realize you posted this 5 years ago, but I wanna say I really appreciate you taking the time to do this. My store bought hammock saw his last trip well over a year ago and I just got some cheap cotton beachy one I was going to have to reinforce all over, basically re sewing every stitch. ... sooo lol I'm here. Might as well make a new camping one instead. Thank you very much!
Hey BadKarma, thanks for the feedback! Even though it's been five years since I did the video, I still use my hammocks every season. None of them has come apart yet. I look forward to the success of your project!
Good instructions. I’m very happy with my hammock. Followed your instructions, but made some changes like having a zipper on each side and a completely removable bug net. Fun project.
Thanks for letting me know, Peter. I just got back from a camping trip with mine and working on the video to upload. I really like those changes you made. I might have to ask Mrs. TimCan to make me another one.
Thanks for the video. I've been thinking about seeing my own hammock for a while and doing research. This has been the clearest DIY video I've found!! Hopefully see you on a trail!!!
Enjoy DIY of all types. Appreciate the steps you took to ensure details were well illustrated. Also appreciate that you didn't feel the need to throw in an "obligatory" scene of injecting thread. lol Thanks for sharing. PS: Came over from David West's channel & subscribed. Looking forward to seeing more of what you do.
Really like this idea. My goal would be to make the bug net totally removable buy zipper. Zippers on both sides so you can get in and out of either side and remove the bug net if you don't need to use it. Would like to see a video are you doing that. Just like you did only fully removable bug net.
Thanks, Chris! I like the idea of zippers on both sides but I didn't see a need for it on mine. I also always want a bug net so probably would never need to have mine removable. I think there's another comment on here where someone else said they made one that way.
Excellent video. Got a little confused at the math for the bug net angles but I will figure it out. I wanted to ask you what kind of cutting table you have there in your workshop? I need to get a table like this. Looks like it folds up. Could you provide some details on that? a link maybe? Thank you!!
Jenny B - Thank you for the comments! I designed and built the table for Mrs. TimCan's sewing room. I read your comment to her and she said I was welcome to make a video of me making her a new one. If she sells the one she has, I'll make that video. It does have legs that fold in and wings that fold down. The top is four by six feet and you can see she has it covered in cutting mats. Let me know how to explain the hammock bug net layout better.
Thanks for the video, amazing :) Do you cut curves also with the single layer hammocks? Was thinking about this to do to get rid of the calf ridge, but you are the first I see who did it. Really helps? How the sides of the hammock work then, I am afraid that the sides would be too tight. What do you say ? :)
Thank you, Marek! Yes, for that length and width of single layer hammock, I cut the same curve at the ends and the calf ridge is much less noticeable. It does tighten up the sides and makes the hammock seem "deep" and I'm good with that. I made several prototypes with different radii of curve and that one was the best compromise between calf ridge and depth of hammock. I would only make one change to the design and that is to have four guy out points rather than just the two.
TimCan The Jig Man Will try your curved shape with some cheaper fabric. Yours looks well, gives sense. I made only classic hammocks. Dont have significant problem with calf ridge, but sometimes it appears. Will let you know how it turns out ;) Thanks again !
Hey Zachary, no specific calculation for it. I did some testing on gathered-end hammocks with square ends by pulling the edges more or less taut until I found the right combination. Note that it will be different depending on the length and width of your hammock. Three inches from each end is a good starting point.
@@timcanthejigman7932 “it will be different depending on the length and width of your hammock” Talking width wise, would it be more if my width is bigger than yours? (Basically would the radius of the circle stay the same?)
It helps eliminate the calf ridge that you get with a square end hammock. When you gather the ends of a square end hammock, the edges are too loose and the centerline of the hammock is too tight, that's why people will pull the corners tighter after they gather the ends. Here's a link to Lonnie's video illustrating it, skip to about 3:30: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q_TrVzbB06w.html The explanation is given in my video at about 5:20. Hope that helps, Jon.
It's a fair question, Michael. You have to leave it open for the hammock suspension, if only an inch or two, because it's reversible. If it weren't reversible, you could sew it shut. The hammock suspension (the loop of amsteel) has to be accessible whichever way you have the hammock turned. Hope that makes sense!
Hey. I probably missed this in the comments or another video, but how did you calculate the curves for the ends? is there an easy formula? I'm not much of a math person. :) thanks
Nothing mysterious about it. I had a hammock with square ends prior to that and I played around with pulling the edges tighter than the middle and worked out that the edges needed to be 3" shorter at each end than the middle so that's the curve I made. It's simple to work backwards to figure out the radius to get an arch of 3" over the 5 foot width.
well u lost me on the sewing on ist watch .. but damm thats good.. found this by accident or fate . thankyou cant stand bugnets n dont really like a ridgeline but starting to appreciate when it comes to the slack t get a better diagonal lay... no ones making hmks in d camo i want. n i think i found it in the rt mterial other day. gotta wait f currency ex t frop s its cheaper lol
Hey rootslion, it IS a little complicated but there are plenty of ideas in here even if you don't make it exactly the same. Good luck with your camo search!
Why don't you just have your wife teach you how to sew? It's really not as hard or complicated as you might think. Don't have to worry about all the extra features the sewing machine probably has. A simple straight stitch and zig zag stitch is all you need to know for most of what you'll make.
TimCan The Jig Man I've just gotten into the DIY, and have taught myself how to sew. Lots of great videos out there, and despite some who don't like the "obligatory shots of thread injecting" I have found the closeups to be helpful at times. I'm sure you've seen her videos, but there's a RU-vid user named jellyfish who has great videos on working with the lightweight outdoor material we use. I made my first double layer hammock last night. Of course, it wasn't anything nearly as complicated as yours. Only problem I had was trying to just guesstimate where to place my openings for a pad. They didn't really end up where I would have liked, but they still work. Next, I'm planning on trying to design an under quilt. Great video btw. I may give it a shot when my skills improve.
Thanks again! I have seen Jellyfish's videos. I, meaning Mrs. TimCan, already made an under quilt and a top quilt. I used two of the Costco down throws for each. I removed the longest lines of stitching so there were horizontal tubes remaining, narrowed them by about a foot and offset the channels so the sewn through construction wouldn't be such an issue. I should have made videos. I'm out in the woods using them and one of the hammocks as I type this. Good luck with your projects! I'd like to see them.
