Well i now have all the material for the next evolution of the half hex inner, gone is the golite groundsheet to be replaced with light weight silnylon so i can make the floor to suit my lanky needs( being 6''2') it will be slightly narrower at it's widest point than the last but maintain the usable space at head and foot end better, think i might have gone for a slight over kill on the bathtub, will be about 18 cm (20 cm at present) by the time you take into account the seems needed to attach the ripstop nylon to the groundsheet.
Cutting was started this evening with the groundsheet cut out and two panels cut 4 panels and 3 mesh panels yet to be cut then the machining will be started.
A little hint for those of you contemplating making your own a sheet of hardboard makes a good roller cutting surface mine now has the panel shapes drawn on it to make for easy replication, well long as you get the initial measurements right.
Tomorrow’s Dream Vol 13
2 months ago
Interesting to see how it goes. It is making me think about buying a Shangri-La3. How much do you think the inner is going to weigh?
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping with using the silnylon floor it will be under 500 grams, could do with getting hold of some where that does 3mm zips in long lengh probs shave a fraction off the weight compared to the 6mm zips i have at the moment, a bug net style inner with room just enough room for sleeping in and sitting up but no storage space could probs be knocked up to weigh about 300 grams i reckon.
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