Every time I use my Blackbird, my ridge line is guitar sting tight no matter how much I fiddle around with it. Other than the angle what can i do to give me a proper hang?
Every time I use my Blackbird, my ridge line is guitar sting tight no matter how much I fiddle around with it. Other than the angle what can i do to give me a proper hang?
Your hang angle is too flat. That's the only thing that makes the ridge line tight.
Let the suspension out to lower the angle and raise the tree straps higher on the tree to set the sitting height.
Start with the suspension at about a 30* angle. Use your index finger and thumb to make a "pistol" (thumb up or down) and use it with the index finger horizontal, as an indicator to get close to 30*.
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Last edited by gmcttr; 08-03-2013 at 19:45.
The ridgeline is supposed to preserve your sag. Is the hammock comfortable with the ridgeline as tight as it is. It will feel a little different with a little less tension but not much in my experience. Do as gmcttr suggests and see how it feels.
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Yeah I noticed mine was that way too, but pushing your tree huggers up the tree helped
Yep depending on the distance between trees you may have to shove those straps up a good ways
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