Ridge Runner hang angle???

[packeteer]

Don't that put extreme amounts of tension on it?

maybe I was over-stating... there is still some slack, bit not much

[Trailsmith]

Gotcha, thanks for the clarification.

[Seahag]

That's the way to do it. Different angles produce differing levels of comfort. Experiment!

Right on I just Eye ball my rr. Then lay in it a couple times

[packeteer]

yep, many times I've got up and adjusted after lying down for a few mins

[MinnetonkaBoater]

I tend to hang, lay, hang, lay, hang, lay, until I have it right. I also have the double layer RR. Because I want as flat a lay as possible (side sleeper) I also use a Nemo Cosmo pad. I blow it up pretty hard. Even with all that tension and pressure I can still claim I am floating on a cushion of air.

[Rex Clifton]

Disregard the hang calculator, it's worthless. Every hammock is different, and you need to experiment to get the lay that's right for you. On my RR, I hang it tight, otherwise it sags too much in the middle and I sink too low, where the sides dig into my shoulders (we are the same weight). What works for me is to simply make sure that when you sit in the hammock it is chair height. If you squatting, you need to tighten it up.


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[packeteer]

I usually hang mine tight, as that seems to work for me

[Just Bill]

Question: Do I measure hang angle on the webbing with the hammock loaded with my weight or unloaded? Reason I'm asking is because my OCD brain is going crazy thinking my angle would increase when the hammock is weighted, could be thinking about it all wrong, so please correct me if I am.

On the video from Warbonnet, Brandon says 25* angle is optimal for the Ridge Runner, but to go with more angle if you want a little more stability, and I am trying to do some experimenting in the front yard before I go out camping... So I'm guessing about 30* would be the max you would want to go? My closest 2 usable trees in my yard is 23ft, and I am 225lbs, and according to the hang calculator (if I am putting everything in the fields correctly), to get a 30* angle with my sit height at around 24", I pretty much have to break out a step ladder if the angle is to be measured unweighted to get to a 30* angle???

A little help with this would be wonderful, thanks in advance for your advice.

Just as a general bridge rule of thumb-
Hang it around 20-25* unloaded. Think of a bridge more like a floating cot or a board. You hang the board flat and when you get in it settles a bit.... the board hasn't really flexed so the change in angle from loading comes out in the suspension.

Thanks! I am heading out to the woods tomorrow for a little camping getaway, so far, I am absolutely loving this hammock, by far the most comfortable I've been in. I tried it out for the first time today and it took me a whopping 2 minutes or so to crash out into a 3hr nap lol. I had a lot of trouble falling asleep in my grand trunk skeeter beater pro, those troubles are obviously gone with this one.

As a general tip for home hanging- try an ADA rated grab bar for the bathroom. They usually support 300+ pounds. But you can mount them nearly vertical on two adjoining studs and that will allow you to slide up and down a bit with your strap. The only drawback in a smaller room is you lose about 6" of hang distance. Some folks do two eyebolts and a chain vertically too.

[Cave Man]

Foot end little higher , adjusted to just before tight then sit and lay then adjust once more , toss a pillow in and good to go ����

[scrope]

I was surprised how low I needed to put my tree straps on my RR. They are about chest high while my GE hammocks are often above my head. I also have it pretty tight because it helps to get a flatter lay. I was surprised when I got the RR where I liked it I used my phone app to measure the angle and it was pretty dead on 25 degrees. Make sure you have the poles in because it's ridiculous how much that changes the hammock.