Hi all,
Trying to spend more time (and nights) in my hammock, and in my situation I figure I could if I had a good hitch receiver hammock stand. I've seen a lot of buzz around the one from Mclean Metalworks, but boy are they proud of that thing! So expensive! On top of that, the Mclean one says it only accommodates hammocks of up to 9.5' in length, which is too short for my camping hammock (11'). Plus, having done some research on here, everyone talks about the leverage forces placed on the welds of the hitch receiver, etc, so maybe the Mclean solution is lacking in the first place.
Then I found this recent video on Youtube. This looks like a solid place to start from. What do you guys think about this for an 11' hammock I want to be camping in often? What recommendations can the engineers on here make to improve this design without a big cost increase?
A couple of quick ideas I had: You could weld or bolt some thick bar stock to the center pipe that would attach under the hitch to reinforce it and sort of form a triangular truss (kind of like Walmart does for their hitch receiver luggage carrier thing). Also, under the center of the hitch something like a bottle jack could be lowered to the ground to distribute the weight there and away from the welds on the hitch receiver.
Thoughts?
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