indoor hangers check your suspension often

[Alan Burd]

Last night I almost joined the ranks of "Hangers that have hit the ground". I have been hanging on a Turtledog stand every night for just over a year. Last night I decided to adjust the head end suspension just to see what it would do to the lay of the hammock. I hang the top rail from amsteel dogbones off screw pin shackles. As soon as I dropped the head end of the hammock to raise the top rail, the screw pin hit the floor. Checked the foot end and it was about half way out. Just a reminder to check all parts of your suspension before loading the hammock. I was lucky because there were hard items under the hammock (all now moved) that would have been painful to fall on.

Alan

[old4hats]

Last night I almost joined the ranks of "Hangers that have hit the ground". I have been hanging on a Turtledog stand every night for just over a year. Last night I decided to adjust the head end suspension just to see what it would do to the lay of the hammock. I hang the top rail from amsteel dogbones off screw pin shackles. As soon as I dropped the head end of the hammock to raise the top rail, the screw pin hit the floor. Checked the foot end and it was about half way out. Just a reminder to check all parts of your suspension before loading the hammock. I was lucky because there were hard items under the hammock (all now moved) that would have been painful to fall on.

Alan

Good advise, as many will testify.

[Rain Man]

A very wise word of caution. Thanks for sharing!!!

Rain Man

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[Oh-No]

It never hurts to have something soft, placed under you

Oh-No's 2 hanging rules.

Never hang higher than you're willing to fall.
Never hang over anything you wouldn't mind landing on.

Oh, and when you're out in the woods, it's not a bad
idea to check for widow makers.

Just my 2 cents.