great diagram ewker!
Thanks for finding+posting it.
great diagram ewker!
Thanks for finding+posting it.
my hammock gear weights total: 2430g (~86oz)
Winter: total 2521 (~89oz)
(see my profile for detailed weights)
gram counter, not gram weenie!
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/a...5&d=1219329859Originally Posted by Ewker
somewhere on here there is a drawing that shows how to hang the hammock depending on the spacing of the trees.
found it
Thanks for posting the URL JPC!
Since I know my standard pace is around 2 feet. I use 7 standard paces. Which of course is approximately 14 feet.
So I would say 15 feet would be optimal for me.
I find that extending my arms with the outstretched trekking poles I use gives me a very consistent and adequate measure for picking a site. I don't really know what that works out to interms of distance but I have enough room to hang my tarp (it's close but that's not a bad thing.) From there I set up my hammock underneath that. I agree the hammock is not the critical measure for the minimum length. The tarp is what sets that.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
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I normally take 5 big steps tree to tree (guessing around 15'..). This works best for me...
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