http://thehammockhangout.com/wp quality shade and relaxation at the Burning Man festival Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:31:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today I bought 12 bolts of fabric. I think those 12 bolts, combined with the two I already had and what people bring, should give us a full 90 hammocks for the first time in the Hammock Hangout's 10 year run. I am super excited! Please bring your fabric and ... http://thehammockhangout.com/wp/2008/08/15/scrap-rocks/ Here are three different ways to make a hammock, starting with the easiest: And the easiest of them all. This one requires more fabric, but that is it... wish I would have thought/heard of this a few years ago: http://www.instructables.com/id/Instant-Hammock/ Two issues not mentioned in the instructable are: fabric should be at least 12 ... http://thehammockhangout.com/wp/2008/08/14/making-hammocks-2/ Check out Deidre DeFranceaux new website: deidredefranceaux.com The website features Deidre's sculptures as well as a bunch of the painting: Click on the artwork to see more. Deidre also goes by the name Deige...and yes, Deidre is the corrent spelling, not the more common Deirdre This web site was made ... http://thehammockhangout.com/wp/2006/02/07/artist-deidre-defranceaux-website/ Thanks to Evans at NIMBY the crow's nest is looking good! The bottom is now reinforced The entrance has been installed Some extra safety was added and reinforced And finally the flag pole holder has been installed http://thehammockhangout.com/wp/2005/08/19/crows-nest-progress/ There are many improvements to the Hammock Hangout this year. I am actually doing everything I said I would in my Borg2 proposal...even without funding! One of the most notable additions this year will be the crow's nest! Yes, there will be a crow's nest on top of the Hammock ... http://thehammockhangout.com/wp/2005/08/17/crows-nest-this-year/ It is amazing how much rope it takes to build the Hammock Hangout. The scale makes even the little things add up. For example, hanging the hammocks. Each end of a hammock takes a rope through the end and that then goes around a pole. It takes about 15 feet ... http://thehammockhangout.com/wp/2005/08/14/lots-of-rope/ The design of the hammock is simple. You start with a ten foot piece of relatively strong fabric that is somewhat tare resistant. Then you reinforcing the long edges on both sides of the hammock by folding it over and preferable sewing some parachute line into the edge to ... http://thehammockhangout.com/wp/2005/08/14/making-hammocks/ Sometimes I think I a crazy for doing this, but then again I have never regretted it after the fact...so I guess that makes it all worth while. There is some definite short term pain for long term gain. The biggest pain for me is financial. To off sett that ... http://thehammockhangout.com/wp/2005/08/12/cost-of-hh-for-2005/ the new hh blog This year (2005!) the Hammock Hangout will be located at 2:00 and Ego. We will be next to Borg2. There are many surprises this year...details in coming blog posts. Come see us out on the Playa! To see the complete story of the of the building of the ... http://thehammockhangout.com/wp/2005/08/11/testing-the-hh-blog/