Which ends up?

**OgtheKing** · 07-17-2014, 09:39

I've been hanging in a hammock for the last year or so and really enjoy it but I find that I "sink" down and have to pull myself back up quite a bit. I hang my hammock with the end level but I starting to think that maybe I should try with the feet end higher to stop this.
Does anyone else have the same issue and what do I need to do to fix it? In the past with tents I've put strips of seam sealer across the floor to keep from sliding. Would this work? I hate to damage my hammock if there's a easier/better way.

**PapaSmurf** · 07-17-2014, 10:36

I would recommend that you hang the foot end 4-6" higher and give that a try. Also remember that the heaviest part of your body is likely your torso (some of us by a large margin

) and this heavier portion will always tend to move toward the lowest part of the hammock.

**OgtheKing** · 07-17-2014, 10:38

Great points, I'm also thinking that if I made the ridge line shorter it may make for a flatter lay and I would be able to stay somewhat in one place. Thanks

**SonOfMartin** · 07-17-2014, 11:04

FWIW - I had the same problem/question when I first started to hang - solved it by (1) hanging foot end as described above and (2) learning to lay at a little more of an angle than I had. I first tried to be in-line with the hammock but that made me feel like a folded up banana - laying head right foot left has made things much more comfortable. YMMV.

**DanglingModifier** · 07-17-2014, 11:29

Like everyone is saying move the foot end higher by a fair bit. No question.

**Nodust** · 07-17-2014, 11:33

Originally Posted by DanglingModifier

Like everyone is saying move the foot end higher by a fair bit. No question.

I've learned I like the foot end almost a foot higher. Just need to experiment with it.

**Shug** · 07-17-2014, 11:39

Yessir....foot higher.
Carry forth.
Shug

**SirLips** · 07-17-2014, 12:06

Shug, is that an example of the "foot higher" method, in your profile picture?

**OgtheKing** · 07-17-2014, 12:18

Thank y'all for the input, I'll be moving the feet up next trip.

**gbolt** · 07-17-2014, 13:00

Seeing how this is almost solved (don't want to hijack), but I have not gotten a good answer from other post about hanging and the 30* angle... To get the "foot end" higher, is it better to raise the tree straps or tighten the webbing on the one end - that raises the bottom of the hammock higher than the ground and causes a taunter (is that even a word, lol) hammock ridge line?