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    Thanks for the feedback

    Thanks for all the feedback. I haven't had the toggle slip other than during setup, but I like the robustness of the biner solution. I'm not counting grams just yet, but I will be using the...
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    Safe/safer to use a biner as toggle?

    I came across a youtube vid of a guy that uses a climbing biner instead of a toggle with a marlin spike. His logic is that it won't slip out and is in general more secure.
    What I noticed was that he...
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    A note on the usage of the leaderline

    Just a tip on the usage. With this loop, you only need to seperate and cut out a few strands for a pretty short length. I have read a few techniques and they talk about removing different lengths of...
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    Images for the leaderline

    Images mentioned above.
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    Great tool for Whoopie slings,Slices, etc

    After becoming quite frustrated while trying to make a couple of continous loops, I decided to find a better set of tools for the job. After reviewing a bunch of videos that seemed to make it look...
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    Changing my plan then

    Thank you for pointing out the multipurpose chair/pack cover thread. I will now make it separate and from different material. Maybe I'll use the additional material for a footbox instead.
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    Good point. I hate uni-taskers

    DivaB, Great point! In my line of thought in the integration, I forgot the downside to having it committed to that location.

    I think I will make something separate and just leave it attached until...
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    Intregrated Gear Loft

    Here is an idea that I plan to try in the next day or so, but it might save me some time and agony if anyone has already tried this (and failed).

    Being in South Florida, the need for as much bug...
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    Artjrk, The only concern I might have with using...

    Artjrk,
    The only concern I might have with using 1x's is keeping it from bowing horizontally over a long span. I realize that the majority of the force will want to bow the beam up, but once things...
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    Artjrk, You are on to my next thought which was...

    Artjrk,
    You are on to my next thought which was to lighten up the pole required. The 2x4 I originally used was positioned with the 4" width vertical. This put the stresses along the strongest plane...
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    Found my posting with pictures

    I found my posting that shows some pictures. Maybe this will clear up the somewhat muddy description.

    http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=17064
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    samsara straightened it out

    hppyfngy,
    samsara basicly explained my setup better than I did. I used the 2x4 for the same reasons that TurtleLady did. The poles on my back deck were not strong enough to support the compression...
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    Turtledog from the ceiling

    I don't think I ever posted the pictures for this or not, but about 2 years ago I hung a 10 foot 2"x4" from the beams on my back deck. I drilled holes near the ends to attach the hammock lines and...
  14. Weight transfer

    Jordo, you've got the idea. The premise is that you can transfer some of the weight of the occupant down to the ground stake and to make use of that additional weight to help anchor the system that...
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    Just check with Jonathan Dickinson in West Palm

    Hey guys, I just called the ranger at JD in West Palm Beach and he said that not only have they got the word but that they have cemented in posts at their standard campsites for general use and...
  16. Dug up the CAD sketch

    Here are some images from a CAD model I roughed out for a treeless suspension.
    Blue line is horizontal to ground
    Green are suspension lines and one for the hammock line
    Gray are support poles (for...
  17. It becomes more about your connection to the earth

    Davigilante,
    I went down this road some time ago and even modeled a few unique suspensions in CAD. What I determined before I got busy with other projects was 2 things.
    1. You have to put your...
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    Sand/Snow anchors

    WV,
    I like the idea of using the surrounding ground (and mostly sand at that). However, I suspect that the state parks would not appreciate my digging up a ton of ground to fill my anchors. Since...
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    Somebody else testing the "Claw"

    This guy is testing a version of the claw that is not solid framed. If I can work out my line dimensions, this would be similar to what I envision for the my pattern of anchors.

    ...
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    Poles for treeless hang

    I'm not sure the anchor problem is solved, but it is definitely on the run.

    As for the poles, the question I think comes down to height, strength and clever loading.
    I am not sure how low I can...
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    DIY anchor vids

    Jason,
    What this guy is doing is exactly what I am doing. Only I'm searching for something lighter and that works in much softer ground (and ideally useful in most all terrains). My overall goal is...
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    Stick figure

    Ok, so atleast that seemed to work.
    The concept goes like this,
    1. The stake under the support pole has a ring (red circles) or attachment point for a fixed length line with another ring.
    2....
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    Stick figure of setup

    Lets try this another way. Here is the image for my line setup.
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    my album

    Not sure why my album is not visable.
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    Portable stand

    SGT Rock,
    I somehow missed your youtube vid in my search. Thank you for pointing it out. I have some car camping events that this will work perfectly for. I will likely steal your dimensions and...
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    The claw redux

    SGT Rock,
    If you take a look at the stick figure setup that I posted in my gallery, you will see a similar strategy to the claw in my rig.
    The goal was to use the downward force applied to the...
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    Now we are getting somewhere

    Alamosa,
    My planned rig would have 3 anchors on each end. So that was already in the cards.
    But I had not done a FBD for the hammock setup just yet to determine the loads required at each line....
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    Follow up

    4. The attachment point at the bottom of the standard stake would have seemed to work except for the tendancy of it to pull the stake directly up if the line does not cut completely through the...
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    Follow up to test data

    I will try and run down the list of questions as I remember them and go back over the posts and see what I missed.

    1. I used a digital scale that I use in my lab. It is rated to 100lbs, so I have...
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    Testing DIY ground anchors and stakes

    I am working on a free-standing hammock setup and a crucial part will be some high performance, light weight ground anchors. So I have decided to design my own.
    But before I can determine the design...
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    Testing DIY ground anchors and stakes

    I am now on a quest for a ultra light ground anchor or staking option for use with a free-standing hammock setup. But before I can move to an ultra light version, it is important for me to get a few...
  32. Adding material or vent to sides of hammock

    Just thinking out loud here, (and I like the idea of the waterproof hammock, but hanging in one here in Fl would likely sweat 12lbs of water out of me), but....

    Could you cut vents or add material...
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    Sticky: pic descripts

    Sorry about the delay in reply. I have not been checking in lately.

    The shape ends up being like 2 humps. This has the effect of pulling in the sides and the middle a little tighter. This gives...
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    Sticky: Pics of the modified gathered end

    Here are some pics of the mods I did to tighten the sides and to create "pockets" on either side of the center for shoulder relief and foot space. I will have some more pics when I get a chance to...
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    Sticky: Results from new gather

    I'll post pics soon. Just tested a few lengths last night. I can snap a few pics when I put it together for real.

    I am not that tall (5'7"). So I can save some material weight and bulk. But I'm...
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    Sticky: modified gathered end

    Knotty,
    After my bugnet setback, I started to rethink the base hammock all together.
    11'6" is a bit big for a single hammock (think I'll be in the 9'-9'6" range), not to mention the bugnet and...
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    Rate the comfort of the whip/setup

    I've been bouncing back and forth on the style and whip for my first final diy hammock. I've been half building a handful of them over the last couple of weeks. I know that most of the hammock choice...
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    Sticky: Bugnet for the gathered end hammock

    Knotty,
    I duplicated your gathered end hammock last night, and was all set to put a bugnet onto it, when my carefully thought out plans went to mush. I must have been flawed in my picture of the...
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    gathered is the plan

    WV, that was my plan. It combines the W fold with the gathered end.

    Acer, how much of a difference are you able to get from one side to the other? quite a bit?
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    No shoulder squeeze gathered end

    After reading all I could on the different types of hammock ends, I had this thought for a gathered end design with minimal shoulder squeeze.
    Attached is a diagram that shows generally 3 main areas...
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    Min cordage for a Single Line Setup

    I have noticed that the posts on single line setups advise a 2500min break line. However, a few have gone is lighter.
    Anyone have the lighter line actually break on them?
    Anyone ever calculated ...
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    weight estimate

    thanks for the estimate. That is a good reference when surfing the walmart bin.
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    Making it permanent

    I like the Ed Lobby design. But since I can't really think of a time when there are not hordes of bugs banging at my door, I think I will attache the ends permanently. If I'm not mistaken, that is...
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    Approximate "weight"

    If someone has the digital camo material and a reference sample of something they know the weight of, can you give me an idea on the camo? 1.9? 2.2?
    Any guesses?
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    notes on the multiple material concept

    Built the multi-material hammock on Sat. As tomsawyer222 suspected, it created a ridge in the middle of the hammock and was a little uncomfortable. The big culprit on this one is my poor planning I...
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    A little feedback

    NJKranz: Have you seen some of the bugs in South Florida? Bugnet is just about right...

    Spent most of the night in the hammock. Setup is solid, but a few observations.
    1. My wood ridgeline is too...
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    So far, so good

    Probably spend the evening on the porch hanging like a bat. I'll let you know if I fall victim to gravity or an urge to make another hammock.
    Perhaps after the Saturday morning chores as well.
    Let...
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    Patent Police

    Your not going to turn me into the Patent Police are you Youngblood?

    The more I think the setup through, the more happy I am with the concept.
    I was just wandering through the garage thinking...
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    About the hang

    Thanks for the feedback. I know the holes aren't the optimal attachment method, but I wanted to fix the distance for the "ridgeline". The second set of holes for hanging it to the beam was a bit of a...
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    Alternative indoor hang

    Ok, so unfortunately I don't have 2 trees at appropriate distances in the yard. I live in Florida, so no basement with rafters. And from all the info on the forums (and a few hand calculations), the...
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