Realizing the Structural Ridgeline is not that important.

[Bubba]

I have an SRL on my ENO and of course my WB's have them. I have been doing a lot of exploring in my city, various parks and wooded areas and so I have been using my ENO and Traveler a lot.

The SRL is great for hanging gear and is useful for trees that are far apart where I cannot get the straps high enough on the trees to attain the proper 30 degree angle. Last night I tried loosening and tightening it for different sag angles and I found it comfortable in all the different sags I tried. \for me the SRL also gets in the way sometime if I want to sit or lay perpendicular. I think I may try using it without the SRL and maybe just carry it in case I need it. I'll see how often (if ever) I end up putting it back on. I think I got so focused on getting the perceived ideal SRL length (.83) that I forgot to focus on simply how it feels.

Anyone here ditch their SRL's or anyone here can't live without them? I have read some members say even an inch or two can make a difference but I am unable to tell the difference.

(EDIT: I mean to say the SRL is not that important to me and not as a general statement.)

[NCPatrick]

I prefer one because I like to hang a lot of stuff from it in camp.

Some folks make their SRL removable by putting a small biner on one end, then when they want to sit or lay perpendicular they can just take it down from that end and put it out of the way... (thinking Hennessy's in particular here).

[krugd]

I prefer one because I like to hang a lot of stuff from it in camp.

I agree.

Some folks make their SRL removable by putting a small biner on one end, then when they want to sit or lay perpendicular they can just take it down from that end and put it out of the way... (thinking Hennessy's in particular here).

On my last trips I was thinking of doing this for the ridgeline. Great minds...

[Doctari]

It's a tool, very useful at times, but not critical for some. I happen to be one that needs it all the time & one that feels "a few inches can make all the difference". I also really like hanging stuff from my ridgeline: net bag for "possibles", mini flashlight for "call of nature", a book, when packing up my pillow mini biners to the ridgeline so I don't loose it.

Kind of like asking two craftsmen "Is a 3/4" wrench an important tool for you?" The mechanic will answer a resounding "YES" the woodworker, "Not so much!"

At a get together of 40 hangers you will see 40 different set ups. Some with ridge lines, some without.

[Hawk-eye]

I prefer to have one for the same reasons as NCPatrick. Not so much to assure the perfect amount of sag. I haven't found that an inch or two matters in my comfort. But everyone is different in all we do so it doesn't surprise me that an inch or two can matter in a person's comfortable hang. So I'd have to respectably disagree the ridgeline doesn't matter as a general statement.

[Bubba]

... So I'd have to respectably disagree the ridgeline doesn't matter as a general statement.

Should have been more clear but I meant that it was not that important to me.

I totally respect other people's preference and realize it is subjective.

[mtbikernate]

I have one. Most important reason is to keep the bug net off of me. Of course I could use smaller cord than amsteel for it...but I had plenty of amsteel so it's what I used.

Secondmost important for me is to hang stuff off of it, like others have mentioned.

I don't use it so much for setting the sag, but when learning to hang the hammock, it's a very useful thing to have at least until you find what you like and can set that sag consistently.

[TiredFeet]

I use TeeDee's modular single line suspension system in which the SRL is an integral part and necessary since it would not be a single line system without it. I find it easier to hang the single line suspension system and then to hang the hammock from that. So the SRL is needed for more than setting the sag angle in this system.

[gnome]

I like the single structural ridge line, no fiddle facter it hangs the same way every time, I even rigged one for my bridge, tho that isn't a necessity, gnome

[Just Jeff]

I like mine and almost always have one. Plus I use it to hang stuff from. As soon as I set up camp, I either put my headlamp around my neck or hang it in the RL. At night, it's right above my chest on the RL.