The best explanation I've seen of the forces in various parts of a hammock suspension was done by Dave Womble, posted in the Files section of the old Yahoo hammockcamping group. Unfortunately I...
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The best explanation I've seen of the forces in various parts of a hammock suspension was done by Dave Womble, posted in the Files section of the old Yahoo hammockcamping group. Unfortunately I...
You've extracted the essence from this thread. Experiment, and see what works for you. Many people use the terms "structural ridgeline" and "ridgeline" interchangeably, so it shouldn't surprise us...
To get a consistent sag angle, the SRL needs to be tight - i.e. not loose at all. To handle a 15 degree sag (as when trees are far apart - see Catavarie's post), it needs to be just as strong as...