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hi olddog. i definitely remember reading your posts throughout the 200 odd pages of this thread. glad to hear you haven't had any issues. i could have sworn like a year ago someone said they had...

those end caps scare me. i have em on mine, but try not to use em (depends on which hammock i use). i just don't have a way of drilling an eye bolt through the conduit.
i also need to figure out a...

so this week my 2 boys, ages 9 and 4, have been sleeping double stacked on my TDS almost exclusively. super cool! except now i don't have anything to use for myself =P

nice, i'll give that a try. i got pretty close by just adding a CL on the foot end. might try making some CLs that are a little longer than usual.

makes sense!

i had this suspicion while typing my previous response, but had to try it out just to be sure, but whoopie slings are definitely too long if you only have a 10'5" pole and 6'6"...

i guess i'll avoid the end caps for now. no biggie, since i wanted the sharp edges covered anyways, and like others have mentioned, they can be used to fasten a tarp.

i've seen some pretty...

just finished my first TDS! just trying to keep it really simple. do people still use the top rail end caps as hammock attachment points? it seems the metal used is aluminum, not sure how strong...

eh, well i was thinking screws, but that would probably weaken the wood, and you wouldn't really be able to put a nut and washer on the other side.

this might be a dumb question, but do you absolutely need a power drill to make a turtledog stand?