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Jazilla
10-14-2006, 09:32
Has anyone made this baby. I want to strap my HH to it but I don't think its long enough. To build or not to build, that is the question.
FanaticFringer
10-15-2006, 14:10
Gotta link?
Jazilla
10-15-2006, 16:59
http://www.imrisk.com/hammockstand/hammockstand.htm
attroll
10-15-2006, 17:03
If it is only 10 feet long then I don't thin it would work with and HH. You could always change the blue prints and make it longer though.
FanaticFringer
10-15-2006, 19:32
Yea go at least 12 feet. My hammock rigged in my gym will only go to 10 feet. Works ok but not ideal.
Jazilla
10-16-2006, 12:34
Troll thanks, I was thinking of adding 2' to the top and bottom supports. Going to try and work on it this weekend. If anyone remembers my pipe stand, its not finished. I tried to stake it down with a re-bar rod (1/2 x 2') and I ended up bending the rod. So its back to the drawing board with that. Plus it doesn't do well with my tarp. When I get in the hammock the pole give a little loosening the tarp.
dpage
01-26-2008, 15:15
Troll thanks, I was thinking of adding 2' to the top and bottom supports. Going to try and work on it this weekend. If anyone remembers my pipe stand, its not finished. I tried to stake it down with a re-bar rod (1/2 x 2') and I ended up bending the rod. So its back to the drawing board with that. Plus it doesn't do well with my tarp. When I get in the hammock the pole give a little loosening the tarp.

how did your hammock stand turn out???
stoikurt
01-27-2008, 16:40
I did make it with a few mods as shown here (http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/552209952eaJVjp). Of course now days it's more like a $50+ stand unless you already have the lumber. Mine is 10' and will hold my HH Exped, but just barely.
Cannibal
01-28-2008, 08:35
I sleep full time in my "$25 stand" and have for 11 months now. It has held up very well with just some minor design changes; mine doesn't come apart for transport. Well, not very easily anyway.

It also performed well during my "dynamic load" testing. ;) :D
Jazilla
01-28-2008, 10:48
It was cool but stayed outside so it didn't last. I since picked up a metal stand on sale for $30. Its too low so I will add extenders to raise it