I received my WB Traveler 1.7 DL last week and could not hang in it until this weekend when we were at an out of town baseball tourney. After Friday's games I was outside my room (ground floor, pool side) with some other parents I knew. We were re-hydrating with some cold beverages and I spotted two trees that would do well as attach points. SUPER!
Back in time...... While packing I thought I'd grab a few carabiners for quick hooking the straps to the trees. I didn't get my good ones but rather a few cheap ones that I had grabbed while at a check-out counter at some store.
Back to present day, almost. I hook up the hammock using the carabiners instead of a Dutch Clip (that I have on the way). I step back all proud of my accomplishment then I ease into the hammock. I sit down in it then when I take the first foot off the ground it happened. The carabiner gave way.
Small aside: This was outside my room and the ground that was under my hammock was really concrete.
While floating gently to the ground I was wondering if my friends would call an ambulance for me. I hit the ground (probably 18 inches or so) and as I was laying there all I could hear was my friends (now "former friends") laughing at me. The rest of the night the wife of my friend would get tickled at the site of me just being in mid air and then hitting the concrete.
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