the hammock hut: a easy to make hammock rain-fly

Step 4: Setting everthing up part 3; the tarp

the tarp as stated previously should be of appropriate length and width now all you want to do with the tarp is spread it equally (look at picture to see what I mean) over the tent pole/tarp line and stake it down (easy enough for you?)

then your done enjoy!!! :)

Comments

[gkern]

Some info on the type of knots you use would really round out this instructable.

[nobelium106]

Its also helpful to tie a piece of string or rope so that it dangles in from anything tied to the tree, so that water doesn't drip along the rope or string under the tarp

[glorybe]

Many years ago I spent a large number of days in a "jungle" hammock. They have a water proof top which extends over the sides in such a way that in a severe blowing rain the flaps can be allowed to fall and cover the sides completely. The sides are good mosquito nets with long zippers so that you can get in and out or lower the rain flaps in heavy rain. The reason for these shelters is that in Florida the earth stays way too hot all night long. I always pitched mine so that the lowest point was at least six feet in the air. I stayed cool and bug free and had more comfort than people in expensive campers. As they were camo colored I could camp without being noticed. The drawback is building a rope bridge to get in and out and God help you if you forget that the first step might be twelve feet or more!

[spectral08]

Great 'ible, but it's also worth mentioning the way the tarp is staked down. Make sure to keep it nice and tight; if you don't, I'd imagine you could collect a rather large pool of water in it by morning. Other than that, nice work.

[bongo matt]

Stick the mozzie net around the hammock, get a household one, off ebay or something and sew two edges together forming a tube, put your hammock through it before the hammock is tied to the tree and you have a mozzie net to pull over the entire thing, then at either end once your in, get some elastic and tie it in clove hitches at the ends to form a seal. no bites!

[PresidentAnybody]

It would be cool to mod it with mosquito netting, sew it to the edges and let it drape down to the ground, I would definitely add it.