Hanging with a tight structural ridgeline

[Foxpoop]

Deep sag... or short arms?!?

Ha! PG was hanging in a 12' hammock with a 13' tarp. Basically a studio apartment. He likes to be very, very comfortable. And dry.

[sqidmark]

Deep sag... or short arms?!?

Either of those terms sound like a good screen name for....somebody else.

[Slack Packhiker]

Confession time...I've hung with a tight structural ridgeline for lots of days, agonizing over it and upset about it and trying to get the desired bend till exhausted. If I have any gear damage, it's not apparent.

I know more now and it happens less often, but it happens. Of course I'm concerned about myself, my Blackbird, the suspension and the trees. The goal is to be proficient enough to rig up quickly and effortlessly and have a perfect hang. Stand back like I tied off a calf at the rodeo in record time and wait for the applause.

Till then, I'll work to get it right, because I'm concerned about damage that can't be seen.

[hutzelbein]

If you can't reach high enough, try climbing If you use hiking poles, you can use those (or a branch) to push the straps higher. But 20° isn't that bad, and a 7/64" Amsteel ridgeline can easily take that kind of force. All Warbonnet hammocks are supposed to be hung with an angle closer to 20° than 30°; that's probably why they have a ridgeline made from 7/64" Amsteel instead of Lash-It or Zing-It. I have never heard of one snapping.

[muzzo909]

Thanks for all the great info. I also emailed Papa Smurf over at Dream Hammock because I'm using a Thunderbird. He agreed that 30° is what you should shoot for, but if you can't get the perfect hang angle the Amsteel can take the excess tension.

Happy Hanging!!


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[Five Tango]

Since I am Certifiably Short I use a forked stick to go higher on the tree with the straps.Thats where a carabiner is very convenient.If the straps are a bit short I get LOTS of extra reach with a pair of Dutch Whoopies with Dutch biners on them.Dutch biner goes to the CL and the other end goes to a Dutch Spider or a Dutch Buckle.Yeah,I like Dutch stuff.

[oldgringo]

I can't explain why, but hanging with the ridge line tuned to middle C affects the feel of the hammock, and not in a good way. Still, as Mama said, "eat what's in front of you."

As for 30 degrees, once the hammock is loaded, it's pretty hard to get much less than that. Don't sweat the small stuff.