diy hammock, best type of fabric?

[pillowtron]

A while ago one of my buddies had a hammock he made from some rope and fabric, not thinking about it i didnt ask him what type of fabric he used and now im interested in making one for myself.

if anyone has made one of these could you share your stories and also what type of fabric/rope you used to make it hold up well?

 

[pillowtron]

nice, ill have to look into that. thanks

 

[pillowtron]

yeah i know its going to be a hell of alot of sewing, not to excited for that part. but once its all done it will be pretty nice to have handy.

 

[katiehabits]

how would you make the ends where you tie it to something?

 

[pillowtron]

i found some instructions, i only asked about fabric because on this website it says to use a bedsheet...and that will not hold up for that long really.

this is the general idea...and what they look like.

DIY: Homemade Hammock | DIY, hammock, sheets | CasaSugar - Home & Garden

 

[sweet potatoe]

itd be really cool to figure out how to like, weave one with th ropes an shit, i just got some paracord though so idunno im pretty stoked for howveer i can end up making one. but these instructions could work too iguess

 

[matt]

There are some sites/forums out there (hammockforums.net is one) that have instructions on how to make more hennessy type hammocks.

 

[mkirby]

how does wider know everything about everything?

 

[veggieguy12]

how does wider know everything about everything?

He hangs around me, how else?
Also saw him grab an old lady and beat some info out of her once, then posted that knowledge on a thread here.

i found some instructions, i only asked about fabric because on this website it says to use a bedsheet...and that will not hold up for that long really.

What if you sew two bedsheets together, along the edges and then some perpendicular stitching across the middle a few times?

 

[mkirby]

He hangs around me, how else?
Also saw him grab an old lady and beat some info out of her once, then posted that knowledge on a thread here.

hahahaha

 

[Diagaro]

20$ bux at walmart (not in stores, must have shipped site-to-store)
linked picture from 20$ hammock - walmart

 

[Wild Ty Laserbeam]

I just wrote this up less than a week ago, but accidentally put it in the wrong subforum, cause I'm new here.

http://squattheplanet.com/getting-t...5-how-make-your-own-hammock-nothing-next.html

No sewing. Ripstop nylon or sport canvas. I can make these in less than 10 minutes and I've been living out of these for a while with no problems except one occasion a haunted tree cause my hammock to rip in two.