New Amok hammock on the Hammeck stand?

[Winged Warrior]

I was just wondering if anyone's tried to hang the new Amok hammock from the Hammeck stand?
Would the perpendicular lie direction make it unstable? Any thoughts or experiences?

Thanks!
WW

[gunner76]

My concern would be trying to adjust the Amok while in it.

[meckelangelo]

Hey WW, great question!

Unfortunately, we do not have a Draumr to test on the stand, so we cannot comment on the usability. I think the "length" should be acceptable, but I'm uncertain about stability. I will say, normally the stand is very stable when subjected to side-to-side rocking. It does sway a small amount from head-to-foot (of a standard hammock). Since the Draumr is perpendicular, the head-to-foot stability should be improved over a standard hammock, but that's merely hypothesis.

I am equally curious! If a Hammeck Stand owner is able to get their hands on a Draumr and post their findings, we would be very appreciative. Similarly, if a Draumr owner would be willing to lend us their hammock for a couple of days, we would be willing to work out a trade, which would include us paying for insured shipping in both directions. Your hammock would be returned to you in the same condition as it was sent to us. Contact us at [email protected] if you'd like to help us out! Thanks!

[DBasi]

I have a Draumr 2.0 that I would be willing to send to you for testing on the Hammeck Stand since I will not be using it for about a month or so. I will send you an email later tonight/tomorrow or send me an email at wrightericv(at)roadrunner.com with the details and such.

Eric

[meckelangelo]

I have a Draumr 2.0 that I would be willing to send to you for testing on the Hammeck Stand since I will not be using it for about a month or so. I will send you an email later tonight/tomorrow or send me an email at wrightericv(at)roadrunner.com with the details and such.

Eric

Awesome, thanks Eric! I'll be in touch!

Thanks,
David

[Shug]

It does work on the Hammeck stand....just tried it. This is without the extender pole. Works best this way.....
Felt stable to me sitting and laying.
Shug

http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad127/Shug7secure/IMG_2080_zpspkss1tz9.jpg (http://s928.photobucket.com/user/Shug7secure/media/IMG_2080_zpspkss1tz9.jpg.html)

[meckelangelo]

It does work on the Hammeck stand....just tried it. This is without the extender pole. Works best this way.....
Felt stable to me sitting and laying.
Shug

http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad127/Shug7secure/IMG_2080_zpspkss1tz9.jpg (http://s928.photobucket.com/user/Shug7secure/media/IMG_2080_zpspkss1tz9.jpg.html)

Whooooo buddy! Thanks for sharing Shug! Glad to hear it!

[Rekoob]

Here is a link of one being used on a conduit TurtleDog stand (if that's what I should call it). I'm sure @Accrete will chime in if he comes across this thread.

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php/111928-Accrete-s-Single-Double-Hammock-portable-stand

[Winged Warrior]

Thanks so much Shug! That's very good news and makes the Draumr that much more appealing as a car camping option. In the less Piney areas of the southwest for example.

WW

[ohmikeodd]

Thanks Shug! Is that the tarp hanging over to the left? Do you envision any issues adding the tarp to the mix? Also - just out of curiosity... how high off the ground is the top bar on the Hammock?

Mike
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[Shug]

Thanks Shug! Is that the tarp hanging over to the left? Do you envision any issues adding the tarp to the mix? Also - just out of curiosity... how high off the ground is the top bar on the Hammock?

Mike
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Good tarp so far...here it is in a storm.....
Not sure on the bar. Just got it and have not measured.
Shug


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekn_PBsGB6c

[ohmikeodd]

Well... I'm off to get an Amok. The thing that did it for me was Shug's excellent sales quote in his review thread... "Did not want to like it ...but i do I say, I do."

I may need to redo my Turtledog tripods (my posts were cut to 6'4" so I'm thinking they might be a tad too short) but we'll see.

Mike
- trying to get the hang of it -

[meckelangelo]

I want to give a big shout out to DBasi for sending his Draumr to us to test on the stand. We hung it up and played around with it, and found it to be quite stable. Unfortunately, we had a bit of a learning experience with the pad... We had a NeoAir XLite that we used for testing, which is way too small. If you intend to buy a Draumr, you will absolutely want a full-size pad.

I do have a few pointers... Firstly, you'll probably want to use a continuous loop on the stand, and clip the Amok carabiner to that. I would not suggest slipping the carabiner directly to the S-hook, and I worried that wrapping the carabiner around the pole and clipping it to the strap would damage the carabiner or strap, so I did not do this. Additionally, you will really need to crank down the cinch buckles to make sure the Draumr is tight, or it will hang a bit low (at least for my liking). We did not try it with the extension piece, as that would have been over kill. In hindsight, I wish I had tried it out with only two of the ridgepoles, as I believe that may have been optimal, if it is wide enough.

Anyway, here are a few pictures.

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Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!