UQ primary suspension - too long?

[cougarmeat]

Because I can be in the hammock and see how the the UQ fits at the same time, I use a UQP to make things less critical. There are also competing theories about how tight to make the foot end. One school says it should hug the gather end and that intuitively makes sense. But intuition can sometimes lie ("I just need to take a nap." when hypothermia threatens). The other schools says, "You don't lie parallel to the hammock, you lie on a diagonal. As such, having the UQ cinched tight actually creates a gap as the foot end it pushed out. The recommendation is to keep the foot end bungee looser so it can expand and still hug the hammock in that asymmetrical shape.

Perhaps someone who has a cooperating partner can video both styles and see if tight or looser (I don't mean hanging down loose, I mean not cinched really really tight) is preferred.

[jtkratzer]

Because I can be in the hammock and see how the the UQ fits at the same time, I use a UQP to make things less critical. There are also competing theories about how tight to make the foot end. One school says it should hug the gather end and that intuitively makes sense. But intuition can sometimes lie ("I just need to take a nap." when hypothermia threatens). The other schools says, "You don't lie parallel to the hammock, you lie on a diagonal. As such, having the UQ cinched tight actually creates a gap as the foot end it pushed out. The recommendation is to keep the foot end bungee looser so it can expand and still hug the hammock in that asymmetrical shape.

Perhaps someone who has a cooperating partner can video both styles and see if tight or looser (I don't mean hanging down loose, I mean not cinched really really tight) is preferred.

There’s also the balance between cinching it down to eliminate drafts but tightening too much likely causes the material to bunch up creating openings.

[Randonneur]

So if I order a HQ UQ with an extended primary suspension to fit my 12' hammock I can use this method of knots if I need to use it on a shorter hammock?

[Shug]

So if I order a HQ UQ with an extended primary suspension to fit my 12' hammock I can use this method of knots if I need to use it on a shorter hammock?

You can. It is just shock cord.
Tie a knot that you can get out easily and you can take the knot out to go back to your 12' hammock.

[Randonneur]

You can. It is just shock cord.
Tie a knot that you can get out easily and you can take the knot out to go back to your 12' hammock.

Thanks Shug. Frank also got back with me today and told me the same thing. Now the wait begins for the new UQ I just ordered.