Customer Project: Bex Hammocks

by Rebecca Schaafsman

• OVERVIEW
• HOW DO I MAKE IT
• MATERIALS

• Hammocks that are functional in many uses than just one.  The solid colored hammocks are bright, inviting and playful with all of their colors and useful with the bag attached for personal items while in and out of the hammock.  Bex Tie Dye Hammocks are more art-based with multiple functionality.  I have always wanted to Tie Dye and after asking many people about the dye process, others have told me it probably would be possible, and I figured out how to make it work!  Bex Tie Dye Hammocks are unique to their own, never can be repeated twice, and having a fanny pack attached gives you multi functionality while in the hammock as well as out of the hammock.  You can even use the hammock as a wind breaker or a blanket.  By using the 1.6 oz Diamond HyperD material here at Ripstop By the Roll, I have found that it is a thicker material to allow some breathing but also block the wind more than the lower oz grades.  Also the hammock feels more tight, making it feel more secure while lounging.  
• Bex Tie Dye Hammocks, I have to dye through boiling water in order for the colors to absorb into the fabrics, while mixing/ experimenting with colors to my liking,  as well as designing the patterns I would like to see come out onto the fabrics.  After designing a suitable and spacious fanny pack, I then attach the fanny pack permanently to the hammock, with a pocket in the back for the hammock to store while using the fanny pack to the fullest.  Because the hammock is permanently attached, it gives you a wind breaker/ cover up if needed while on your adventures, and the carabiners are designed as part of your belt so you don't leave anything behind. 
  
  Bex solid colored Hammocks, I add a permanent cupholder/ book holder to the hammock for use while in the hammock.  When finished using the hammock you can fold into the pouch, making it more compact and easier to carry.  

• Required Materials:

  I used 1.6 oz HyperD, 1" Black Webbing, holding 2,500 lb and Black Polyester Thread from a local industrial store near by.  Carabiners are from Live Infinity, which hold up to 1,200 lb.  

  Related Products:

  • 1.6 oz HyperD™
  • 1" Polyester Webbing 1500 lb - Black