How do side tieouts affect comfort in a hammock? I am debating whether to add them to a hammock that I am working on.
Do they help shoulder squeeze or just hold the extra floppy fabric away from your body.?
How do side tieouts affect comfort in a hammock? I am debating whether to add them to a hammock that I am working on.
Do they help shoulder squeeze or just hold the extra floppy fabric away from your body.?
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Hey Chop,
I have found with my limited experience that the side tie-outs do help with the floppiness of the sides but also assist in laying on the diagonal. Mostly though, I find they pull any attached bug-netting away from your face. If there is no bug netting, then the tie outs are not totally necessary.
The extra side floppy fabric can be fixed by pulling the edges out a little bit when you do your whipping (as per Just-Jeff's tutorial).
However, if you don't like the swaying of the hammock and would rather be still when you shift around at night, then the tie-outs again become necessary.
If weight is a huge concern you may be better served with no tie-outs, because with them you have to worry about the weight of the shock-cord/guy-lines and the two stakes you would need to stake them out.
Hope that helps.
I would probably just do a bug sock, if I wasn't considering the tieouts. However, for a little more comfort it may be worth trying. On my diy hammock, I did whip like justjeff, but still have a bit of floppy. I am estimating the tieouts with titanium stakes won't increase things by more than 1/2 an ounce.
I'll have to give it a go. I am leaning towards making the bug net a la just hanging at the moment.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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My trail journals, tips, interviews - http://longdistancehiker.com (Trail Name 'Beardoh')
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