A bigger bishop

**TAlexander** · 07-23-2010, 10:47

To cut down on my suspension lines getting tangled I Chain Sinnet my lines.http://www.animatedknots.com/chainsinnet/index.php
It takes a little longer to pack, but it is worth not having a tangled mess when I deploy the hammock and accessories.

**pgibson** · 07-23-2010, 11:18

I made this double ended stuff sac for a member a while back. He wanted to be able to stuff his hammock, pillow, 3 quilts and some other compressible in 1 bag for a motorcycle trip.

**StumpJumper** · 07-23-2010, 12:10

I'm curious how people stuff everything (hammock, TQ, UQ) into the Blackbishop when suspended? I'm assuming you have to release one end of the huggers? ... I tried getting the whole downy hotdog into just a regular stuff sack (no hole) while half suspended and it was like wrestling a cat into a bathtub!

There must be an easier way so your setup doesn't roll on the ground while you sweat to wrestle it in???? I'm probably just missing something.

**NCPatrick** · 07-23-2010, 13:00

Release one end (the end with the bag), and stuff that end into the bag. Walk towards the end still attached, keeping enough tension to keep everything off the ground, and stuffing as you go. When you reach the still-connected end, release it and stuff it into the bag as well.

**strung2tite** · 07-23-2010, 18:27

Thanks for the replies everone.....

**StumpJumper** · 07-23-2010, 19:48

Originally Posted by NCPatrick

Release one end (the end with the bag), and stuff that end into the bag. Walk towards the end still attached, keeping enough tension to keep everything off the ground, and stuffing as you go. When you reach the still-connected end, release it and stuff it into the bag as well.

Thanks NCP.

So which one of you mad scientists can come up with a pulley system that feeds everything into the blackbishop when done? I think that would be really cool.

**Just Jeff** · 07-24-2010, 09:06

Originally Posted by TAlexander

To cut down on my suspension lines getting tangled I Chain Sinnet my lines.http://www.animatedknots.com/chainsinnet/index.php
It takes a little longer to pack, but it is worth not having a tangled mess when I deploy the hammock and accessories.

That's called "daisy chaining" in the military...at least for parachutes. I do that for the extra cord that I carry in my pack.

For pics of the BB bag, check the link above for the first DIY, and this link has several pics of my winter one. There's a pic of me holding it up by the suspension with the winter kit inside (sil hammock, winter yeti, golite ultra, hood) and several pics of it hanging on the foot end of my hammock (gotta look closely b/c I was taking pictures of the camp and not the bag specifically).
http://www.tothewoods.net/HikingPicturesCSH.html

I stuff just like NCP says...unhook the foot end and stuff as I walk towards the head end.

I haven't made one with an outside pocket to put the suspension into, but I plan to. Until then, I stuff it inside the bag if it's dry, or sometimes I'll just wrap it around the whole bag before I pack it.

**Just Jeff** · 07-24-2010, 09:30

Just for reference, here's the original BB bag thread from Oct 2006:
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=159

**TAlexander** · 07-24-2010, 12:57

Originally Posted by Just Jeff

That's called "daisy chaining" in the military...at least for parachutes. I do that for the extra cord that I carry in my pack.

That's what I call it too, but I did a quick google to get an illustration and got everything from electronics to pornography

, but nothing about cordage on the first page.

**Doctari** · 07-24-2010, 14:16

All the time, Actually large enough to hole all that AND the top quilt my sleeping hat / pillow. Talk about fast set up: with the ring buckles & dutch clips 30 seconds. With Whoopie slings & having to afix the toggles, it takes about 90 seconds. But once I set up the hammock, the insulation is already in place & ready for bed. If I need the tarp, I can add that later or before, either way I love my Black Bishop Bag.