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    WBBB Ridgeline Too Tight

    I'm having a little trouble getting my original BB hang really dialed in. I have an adjustable ridgeline set at about 90" with woopie sling suspension. I'm decently comfortable but still feel like I could probably get it a bit better but I'm not sure what to adjust to dial it in a bit more. When I lie down the ridgeline seems really tight compared to what I've read about others. I can barely move it with my fingers. How do I adjust the suspension so it is a bit looser? The other thing I'm wondering about is how much of the length of my suspension should be woopie sling and how much should be the webbing? Right now I usually set it up with only a couple feet of webbing and do the rest of the adjusting with my woopie slings. Would increasing the webbing length help out at all with the ridgeline tension and a flatter lay? I usually try to pick trees around 20 feet apart.

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    i would lenghen your rl a few'', and try to find trees a little closer together to get a good 30% angle.

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    Raise the tree straps and lower the whoopies for the correct hammock level off the ground.
    Keep doing this until you can lay in the hammock and the RL has a little slack.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OutandBack View Post
    Raise the tree straps and lower the whoopies for the correct hammock level off the ground.
    Keep doing this until you can lay in the hammock and the RL has a little slack.
    ^This. Greater hang angles decrease tension on the ridgeline and flatter hang angles increase tension.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gmcttr View Post
    ^This. Greater hang angles decrease tension on the ridgeline and flatter hang angles increase tension.
    Absolutely, although it gets a little trickier the farther apart the trees get. If you are stuck with trees that are 20+ feet apart pretty soon you'll end up needing a ladder to get the traps high enough to correct your angle. When that's the case you just kinda gotta deal with it the best you can.

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    Thanks for the input. I think it must be because I tend to hang mine at about 20 feet. For some reason I got that in my head as the ideal hang distance. What is the ideal distance between trees for the Blackbird? Around 15 feet?

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    15 feet or less is what I typically look for when setting up.
    Don't let life get in the way of living.

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    Have you had a chance to play with this.......
    http://theultimatehang.com/hammock-hang-calculator/

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