Thought I'd play around with setting up with out trees since, as you all know, that's the first question out of anyones mouth. I rigged up a bi-pod out of some broom handle-ish poles and anchored to the base of a small tree/bush. That worked out amazingly well. I didn't even have to tune it like I thought I would. Just lashed them together and set it up. So that's minus one tree.
I figure 50% isn't a good stopping place, so I attempt to hang one end from the bi-pod and attempt to hang the other end from a single post being held upright by guying and staking.
After fashioning some stakes out of sticks with the hatchet. I set it up with two stakes to the sides of the upright and one stake behind it. I didn't expect it to hold, but I gave it a shot anyway. The stake pulled right out....and since it didn't even try to hold, I backed it up with three more, and put one stake in front of the upright for good measure.
As I was looking at the pics getting ready to post them I noticed how far from the hammock my supports were. That's why I'm practically on the ground in the 3 and 4 pics,and it increased the inward pull significantly. This pulls the supports toward you rather than pushing down on them. I was for some reason thinking about how far trees would be. I know better. So anyway. I ran back out and moved things closer and it works much better, but the battery in my wifes camera died and I don't know where she's hiding the power cord.
move the hammock all the way to the single upright and the bi-pod all the way to the hammock.in your head.
I'm embarrassed now to show these, but they're what I have. So for the furtherance of knowledge....MOVE THE SUPPORTS CLOSE TO THE HAMMOCK.
Now to figure out how to rig the tarp.....
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