Ikea GÅRÖ hammock stand mod
So I read in another thread about Ikea's GÅRÖ hammock stand and how it would fit the ENO DN. I picked one up to use in my yard since I lack trees and my Handy Hammock stand hasn't come in yet.
I had to disconnect my ridgeline to make it fit, but it did and the sag is pretty perfect.
http://i.imgur.com/a5TUy8D.jpg
Then I wondered if I could rig a way to add my rain fly to it. I removed the end caps to see what I had to work with. The diameter is about 2"
http://i.imgur.com/SPAnn5z.jpg
I figured I could fit a 1.5" PVC pipe in there so I went to Lowes to see what I can find. I came home with a 10' section of 1.5", two 45* male to females and two 90* female to females
http://i.imgur.com/V1irZjr.jpg
I planned on using the 45* male to female to stick into the stand and extend the PVC pipes out. I had to take the dremel to grind down some plastic to make it fit
http://i.imgur.com/RyprZYE.jpg
My orginal idea was to come out two feet and then use the 90* to come up a foot.
http://i.imgur.com/6dvNpL3.jpg
But the laws the physics didn't like that idea too much so I removed the 1 foot section and tied off on the 90* to see if it would work.
http://i.imgur.com/hTia0z2.jpg
The line wasn't very secure so I made a trip back to Lowes and picked up some eyebolts(1/4"), nuts and washers. I put em in the pipe and it worked great.
http://i.imgur.com/COEEQ9g.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/oUJcj1w.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/6uqKAAu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hBMLLNx.jpg