Traditional hammocks just don't work well when sleeping high in the canopy so I am sure most of you have seen some of my weird hammock variations. Well, this is my latest iteration:
*The cord that you see in this picture is actually 11mm climbing rope. It is too fat to damage tree bark.
I was inspired by the giant Tensile Tents that pop up on this forum every so often. I thought, "wouldn't it be great to sprawl out when I am up late in the canopy reading or making dinner?" So I began drawing up a simple design that, when pulled taught using 3:1 pulleys, became a platform (imagine, a soft portaledge!). After a bunch of research and help from online friends I found that there are 4 different manufactures of this type of hammock but I have never seen ANY of them on HammockForums.
I finally became overwhelmed with the ideas in my head so I decided to build one myself! The cost was $35 and 4 hours of my life. I am now debating if I want to finish it with a sewn-on-tent-like-tarp and mosquito netting or if I want to build a fully removable system. My only regret is that it isn't wide enough for two which was my original plan. My wife wants to join me for an overnighter in the canopy but that won't happen with this hammock.
Once I decide on how I will build the netting and rain cover it will likely become my favorite tree climbing/camping hammock.
I was too lazy to copy and paste all of the urls again so if you want to see more pictures click the link: http://treefool.com/2014/08/27/the-t...ammock-thingy/.
~Refreshing
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