Ridgeline vs. NO ridgeline

**jamaulwall** · 02-25-2015, 12:02

Originally Posted by davidrip

For those of you who said no ridgeline, how does that work with a bug net? I'm having a hard time envisioning a bug net without a ridgeline. Do you just let it fall on your face?

I am just now experimenting with a structural ridgeline on my hammock. In the past I preferred just the CRL on my tarp and could hang things from it as it was underneath the tarp. With my new Superfly I can't put the CRL under the tarp so I've added a SRL to my hammock so I have a place to hang things. With regards to a bug net, I haven't been in areas where the bugs are too terribly bad so my DIY HUG bug net has worked. I use a small piece of shock cord to keep it off my face. Here is a link that explains it. I can certainly see the benefits of a repeatable hang angle with the SRL but I'm having a tough time dialing it in just how I want it, I guess i just need to spend more time with it.

With regards to the tarp, I do prefer the CRL with the "V". Even going over my tarp it makes it so easy to center the tarp over my hammock. Plus, if I ever decide to do a pole mod on my Superfly It's there to reduce wear points on the tarp. I used to use prussics on the CRL but now have some dutch bling that I prefer because it gives me a mechanical advantage to really tighten the tarp up. I have a Dutch Hook on one end and a Stingerz on the other and it really works well for me. I can see how two lines off the end could work as well and it would simplify the amount of cord to deal with but I personally prefer the CRL for my purposes.

**Countrybois** · 02-25-2015, 12:22

Originally Posted by davidrip

For those of you who said no ridgeline, how does that work with a bug net? I'm having a hard time envisioning a bug net without a ridgeline. Do you just let it fall on your face?

Unless the bug net is oversized considerably, it will stay suspended just fine.

**pgibson** · 02-25-2015, 12:48

There is also of course such a thing as a non-structural RL. Just a piece of shock cord will give you a line to hold up a bug net but not set the sag of your hammock. Something like Paracord would be a non-structural Ridge Line as well as it has so much stretch, but would then also give you a place for a RL Organizer or other gear you might want to hang above you.