Nice video & thanks for posting. Timely too... my son & I are head off over the weekend so I'll have to give the Lapp hitch a try.
Nice video & thanks for posting. Timely too... my son & I are head off over the weekend so I'll have to give the Lapp hitch a try.
Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter (not me... the great Cam Honan of OZ)
“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” ~ Gen. George S Patton
Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter (not me... the great Cam Honan of OZ)
“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” ~ Gen. George S Patton
Looking forward to your impressions!
I'd say the #1 obstacle to success is getting the height correct, which can lead to tying and re-tying to tweak.
My secret for getting this right — or at least really darn close — on the first try is to 1) guesstimate the head-end tree attachment point and distance-to-CL as best you can based upon experience, and 2) attach the foot-end strap similarly to its respective tree, which of course is considerably higher than the head end. The key is the last step... 3) when tying the Lapp hitch to the foot-end CL, pull the webbing and CL toward each other and connect with the Lapp hitch *such that the knot ends up at chin height.*
This might seem too high at first, but when you sit in the hammock and suspension knots settle and hammock/webbing stretch under load, I think you'll find that it comes out very close to proper sit height and with a good hang angle. The first few times you'll likely want to tweak it a bit, although after some experience even the tweaking part diminishes close to nil.
Last edited by cmoulder; 09-30-2021 at 11:01.
Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter (not me... the great Cam Honan of OZ)
“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” ~ Gen. George S Patton
Thanks for taking the time to make this for us.
great video, thanks for sharing!
Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter (not me... the great Cam Honan of OZ)
“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” ~ Gen. George S Patton
>I wish there was one like that for the Button Knot!!
I believe there is sort of a mantra uttered during the tying of a Button Knot. But the policies of this forum prevent me from typing it out.
In order to see what few have seen, you must go where few have gone. And DO what few have done.
Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter (not me... the great Cam Honan of OZ)
“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” ~ Gen. George S Patton
Thanks Bob!
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