turtlelady's Bamboo Stand

**Pipsissewa** · 09-05-2011, 08:21

Originally Posted by PDA

I am using 1/2" diameter which is plenty strong enough

Really?!?!? That's GREAT to hear! Thanks for posting!

**PDA** · 09-05-2011, 09:35

Perhaps I should add - for a body weight of 160lb

**fuzzie** · 09-05-2011, 19:57

If, hypothetically, a guy was a little too short for his weight (the charts claim I should be 8'4"), can any of you suggest a tripod and ridge material for 300lbs.? Besides diet and exercise!

Originally Posted by hppyfngy

Bomber, this is from another thread. The force decreases as the angle increases.

**shumway** · 09-05-2011, 23:40

I think 2x2 lumber and a fence rail would to it for you. I'm 230 ish and my stand doesn't show any signs of stress at all.

**turtlelady** · 09-06-2011, 07:56

I have been away for several weeks while doing face painting at the Kentucky State Fair. My bamboo TL stand served well set up in the den of my sister's house. Her cat would lounge in the UQ any day I didn't take time to roll the hammock and bedding up for the day. Sleeping in the hammock each night made the rigors of an eleven day fair much more tolerable.

It is wonderful to read your stories of how the TL stands are serving well in a variety of situations. Bomber, thanks for taking time to make your video. I like the floor protector/limiters you designed. Ish, your stain and Celtic bracelet and stamping are great fun!

**grndslm** · 09-06-2011, 13:20

turtlelady, I haven't tried this myself yet, but the design is awesome.

I stumbled across this thread when searching to see if anybody had purchased a specific "portable hammock with steel frame & japanese bearings". Your bamboo stand is similar to an idea I had about making a "baby hammock". I just realized that the beam along the bottom couldn't be there and that it had to have movable endpoints... but how??

I'm pretty sure I thought about the mini-teepees for endpoints, but I likely never would have thought of the ridgepole. Very, very sound physics in this setup.

Seriously, this design deserves an award of some sort. Between this and the bug sock for the outdoors... I just can't believe hammocking could get any better.

**PDA** · 09-06-2011, 20:36

@ Fuzzie- The forces outlined in the 101 diagram are correct. However the crossbar takes all of those forces. The tripods carries the weight of the hammock plus the sleeper, so each effectively takes the sleeper's weight divided by two.So in my case, 80 lbs or so on each tripod made of 1/2 inch bamboo, significantly more when I jiggle. would want to test 150-200 lbs on each tripod before trusting my prone body to it.

**shumway** · 09-10-2011, 22:07

Howdy TL stand fans! Did you see this stand?. I think of it as a TL Lite. I'm considering giving it a try some time. Maybe a hybrid of some kind.

**jwright** · 09-11-2011, 02:25

That does look nice. My stand has been getting quite a bit of use indoors and is really working out well. I wonder how the bipod would hold up to the little bit of rocking I seem to get along the head-foot axis (the ridge pole moves under the tripod) when I get in or when I move about.
I do have a question for those using the TL stand. I seem to have trouble getting that perfect hand that I can easily achieve when hanging from trees. My hammock seems so much more sensitive to ridge line tension and foot/head height. I think it most likely has to do with the short (<1 foot) of suspension before attachment, but I can't seem to get my head around the physics of that. Anybody else notice this or have any thoughts?
Jason

**olddog** · 09-11-2011, 15:35

I've been a full timer now for a few months and over the Labor Day weekend slept in a hotel bed. Not a good weekend for me or my wife. We have two granddaughters, one in VA, one in GA so Turtlelady's stand was in my plans for travel. Recently my wife decided she would like to try a hammock and ask if she could use mine. It's hard to tell your wife of 38 years no, but I did! The TLS got put on the front burner. I was giving her my old stand & hammock and building the TLS for myself. 2"x2"x6' fir was chosen as leg material since this will be a fulltime and travel stand. While contemplating a joining method that would allow ease of setup and storage for travel I ran across these hinges. The rest of the stand followed Turtlelady's design and incorporated many of the design tweeks of the many others who have built this stand. Many thanks to the Turtlelady and to others who advanced this design. Peace and good sleep shall reign in this house!