Hammock stand for car camping

[slowhike]

I tried a one pole system and I could not get it to work. I cut a V in the top of a section of wood and went up and over it and down to a tree. The other end of the hammock went to the spare wheel of my car, but the piece of wood kept falling over side ways and without any guy lines (which I have not tried yet) it would not stay upright.

Gunn

did the pole slide on the rope or just lean to one side or the other?

[gunn parker]

Hi
No the wood stayed connected to the webbing ok and did not side toward the hammock or away. It swung on the webbing and went from straight up to 90 degrees left to 90 degrees right.
So the wood would () swing about left to right on the weight of my daughter in the hammock.

[bear bag hanger]

From the picture, it looks like you don't have any side support at all. Normally, the side support supplied by attaching to one tree is enough to keep the hammock centered. That support is maybe only a few inches wide, but enough to keep things in line. In your case, you used the pole on the tree side. If, I think, you attach to the tree normally and use the pole on the car side you might be OK. Or, attach to the car from two points on the tire a foot or so apart.

[gunn parker]

Hi
idiot me
If I have my car with the spare tyre up high, and I have one tree, why do I need a pole at all. I can tie off the tree as normal and attach to the spare wheel and all will be good

[nickelanddime]

Gunn Parker...

If I have my car with the spare tyre up high, and I have one tree, why do I need a pole at all.

I had thought you were just using the tree to emulate that end of the rope being staked into the ground, that way you wouldn't need the tree at all just your truck, chunk 'o' wood, and a giant corkscrew... just my POV

[SuperTroll]

Ya know, that "T" bar bed extender would make a great support for a Bridge Hammock...