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    Having trouble with wbbb xlc

    So I had a blackbird dl, had a rip and I sent it off to get it repaired. I decided to get credit for a new xlc instead(because they are awesome). Well I received it this week and it is not as comfortable/seems to be to much fabric. I've hung the foot end from roughly 12 to 18 inches higher with no improvement. Can anyone help?

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    How tall are you? By too much fabric, could it be because your diagonal lay position changed due to the extra length? Also, is the XLC single or double layer?

    I went from a BB to an Eldorado, both single layer, and noticed I was laying a bit more diagonally in the Eldorado, but it didn’t affect my sleep.

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    I'm 5'11, which on site they recommend getting it in leau of the blackbird.

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    Shorten your ridgeline 6inches and see if that doesn't help. Sneaking suspicion it will.

    You can make a non permanent adjustment using dynaglide prussiks. Like hanging a ridgeline org without the org but a piece of dynaglide. It'll let you find your sweet spot.
    Last edited by Red Wing; 06-23-2018 at 16:43.

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    Also, make sure your suspension hang angle isn't too steep, no more than 25 degrees off the horizontal when the hammock is unoccupied, instead of the usual 30-degree angle for most gathered-end hammocks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Red Wing View Post
    Shorten your ridgeline 6inches and see if that doesn't help. Sneaking suspicion it will.

    You can make a non permanent adjustment using dynaglide prussiks. Like hanging a ridgeline org without the org but a piece of dynaglide. It'll let you find your sweet spot.
    Is there a picture of what you mean somewhere. I know what a prissik is but not how to use it to shorten my ridgeline.

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    You mention too much fabric -Is it claustrophobic for you? Or what problem do you think that is causing?

    For hanging, I suggest just trying some more hangs. Maybe different trees.

    Post a photo of your setup once it’s hung. That might help us diagnose.

    Personally I’d wait on adjusting the ridgeline.

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    To shorten as a test just take a carabiner, or other similar item, and take a number of wraps of the ridgeline around it. The more wraps the shorter the ridgeline, nath. This is a quick and easy way to test it out.

    For myself, I ended up lengthening the ridgeline for the two WBBB XLCs i own/ed by attaching an eight inch continuous loop to the end of the ridgeline and then wrapping a biner to tweak to personal preference. Too long and the net/top cover will not fit. if this works you can either replace the SRL with a new one, or use a long whoopie sling set up that is an adjustable SRL...see Youtube for this.

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    Take two prussiks and tie them together with piece of cordage. You can shorten your ridgeline keeping the slack between the prussiks and the line you tied to the prussiks will be doing the work.

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    Wow great insights, I'll have to try it!!!! And by to much fabric I mean my head has excess around it, unlike it did in the regular blackbird. Thank yall.

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