Originally Posted by
olddog
I've been a full timer now for a few months and over the Labor Day weekend slept in a hotel bed. Not a good weekend for me or my wife. We have two granddaughters, one in VA, one in GA so Turtlelady's stand was in my plans for travel. Recently my wife decided she would like to try a hammock and ask if she could use mine. It's hard to tell your wife of 38 years no, but I did! The TLS got put on the front burner. I was giving her my old stand & hammock and building the TLS for myself. 2"x2"x6' fir was chosen as leg material since this will be a fulltime and travel stand. While contemplating a joining method that would allow ease of setup and storage for travel I ran across these hinges. The rest of the stand followed Turtlelady's design and incorporated many of the design tweeks of the many others who have built this stand. Many thanks to the Turtlelady and to others who advanced this design. Peace and good sleep shall reign in this house!