Not Seeing It Right?

[adkpiper]

Woohoo! Another happy hanger!

And yes, learning to use your sleeping bag in the hammock is always a challenge. Goes with the turf. Good luck!

[titanium_hiker]

('cept with using the sleeping bag as a quilt you will definitely need something under you)

Congrats!

[fin]

using the sleeping bag like a quilt is much better (imo) just zip it up to the knees only and turn it and use it like covers

Third this suggestion. I'll be doing that again tonight, exactly as described.

The tightness down the center thing has to be that the ridgeline is too tight. I've never had that in my BB. Straps 6'+ high, trees about 14-15 ft. apart, ridgeline brought almost to tension then backed off until there is just a hint of a sag, and I have no issues with any high spots/ridges at all. I center myself in the hammock, then shift my feet into the footbox and shift my upper body toward the zipper. Removes any bunching or ridges.

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The tightness down the center thing has to be that the ridgeline is too tight. I've never had that in my BB. Straps 6'+ high, trees about 14-15 ft. apart, ridgeline brought almost to tension then backed off until there is just a hint of a sag, and I have no issues with any high spots/ridges at all. I center myself in the hammock, then shift my feet into the footbox and shift my upper body toward the zipper. Removes any bunching or ridges.

Fin, that's the clearest "how to" instructions I've seen.

[Miguel]

gutter nails work instead of tent pegs.

Another vote for looser, also another vote for making sure the fabric is flat under you (no ripples of fabric!)

TH

Amen to the "gutter nails"! I love those things....cheap, light and effective.

I also vote for too tight.

Miguel

[Dark]

Third this suggestion. I'll be doing that again tonight, exactly as described.

The tightness down the center thing has to be that the ridgeline is too tight. I've never had that in my BB. Straps 6'+ high, trees about 14-15 ft. apart, ridgeline brought almost to tension then backed off until there is just a hint of a sag, and I have no issues with any high spots/ridges at all. I center myself in the hammock, then shift my feet into the footbox and shift my upper body toward the zipper. Removes any bunching or ridges.

Fin, that's the clearest "how to" instructions I've seen.

Amen to that

[fin]

I'm amending my vote from too tight, to straps too high and ridgeline too loose!

Last night I hung from my pergola. The supports that I wrapped around were 8' high. Span was only 16'. The height and angle of the supports did not allow for me to tighten the ridgeline as I normally would, so I had a lot of sag. I had a ridge running right down the middle of my BB! I was able to shift around enough to mitigate the ridge, but that is the first and only time I have had a ridge. I will rehang again tonight to verify, but this surprised the heck out of me. I would expect the opposite, unless it has something to do with the asym shape of the BB and the way it is whipped, or even the way I had my UQ hung.

I usually hang from my pergola with my BMBH or a no-net parachute hammock and only when no rain is expected, as I can't put up a tarp. But I'll risk it tonight. Maybe it will move some rain my way!