My son is starting scouting and I needed to figure out a way to still sleep in my hammock on campout where trees are not always available.
So thanks to the articles and posts on this forum I built this prototype today.
It is simply two 8 foot 2x4 ripped down the middle, then cleaned up with the planner.
My son and I then drilled 3/8 in holes in all four ends about 2 inches from the top.
For cordage we just used some 550 we had laying around and a cargo strap for the ground line in the middle. I out a larkshead thru one hole and then captured a washer with a figure 8 knot on the other end of each loop. Probably could come up with a better solution on that.
To anchor it we used an 8 in screw anchor with an extra whoopee sling I had. We clipped that into the suspension.

The hammock (original WBBB) is connected with the caribiner to the 550 and the straps almost all the way in.

It holds me great (at 210lbs) with no flex in the wood or stretch. I need to fiddle with the ground strap length to get my lay a little higher. We're about 6in off the ground right now.

Any suggestions on improvements would be appreciated.

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