Originally Posted by
dejoha
Any tarp will work. I've used rectangular and hex tarps. It isn't so much the shape or size of the tarp but how you pitch the hammock suspension.
The trick isn't to get _exactly_ 30-degrees, as I've found it working on different angles (20°, 40°). I think it is more about setting an angle larger than 20 degrees to minimize the amount of stretch on the line that contributes to the sag.
Side tie-outs helps, but don't solve the problem of the tarp ridge line sagging down.
As you set the suspension of the hammock with the angle, let's say 25°, pull the tarp up the suspension enough that it is near-taut and so it pulls the hammock suspension closer together. I may have to illustrate this as I'm coming sort on how to describe it.
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