Another version of the Aluminum Surplus Military Pole Stand

[Stovemandan]

And your point is...?

We're still waiting on your video of free standing tripods without a ridgepole supporting a fully weighted hammock.

Be patient my friend....spring will be here soon and you will see the ridge-less stand appear. And don't get so uptight about this whole thing...lighten up

[gmcttr]

...I will start to play around with fiber glass poles, ridge pole, etc.... Will try to make a nice, turtle way, solution and hopefully bring the weight down to under the 5 kg (± 11 lbs).

A challenging project! ;-)

Here's a link to one of the more compact turtlelady stands, but the maker states it's still around 25 lbs. It may give you additional ideas.

[Yojimbo]

I made a variation of the Turtlelady stand using 5' (152 cm) broom handles and fence pole. Weighs about 12 pounds (5.5 kg) the main drawback would be it doesn't break down any shorter. It fits into my kite bag. There are photos in the Turtlelady thread. I will try and add a link. I made this for my son, but it was big enough for me at 225 pounds(102 kg).
Link: https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...lelady&page=65 start with post 641 thru 668

[jw.kooijmans]

Hi gmcttr and Yojimbo: thanks for the info and the links! I sure will check it!

[perchancetodream]

Be patient my friend....spring will be here soon and you will see the ridge-less stand appear.

Trees will work pretty good. Nobody said the stand has to be portable!

[Stovemandan]

Trees will work pretty good. Nobody said the stand has to be portable!

Yes, trees are the best.

My wife and I car camp many times throughout the year at state and county campgrounds here in the Midwest. 99% of the time there is a 3' wide poison ivy edging that lines the entire camping area. Vines up the sides of the trees like you wouldn't believe. I need an alternative and so do others.

There are trees in the campground but rarely are they close enough together for a hammock. Most of the time I'll be able to get by with one tripod and one tree.

I will start a new thread describing my set-up once the video and photos are complete. We usually start camping 1st week of April down in Southern Illinois.

I started acquiring materials in the summer of last year. I have what is needed and all I have to do is pack-em up and take off.

This thread has been very helpful. A big thank you to all that have contributed.

[Chadx]

Got my poles orders at the beginning of the week and they are in transit. I ordered 32 of them since this will be for two of us. Might occasionally setup with only three tripods for the two hammocks, but nice to have four tripods for most occasions, not only to have more flexibility in where we setup but I theorize that sharing a tripod allows motion from one person to transmit to the other person. Maybe someone that has used a three tripod setup (for two hammocks) can comment.

Anyway, I'll be doing a Solus stand and so need to source the appropriate aluminum plates. Going to get my snap buttons ordered, too.

[f k]

If anyone is interested i picked up some of these. Seems to be a good price especially with shipping.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321352964488

[dirtwheels]

Has anyone made one of these out of fiberglass? I googled military surplus poles and found these for $34 for 16 - 4' segments.

http://www.ham4less.com/index.php/52...s-16-pack.html

From the site:

These poles are great for wire-antenna applications, and can be used as a permanent or temporary solution for your base station, field day exercises, camping experiences, QRP applications, etc. These can be used as a mast for VHF/UHF installations, whether temporary or permanent. Guide rings are available for these poles and should be used for heights over twenty-five (25) feet. See our other ads under Antennas Accessories for the guide rings.
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Originally, these military surplus poles were used for elevating camouflage netting over encampments and artillary. Very well made, and weigh 2 lbs 4 oz each. These are not to be confused with the flimsy fiberglass poles sold elsewhere. These are grade #1.

and here for $45

http://www.ebay.com/itm/16-Fiberglas...3D321352964488

specs:

Each pole is 4 FT (48") long, except that 3.5"
is lost at each insertion into the preceding pole.
Typical ID is 1.56". OD is 1.78". Wall Thick .11"

Each pole is about .15 lb.s heavier, you would have to protect the foot ends but it seems that they would work as far as loading requirements.

What say you?
Will they work well?
What are the pros and cons vs. aluminum. Corrosion would be eliminated as a issue. One question is how will the ridge pole work ribbed aluminum vs smooth fiberglass.

[hppyfngy]

Search this thread for fiberglass poles...