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I too bought a small batch of LoopAlien knockoffs. I couldn't justify the $$ for the large Ti version, and large non-Ti were not available. I'm using a system very much like Derek Hansen's CRL for a...

Ok, so the ever-evolving nature of my SLS is a study in punctuated equilibrium: long periods of stability followed by short bursts of frenetic tinkering followed by stability again. I separated my...

The built multiple-hammock stands look great, and I appreciate the engineering of the tensegrities and the Treble Hammock Tree-O (reviewed on the Ultimate Hang) solutions. However, for the sheer...

Thanks, Gadget. That actually helps a lot. Been looking at the LoopAliens to replace the few Figure 9s I have rattling around in my gear. I don't like the teeth.

Gadget, I saw your videos while poking around for ideas and like the LoopAlien setup. I don't see the large LAs on his website anymore except the Ti version. Like the concept, don't like the $20 per...

Aero,
I did try something like that in the early iterations of my system. Instead of rings, I used 'biners with 4-5 wraps. I abandoned it in favor of the UCRs because they can be adjusted while the...

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This photo shows my sliding UCR attachment points for the hammock on the main suspension line. I just estimated the length of the UCR necessary. I think it's about 7 inches. Seems to work...

Tobi, how is your hammock connected to the SLS?

I would advise against a truckers hitch to tighten your main suspension line. I've found them to bind after considerable loading. I don't worry about the overall tension. I used a game scale on one...

That sounds exactly like my setup. But my sliding UCRs aren't 12". They may be 3-4" and haven't slipped yet. I have my ENO Double soft shackled through an eye in the UCR on each end and also OVER the...

JC, welcome! This past camping season, I made a change to my system and am very happy with the results. I have poly straps with loops sewn into the ends. I just wrap, thread one end through the loop...

ENO, the hammock for those who have neither the time nor the disposable income for yet another hobby, but just want a comfortable night's sleep in the woods.

I use an 8x10 plain white Tyvek sheet I bought from materials concepts for $20. I like the white "interior" since it makes the living space so much brighter at mighty with a headlamp or lantern. I...

I don't know if it's a bad idea and never thought to ask. I'm new to this too and do use that method (at least until someone tells me I'm courting death to do so). I bought 60' of 7/64 Amsteel from...

Hello all. I've been checking out HF for a long time and have synthesized many of others' methods and suggestions into my own SLS. The system I use borrows heavily from HC4U and from BearChaser:
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I realize it's not very original, but I guess the classics never die. I'm new to hammocking and have more questions than I can fit on my REI six-person tent! I bought a new backpack from REI and came...