Originally Posted by
Schneiderlein
I have had the same experience, with and without structural ridgeline. I have always attributed this to a difference in stretch in the suspension webbing, resulting in a larger drop at the longer end.
It is admittedly an unusable condition, but I think the thought experiment is helpful nonetheless. The solution to the problem is unlikely to completely change character as the structural ridgeline is shortened to an unusable length. If, at the limit, the structural ridgeline reduces (or eliminates) the sliding problem, I would it expect it to do so also at usable lengths.
That is true indeed. I normally shoot for somewhere around 30 degrees to avoid excessive forces on the suspension and trees, but I honestly couldn't tell you how close to that number I end up. I just eyeball it. The one difference I have noticed since installing the structural ridgeline is that I do not have to move the attachment points up or down on the tree if I have a problem with sliding down in the hammock, but can simply adjust by pulling the suspension a bit tighter on one end. Before the structural ridgeline, I recall moving the attachment point up on many occasions because I could not solve the sliding problem in the same manner.
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