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You are bloody organized and ready to hit it! I like!

Basically the same hammock size and ridgeline as mine. Well that means a tarp of that size might work for me up high too. Thanks a lot Phantom!

Yep I've already seen your Kokomo Suspension YouTube...

Ok thanks Grappler. What is the length of your hammock? I've got a 12' hammock and want to set my tarp high too. But to do that I'm thinking I may have to go a little longer than 13'. I'm 5'10 and...

What is the size of your biggest hammock?

Grappler, with your 13' x 12' tarp, what dimension is contributing most to you not having to drop your tarp lower for good rain coverage, the extra length or extra width? For example, if that tarp...

I believe for rock climbing and other activities where life or limb are at risk, the safe working load that's used is around 12 -15 X, minimum 10 X. No rock climber uses 5 X for rock climbing. These...

Mate I've got a new Tree Runner as well, in fact it's my first ever hammock. Like yours, it's 12 foot long. The width is also more than standard, at 65 inches.

I've had quite some trouble actually...

Mate I've got a new Tree Runner as well, in fact it's my first ever hammock. Like yours, it's 12 foot long. The width is also more than standard, at 65 inches.

I've had quite some trouble actually...

HillbillyHanger, how does your 12' tarp present a challenge when the distances between trees aren't ideal? Do you mean you have to use trees with a too-long distance when using a 12' tarp?

Thanks Red Beard! I'm not just a pretty face!:D

rais'n hammock, I might actually whip those ends just to see if there's a difference. One question, if I whip the ends and ignore using the...

More sag? The first time I set up I tried my ridgeline down to 75%, although at that time my foot end wasn't raised properly. I will try this again next time with the foot end also raised a heap....

Thank you oldhats.

There are some good ideas. The floppiness isn't the only problem though, there's a ridge under my head with the floppy sides outside that. I'm having to try to push the ridge out with the back of my...

Oh ok I think I get it about the horseshoe. You can see it on your pictures when it's hanging up, but with the picture of it not hanging up, your horseshoe actually looks like it IS pointing up, if...

Oh I am laying diagnonally, I was just mentioning that when I did lie straight for fun, that was the result. But I've been trying every variation of diagonal possible.

It's not just that it's...

I'm having problems with my new (first) hammock, a wicked centre ridge as well as floppy side where the head lays on the material.

I am wondering whether I've installed my continuous loops...

Hi, got a new hammock (my first) and getting a centre ridge as well as floppy side where the head lays on the material. No matter how I adjust the suspension, the sides remain that way, although I...

I've got that floppy side thing so that I can't lay my head on the material properly too. As well, I've got a very stiff centre ridge travelling down my hammock. When I raise the foot end of my...

Yes P-Dub, that's what I meant, the side is floppy where my head goes. As well, there is not so much a calf ridge, but a huge centre-ridge travelling the whole length of the hammock. It improved some...

I am having trouble getting my tree straps height enough. That's an interesting idea about using a trekking pole. I don't carry trekking poles, however perhaps I could just grab a stray stick from...

In my 12 foot x 65 inch hammock, when I put the foot end higher, it improves the calf ridge, however I have this ridge thing under my neck and I can't actually lay my head back onto flat material...

Do you need each side of the suspension to be equal lengths in order for your hang angle to be equal on both ends (30-degrees)? Do the angles differ when one of the tree straps is higher on the tree...

That's a pretty wicked instructional, and very nice of WB to provide such a detailed instructional on how to set up and how to lay in the hammock.

16 inches, you weren't kidding! And even then...

Thank you. Do you have any idea what it is about the design of the Blackbird XLC that makes it work with a higher foot end?

So if the foot end is higher than the head end, are both ends of the suspension still at the same angle, or different angles?

Am I right in saying that if my suspension is hung at a 30-degree angle, that my structural ridgeline will ALWAYS go to 83.3% of my hammock's length?

As well, is it the case that if I hang one end...

Yes, as well as the knee ridge I mentioned, I'm also not getting as flat as lay as I hoped. So it's interesting that raising the foot end helps create a flatter lay. That's good news.

I'm 5'10 and have got a new 12 foot long x 65 inch wide hammock. Pretty **** big for my body size. But I got that because I've got severe chronic pain issues and pretty anal about making sure I'm...

Epic drawings bro!

I guess you mean don't go too close to one tree because it will be TOO high one end. I'm worrying about the amount of times I'm undoing my knots as the 7/64ths is already beginning to fray with what...

cont... Cabbo, to put that foot end nice and high, the foot end needs to be a LOT closer to that tree than the head-end tree, right? Might even need to be real close? And put the tree strap of the...

Hey I like the idea of being shifted deeper into the hammock like you say. I have to get back to the reserve and measure it with a tape to make sure I've got that foot end high, perhaps my eye isn't...

Thanks Cabbo. I did try putting the foot higher, although I was judging it by eye. Next time, if I haven't burnt the eff'n thing beforehand, I'll try actually measuring out 6" to make sure. Yeah I...

Today I went back to the reserve and tried every permutation of my structural ridgeline length from 9 foot to 11 foot, in 3 inch increments. It's quite a disappointment, that bloody knee ridge stayed...

Yeah I might end up trying the marlin spike, I guess that would be easier to repeatedly undo and retie when adjusting the suspension. My knots seem to be not too kind on my rope when I'm repeatedly...

I'm getting into hammocking as I've got severe chronic pain issues and want to get outdoors more to help improve motivation for doing a fruit-only diet. I've had some recent improvement in my pain by...

I didn't get as good a lay as I'd hoped though. I'm 5'10, 190 lbs, and got a long and wide 12 foot x 65 inch hammock made out of stretchy 1.6 oz HyperD fabric.

An 83% ridgeline is 10 foot. I...

I wish I could practice but got nowhere in or around home to set up overnight. I can't even set my hammock up to practice that anywhere around here. There is a local reserve at a 10 km walk which I...

I had the thought of rounding the corners, it seemed to make sense in a hammock. But I wasn't sure. Thank you!

Yep I'm using a minimal asym tarp hahaha. I went to the local reserve yesterday and did my first hang with my new hammock and minimal tarp. What an ordeal! This is one reason I was slow to the idea...

Yes, I plan to not go far along the trail on the first night so I can do a quick hike back if I have to.

With the gale reference, are you inferring that there can be quite a difference in...

Just throw all the stickies onto a website, close the forum down ;)

Shoelace, I love that idea!

I've got a closed-celled foam pad I plan to use inside my Single-Layer hammock until I can afford an UQ. I'm planning a multi-day trip tomorrow and will be camping down to about 40-degrees F.

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I had never heard of it but looked it up. It's basically a chamois I think, it soaks up water a lot. That's an interesting idea, because the water wouldn't simply bump off it as much as it's...

I'm talking about hammock structural ridgeline.

CRL. Does that stand for Continuous Ridge Line? If so, what does the 'continuous' part refer to? I know what a continuous loop is, perhaps it means dogbones on each end, which connect to the CL loops...

How many drip lines would it be wise to provision for with a heavy downpour?

I'm planning my first hang today at the local reserve, but have run out of Amsteel for a hammock ridgeline. I do have...

I looked up 1.75 zing it breaking strength and it says 400 lbs, so almost double the breaking strength of my hoochie cord.

I'm preparing to do my first hang today at the reserve. Maybe I'll have to hang without a ridgeline until I can get some stronger cord.