Turtlelady - Thank you!
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Kreecher is right that you need more slack to get a flatter lay and then to lay diagonally. Wider hammocks allow a more diagonal lay. How wide is your hammock?
The unfinished fabric was 5' wide. After squirming around a bunch tonight while moving my tripods around and the suspension on the ridge pole in and out and back again, I think I've come to the conclusion that I wish the hammock was wider...maybe....I think. Are bolts of fabric always the same width?
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You will be able to vary your slack incrementally by sliding the prusiks if you put the prusiks inside the hanging loops. It is amazing how much difference moving a prusik just an inch can make.
I understand your point. However, in my case I'm using those prusiks to "capture" the hanging loops such that the hanging loops from the tripod lashing can't move (in case they want to slide because the ridge pole is flexing). Also, I didn't have much luck moving the prusiks inside and then having the ridge pole flex like a giant "u" - I think part of the issue is that fact I'm using a long piece of pretty flexible wood, as opposed to a metal pole. ???
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Yes, you are close to the ground in these stands, and once again an inch gained here or there can make a great deal of comfort difference. It looks as if you may be able to hang several inches higher if you can shorten the hanging loop. By adjusting how the legs are oriented to the pole, you may get a clear path through the legs higher up. BTW, I hang my loop directly onto the lashings in order to spread the weights as evenly as possible onto all three poles. I notice your loop is tied directly to the center pole. Does it seem as though all the legs carry a similar load with your method?
Yes, the legs feel secure and the load seems to be similar. Having the center leg of the tripod bearing down on the cross of the other two legs makes it very sturdy. I also haven't noticed any issue with the way I'm hanging the loops from the center leg of the tripod rather than the lashing.
I understand the point about tightening up the hanging loop - in order to the ridge pole to move further off the ground. However, the limiting factor here is space between the legs of the tripod. The taller the tripod, the smaller the angles the tripod forms at the top, which restricts the room for the ridge pole. Earlier in this thread someone pointed out that the ridge pole is really there to keep the tripods from tipping in towards eachother. I would love to use the tripod lashings as hammock suspension and then somehow put the ridgepole on top of the two tripod tops and somehow lash it down. I wonder if that would have any success?
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Your method of connecting the hammock directly into the prusik appeals to me in the simplicity and economy of materials. For a stay at home stand this seems ideal once everything is dialed in. It will let you get every inch of height your stand can offer by eliminating all inches added by extra loops. It may make other things more difficult, however.
Man, no kidding! :) I wish I wasn't still trying to find the "sweet spot." Moving the entire tripod assembly just to tweak the prusiks is no bueno. Makes me wish I would have used an adjustable suspension.
Thanks for the responses,
John