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    Quote Originally Posted by 45mb42t3 View Post
    Wow, I guessing about 8 inches down
    I had a huge bow in mine also until I moved my hang point to be directly under where I attached the pole to the tripod (legs) on each end. Once I did that, all the bow went out of the ridge pole.

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    Re: The TurtleDog stand

    Quote Originally Posted by 45mb42t3 View Post
    Wow, I guessing about 8 inches down
    Yeah, that is not right. Take pictures when you can and be careful.
    Some say I'm apathetic, but I don't care. - Randy

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    Quote Originally Posted by hppyfngy View Post
    This is a little of an experiment on your part. It has to do with the length of your hammock and the height of your stands. (and your own height, to some extent...)

    Of course, ideally you want your seated position to be chair height.

    If you do what many do and use cordage to hang, this is easily adjustable. Just checked my own stand's ridge poles and my 10'er is 58" and the 14'er is 60".

    Hope that helps.
    Do the lengths on your instructions give you a 4 foot spread? And is 4 foot stable?

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    I followed Happy's directions and my spread is 3 feet. It is stable when loaded - no so much when empty (not a playground for kids or good on windy days unless you stake it down).
    Happy's recommendation "If you do what many do and use cordage to hang, this is easily adjustable" is good advice - the more length of the hang you have the better the hammock will swing (having the pole too close to the poles/hinge = less swinging action).
    Youtube has videos on adjustable cordage knots.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4dMv6BtEPw
    Look in my HF photo gallery for a good method to attach the cordage to the hinge.
    https://www.hammockforums.net/galler...ge.php?i=21752
    Last edited by oldpappy; 10-07-2013 at 08:16. Reason: added links
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doubletap View Post
    Do the lengths on your instructions give you a 4 foot spread? And is 4 foot stable?
    oldpappy has it right. If you read my instructions you will note that mine was meant to have a small footprint for indoor use. It's about 38-39" I think.

    The more spread the more stable, within reason. Just takes up more room...
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    Quote Originally Posted by 45mb42t3 View Post
    Wow, I guessing about 8 inches down
    OUCH !!! What you built is called a death trap...not a Turtledog stand.

    Fortunately, all you need to do is to move the suspension in to the eyebolt location to convert it to the TDS you wanted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gmcttr View Post
    OUCH !!! What you built is called a death trap...not a Turtledog stand.
    Or a bow and arrow... And you're the arrow!

    gmcttr refers to this kind of arrangement of the cordage to the eyebolt. Once we came upon this idea of the hammock hang points being directly in line vertically with the tripod centers and the suspension on the ridge pole, the bow goes away.

    Some say I'm apathetic, but I don't care. - Randy

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    Re: The TurtleDog stand

    Mom has shouldr surgery... With a sick husband, in home care for him and what not the house beds were full... Mom wanted me there... Turtle Dog to the rescue...

    Great two nights worth of sleep...
    Live, Laugh, Love, if that doesn't work. Load, Aim and Fire, repeat as necessary...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brute1100 View Post
    ...Great two nights worth of sleep...
    Have you got a TV or a heated blanket in there with you? Just wondering what the extension cord is for.

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    MY set up is just like the pic in post 1777 above, except I am using straps not rope to hang from. That's why I don't understand bow.

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