The TurtleDog stand

**hppyfngy** · 07-03-2014, 08:44

Originally Posted by novascotia-hanger

hppyfngy, did you say 1 inch conduit? Do you mean pvc? Any pics? IS it multiple pieces?

Thanks

Like Mad says. 1" metal EMT conduit. It is one piece for my large back yard, non-traveling, stand.

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**novascotia-hanger** · 07-03-2014, 13:09

Thanks for the quick response. I got excited there for a minute, thought I could save weight and cost!!

**kayak4water** · 07-06-2014, 11:35

Pictures. It happened.

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Cheers.
Jeff

**Grizhicks** · 07-09-2014, 19:21

my new hammocks (first time), made from tablecloths and the TurtleDog stands.... (wife was surprised)

**hppyfngy** · 07-09-2014, 19:42

Wow! I think you nailed it! Shorten up your suspension on the hammocks and you'll get a flatter lay, but that look of relaxation says it all.

Well done!

**northboundcanadian** · 07-09-2014, 19:43

Have got to make me one of these. No trees close enough in my backyard to hang.

**BroChaos** · 07-09-2014, 20:28

Originally Posted by kayak4water

Pictures. It happened.

DSC00863.jpg

DSC00864.jpg

DSC00865.jpg

Cheers.
Jeff

those end caps scare me. i have em on mine, but try not to use em (depends on which hammock i use). i just don't have a way of drilling an eye bolt through the conduit.
i also need to figure out a way to get an 11' hammock in there, need to add a third piece of conduit i think. what kind of hammock is that? i've never seen the ends with the different color like that before.

**olddog** · 07-09-2014, 20:55

BroChaos, I probably have more time in a TD than anyone, just a WAG but probably between 3 and 4 months of nights, using the same quik clips thru the end caps as kayak4water shows in his last pic. 2 weeks straight last May while in VA for the Granddaughter's birthday. After all this time I have yet to hear of an end cap failing. Sure, looking at the pot metal you could have some reservations but then I scare the heck out of people when I show them my 7/64" suspension. There are other things being done with TD's that have scared me. Mostly in the material used for toprails. If I had the scale I would do a fail test on the end caps just to put this concern out of everyone's mind.

**gunner76** · 07-09-2014, 22:22

I have decide to build one and all I have left to purchase is the fence post. I wonder if I could paint it camo ? But then I might not be able to find it.

**olddog** · 07-09-2014, 23:02

gunner76, don't worry about finding it. When it's time it will be call out for you. An empty hammock is a sad hammock, they need to be fulfilled. Or at least filled. You could probably find it blindfolded.