DCF Hammock Tarp

Very nice! That’s an impressive weight with a bugnet.

How did you do the ridgeline?

Thanks. The actual tarp ridgeline is just taped with 1″ 3M 9482 PC. Normal overlap seam. No sewing. For guyline setup, I just sewed 1/2″ beastie d rings on. For adjustment, I spliced mini-UCRs (Utility Constrictor Rope). The tree end of the UCR has a Dutch hook spliced to it so I just go around the tree and hook the line to itself. The line is 1.75 Zingit. That answer your question? I know it’s a mouthful.

And yes, thanks to dyneema this makes my hammock setup lighter than my ground setup was with that single wall tent I made last year. My 20* underquilt weighs within an ounce of a wide Xtherm so this is very competitive with a comparable 20* ground setup.

Is DCF subject to creep when it’s only taped? I would think wind load and/or a tight pitch would put a lot of shear on the tape. 1” is pretty wide though so it might not be a factor at all.

I don’t have a ton of use with dcf but many cottage manufacturers use only tape for ridgelines and I haven’t seen any reports of issues. I believe extreme cold can be an issue but I won’t go out below 10-20*.

Matthew,

Regarding cuben creep, it’s not an issue as long as the shelter design is sound. These tapes are very, very strong in shear. In peel, not so much.