Whoops! Didnt think that word would show up...Sorry!
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it"
Cavediver2
CLARK HAMMOCK HOW TOO VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD2pPSXdHTg
http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...&imageuser=826
http://www.junglehammock.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Clark-Hammocks
I agree that it's not a good idea to mod until one gets used to the existing setup. Then you can slowly start to play with things to find what works for you.
And that's where I think the thing about manufacturer R&D comes in: Stuff is always designed to work for the average user; it may not be what works perfectly for the individual.
And that's why you'll see nearly as many different ways of doing this stuff as there are users on this forum.
I think all of the answers are right. It just depends on who's asking.
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it"
Cavediver2
CLARK HAMMOCK HOW TOO VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD2pPSXdHTg
http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...&imageuser=826
http://www.junglehammock.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Clark-Hammocks
They are indeed that but with the ring and webbing setup it makes for setting up easier. just rap around tree thread it through the rings like a motorcycle helmet strap put a slippery halfhitch in it and it's done go to the other end do same thing pull the strap through until you get the height you want and put another slippery halfhitch and your done.
Makes those little adjustments super easy.....Thats all
oh and I put tarp shock absorbers on the four corners.
to take the stress off the tarp and to cut down on flapping
noise in the wind.
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it"
Cavediver2
CLARK HAMMOCK HOW TOO VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD2pPSXdHTg
http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery...&imageuser=826
http://www.junglehammock.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Clark-Hammocks
Sorry guys, I have been so busy teaching school, that I had to focus on that.
I ordered both the webbing and the rope, and am about to go to REI for those SMC rappel rings. Black Diamond wanted $10 each, and they were serious overkill for this purpose.
But I thought that RAW or somebody said I either use the rope, or the web straps, but not both. But it sure looks like RAW is using both in his photo page.
I will probably take my Clark down to Moab this weekend, but my buddy will have short patience with that. We head down in his Jeep Wrangler, and will pitch in the dark Friday night, and will mountain bike all Saturday, then have dinner in Moab, and grab a brew, while looking at the Classic Car Round Up going on. Then it is back to the campsite, and an early bike trip to Gemini Towers or the Klondike and drive the 6 hours home.
The tallest thing around those parts is Juniper trees, which don't seem to offer much of a point to hang a hammock. But I am betting you guys could hang it even with only sagebrush.
Lyndon
Salt Lake City, where we finally jumped from 2 feet of snow in the mountains last week to 80 degrees. What happened to Spring????
Ah I see. It's like a cinch buckle? That would be easy. I'm using a carabiner and just wrap more of the line around it to adjust the sag. It kind of looks like a tangled mess. Forgive me for being so ignorant. Tis all new to me.
So do you still use the drip ring? Have you had any problems staying dry with the new rope?
Tarp shock absorbers...what a clever idea.
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