I joined the Hammock Forums a little while ago and have been learning all I can so that I will be prepared for my next, and first hammock, backpacking venture in the Spring. I want to thank everyone here for passing on their knowledge and experience.
As I get older I am finding sleeping on the ground, even on a good mat, too hard and uncomfortable. However, the last thing I want is to hit that hard ground from a height! I have therefore spent quite a bit of time researching the options and came up with a set of requirements:
- Safe and reliable
- Easily set up and adjusted
- Capable of covering small and wide spans
- Incorporates a structural ridge line
- Lightweight
- Low cost
No surprise there are a lot of suspension systems that meet those requirements and everyone has their own favorite. So just because I liked the single ridge line concept and thought that the Whoopie and UCR constrictors were an intriguing, captivating and gripping concepts I therefore decided to try and use them in my suspension. I did however want to find a way that eliminated the small span issue, one of my requirements. Having tried out many different options, with various degrees of success and failure, I have a concept for a suspension system that meets my requirements. Watch the video and let me know what you think.
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