just saw your last one (post 18).i really like the looks of that one.i had my clarks drip rings in hand today,they are real close to that shape could not figure a way to attach them to the webbing.now i know.they are what originally got me thinking of those thimbles.
i really like this idea. If someone can do it without having to add any hardware(biners, dutch clips, etc), I would definately adopt.Originally Posted by opie
Ike, I suppose you could do it with a toggle too. Wrap the loop around the tree and toggle the standing part through the loop. It would need to be a good toggle since it would be bearing the brunt of the weight.
You cant girth hitch because you cant seperate the strap from the sling. You could do one side, but IMO it would be a PITA.
nacrabiner?
I think I'm gonna do this with the nacrabiner!
There ya go.
This is a no go. The plastic thimbles wont hold up.Ok... One step closer. I hope to get some test time in tomorrow with these. Pictures are of a rough mockup.....
The larger thimble is 5 grams. The smaller one is 1 gram.
I did have a thought while doing this, though. This still doesnt get a drip leg into the line just prior to your hammock. So what Im going to try is a continuous loop with a ring built into it. I can then build the fixed eye of the sling into the ring as well. The adjustable loop of the sling will be built into a loop on the straps. Ill still fold over the section of strap where the sling goes through, it just wont have a thimble. I think this is ideal as it will deform the webbing the least. This accomplishes the one piece suspension while incorporating the ring/water stop just before your hammock and under your tarp.
To attach, youll simply girth hitch the continuous loop to your hammock. This will require you to run all the suspension through the loop, but thats not a major issue and once its done, its done.
here is my small tube as a slide progress.got a 3foot 1/4 in. brass tube and salvaged a maybe 9/32 aluminum tube out fo a camping perculator.i really believed i could bend this stuff.even made a small pipe bender out of some cable thimbles,and a perfect sized pulley wheel.tried heating it on the stove.no go.maybe with a torch to keep it warm.i am sure there is a way,its just not in my head.
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i think the route you went opie is the best one for this application.
but i havent given up yet there is still break/hydrolic lines to explore....
Lone, I think brass will be to soft. Aluminum or SS I think will be your best bet.
Great idea, Opie!
I was actually thinking about essentially the same set-up this morning (before I found this thread). My thought was to fix a Dutch clip into one eye of the tree hugger and a D-ring in the other (by using a D-ring, you wouldn't have to deform the webbing at all, as the webbing would ride against the flat portion of the ring). You could then form the adjustable loop of the WhoOpie sling around the curved portion of the D-ring and attach the fixed loop to the hammock as normal. Everything would be connected, so nothing could be lost or left behind and you'd only be adding the weight of the Dutch clips and D-rings.
I'm definitely going to be watching this thread and your site for further developments on this set-up.
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