I made my SRL adjustable 6 inches to either side of 83% Sometimes I need to move it a little one way or the other to get it "just right" for that particular night.
I made my SRL adjustable 6 inches to either side of 83% Sometimes I need to move it a little one way or the other to get it "just right" for that particular night.
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@SpitballJedi
I thought so.. if the below conditions where met...
-you hang your ridgeline not too tight or too slack
-the trees aren't eons apart
-you have the intent of recreating a 30 degree hang
-you are hanging a standard gathered end hammock
Waz thinking... once you exceeded say a certain ridgeline % you could by default be missing the 30 degree hang consistently?
Eg. A ridgeline at 100% (same length of hammock) would most likely not get you a 30 degree hang angle.
Could there be a math-matical % of ridgeline that might indicate you are undercutting the hang angle(less than 30)? Perhaps that is 83%? There is a correlation right? Or, am I missing something? Can anyone help with the math of that
The nerd inside me wants to know
~Cnugget
There is no default % that will undercut your angle. None. Yes, you can adjust the angle by adjusting the CRL, but this is counter to the point of having a CRL and you should only ever need to if your suspension isn't long enough.Originally Posted by nugget
My explanation still holds true. The angle will still depend on how tight you pull the suspension and how high the straps are and both will depend on how far apart the trees are. Hang your hammock without a CRL, or at 100%. As you let out or tighten up the suspension, you will see the angle go up and down along with the sag. The CRL allows you to not worry about the sag and just adjust the angle by adjusting suspension length and strap height.
It doesn't matter how long or short your SRL is, the angle can be adjusted to 30 by letting out or tightening up the suspension. Your only real limitations for angle adjustment is how high your tree straps are and how far apart the trees are. This is true for a 0" SRL or no SRL.
It's basic trigonometry. You would need a measuring tape to get some other measurements, but the measurements will be different on every hang and a calculator with sin, cos, and tan functions and know how to use it. Of course, you could learn how to do it with paper and pencil because trig was invented way before calculators. But it's way easier to just look at the angle and then adjust your suspension and only worry about CRL length for comfort or if you run out of suspension length and don't have closer trees.
I understand your concern about making the angle too low, but you don't have to worry about it unless the trees are too far apart.
Last edited by SpitballJedi; 09-11-2015 at 20:52.
Just got the hang app to help the nerd inside. Seems to be working
~Cnugget
Like a previous poster, I shot for 83%, but with
for a few inches either way... so far so good.
TW XL 3m hammock. 2.59m SRL. 86.3%
There seems to be a lack of understanding of what the 83% means and how the angles relate to each other. Hope these help
hammock angles-4.jpghammock math 2-5.jpg
So one thing I've never figured out and what might effect the comfort of other peoples hangs, should the 30° angel be before or after I get in the hommock?:-)
By all means, let's argue about whether or not a hammock will hurt a tree. All the while ignoring the fact that there is an island of garbage the size of Texas floating in the Pacific ocean. Or how about the fact that over 75% of the world's nuclear reactors are leaking...
I'm fine with the 83% on my WB BBXLC, but I like it to be a little slack rather than taught. If I was using an adjustable SRL then I'd probably be aiming for around 80%
It should be before.
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