The TurtleDog stand

[Mustardman]

Sweat? That's what a miter saw's for, lol.

Nice stand, Kyle - glad to see the doggy seems to have thawed out

[jaitch]

Ok, this hanging stuff really is a sickness. I built a TD stand this weekend and I don't even have a hammock (yet) .

Was waiting on a sale on tablecloths, but decided to go to fabric store tonight for material. Expect to put it together and be hangin' by this weekend.

[hppyfngy]

Ok, this hanging stuff really is a sickness. I built a TD stand this weekend and I don't even have a hammock (yet) .

Was waiting on a sale on tablecloths, but decided to go to fabric store tonight for material. Expect to put it together and be hangin' by this weekend.

Now that's forward thinking!

Good Luck!

[Kyle]

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Question for y'all aficianados: How long should the spread limiter be? The legs are 7ft long, say I put the limiter a foot up from each one; how long should each stretch be between legs? Hard for me to see where a good balance is between stability and minimizing any shear stress on the legs.

Thanks to all of you that have contributed here, I read like 40 pages last night, maybe a dozen this morning, then headed to HD. Now I have the hammock set up in the bedroom, much to the other half's dismay. LOL. She'll understand... eventually. ^.^

[olddog]

Good Question Kyle. Yours look a little more than mine but since you don't have the top angles ala hpyfngy you can use the spread to raise or lower the hang. With a wider spread you should be able to get your tarp closer to the ground in the winter and higher for more ventilation during the summer. Might be something to experiment with.

[samsara]

Originally Posted by olddog
The question was posed by old4hats about the number of turtledog stands that had been built. Went back and reviewed a few threads, the Turtlelady stand, the TurtleDog stand and a thread by domromer. Here is what I was able to find and assume that there may be others.

#1- Olddog
#2- flashbang009
#3- hppyfngy, with first angled ends
#4- linuxhack
#5- mys4sllc
#6- samsara
#7- letstieoneon
#8- Cole
#9- Fontana Horseman
#10 & #11- olzeke and wife
#12 & #13- CamRuns and brother
#14- carmen2kayak
#15- Troy64
#16- Throkda
#17- OldMart
#18- Spiffguy
#19- Aven
#20- hppyfngy for nephew
#21- Mundele
#22- meanmoe
#23- Chuck Gravy
#24- spinkid
#25- samsara's daughter, version 2.0
#26- old4hats
#27- CptAhmadKnackwurst
#28- Fish<><
#29- Shortbus
#30- Clarinath
#31- Silvertitan
#32- NoahWhey
#33- trhang
#34- TheKid
#35- Suburban
#36- gp_griz
#37- Sidewinder
#38- wattson
#39- thehappymailman
#40- Datahiker
#41-#43- seadad9903
#44- samsara (another TD 2.0)
#45- Roadrunnr72
#46- RePete (sort of )
#47- Rampant
#48- duallain
#49- Jiffiboy
#50- ohiohiker
#51- Kyle6357
#52- sandpiper
#53- gmcpcs
#54- Sweeper
#55- Shotgunred
#56- TZBrown
#57- Jrprince
#58- Rodewin
#59- AT4ever
#60 & 61- ironfish77
#63, 64, 65 hppyfngy - one for yard and two more nephews.
#66- NikkiC!!
#67-huauqui
#68-ThreeD
#69- Co-Forever
#70- njredneck
#71-bdaabat
#72- mjkjr
#73- Wolle
#74- timabababaluka for daughter
#75- clemsonstew
#76- dink712
#77- jpmason
#78- Alan Burd
#79- harleynemo
#80- JaxHiker
#81- bundy71
#82 & 83 Chigger
#84 Shulzi
#85 gee_something
#86 Deacon
#87 & #88- bundy71, the first aluminum tripod TurtleDog
#89- Barlutti
#90- CovertNight
#91- CNC Jeeper
#92 - twenty3digits
#93 - djh1988
#94 - more
#95 - Kyle
#96 - jaitch

Ok, this hanging stuff really is a sickness. I built a TD stand this weekend and I don't even have a hammock (yet) .

Was waiting on a sale on tablecloths, but decided to go to fabric store tonight for material. Expect to put it together and be hangin' by this weekend.

As the folks here routinely say... "Pics or it didn't happen"

Dave

[Fish<><]

who's gonna be 100? Been a while since I last looked at this thread.

[old4hats]

More, Your motel room looks a bit like mine often do, although I don't have the trikes! Way to make everything fit with your preferred sleep methods and toys! What are you using for the middle piece in your ridgepole? Turtlelady

Joyfully, Turtlelady

I am also wondering what that is. My guess is a piece of pvc pipe to help control flex.

[civetta]

Question for whomever... I've got (hopefully) all the supplies to make my TDS and was wondering before I make that first cut if the measurements need to be adjusted for a bridge hammock w/ a 12' tarp. Just got my WBRR a few days ago and am anxious for the tryout!

Thanks all!
Joanne

[hppyfngy]

Question for whomever... I've got (hopefully) all the supplies to make my TDS and was wondering before I make that first cut if the measurements need to be adjusted for a bridge hammock w/ a 12' tarp. Just got my WBRR a few days ago and am anxious for the tryout!

Thanks all!
Joanne

Depends on what measurements you're using!

One thing for sure, if you're planning for a 12' tarp a 10' ridge pole is going to present an immediate issue.

Don't know about the WBRR and how much room it needs... Have you hung it in the trees yet to see if you need to change the suspension?