So your tarp is pretty low and tight to your hammock?Originally Posted by Hawkwind
So your tarp is pretty low and tight to your hammock?
To become Old and Wise, First be Young and Foolish.
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Yes, I tend to use one of my trekking poles to lift one side for 'air' on warmer nights. Being in New England it is not uncommon to have rain, wind, or heavy dew form at higher elevations sometime during the night. Only in the middle of the heat of summer do I even consider raising the tarp. Did that a few times and didn't like that it was 'beyond' quick reach if a wind came up.
What I tend to do now on really hot nights is set everything up and then flip one side of my tarp over with a spike tied on so that if the wind picks up at night I can quickly reach out the bug netting pull the tarp back over me and push the spike into the ground.
I have stock hooks on the hammock that I catch the ridgeline with and I often hang a lot of my stuff on my ridgeline as well...so that draws it down to stay fairly snug over my hammock.
You should post some pics next hang! Sounds like a good way to control the tarp!
To become Old and Wise, First be Young and Foolish.
"A man who will not read, has no advantage over a man who cannot read." - Attr. Mark Twain
Will do! I just do not like to get out of my hammock at night unless I absolutely must. So anything that makes it easier for me to reach out through my bug netting is what I'm working towards!
I'm diggin' that hollowed out paracord idea; I fed two lengths onto my continuous ridgeline. It may not be as bombproof as using webbing, but it certainly increased the effective diameter of the cord.
If I notice any damage after this change, I'll re-evaluate.
Keep us posted!
To become Old and Wise, First be Young and Foolish.
"A man who will not read, has no advantage over a man who cannot read." - Attr. Mark Twain
I haven't seen anywhere where folks are using tree savers for tarp ridgelines... I would suspect that tarp ridelines would cause some damage to the bark from the tarps taking a beating during rain or windy situations ( i.e. there has to be some rubbing/pulling from the line flexing with the tarp ). I know I saw in the Florida State Parks thread it said the hammock and tarp must be suspended from the same tree saver but what is everybody else's thoughts on the matter ?
Thanks in advance
So I actually found this post via google.
I was considering a day hike with just my tarp.
Practice taking it up and down since I keep mine mostly deployed on my deck.
The thought occurred to me that I might get questioned about the ridgeline.
I have not seen many pics of folks using tree savers with their tarp ridgelines.
I know this post is old but I was wandering if this is a legitimate concern.
"...in Florida, she felt air conditioning for the first time, and it was cold and unnatural upon her skin."
I think most have come to the conclusion that there's not enough forces on the ridgeline to cause concern with a tarp
you're just essentially suspending the weight of the cordage, and the tarp.
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