I looked through most of the 19 pages of this thread but didn't see a clear answer ...
How well does this blueprint work with an 11' hammock?
I looked through most of the 19 pages of this thread but didn't see a clear answer ...
How well does this blueprint work with an 11' hammock?
Trim the hammock. Save weight.Originally Posted by tjayblues
Adding one foot to each of the four long 2x4 should answer any of your concerns. All shorter boards, attachments and drill holes can installed the same if measured from the ends with pivot points.
H4x
SM TR49, SR-875 "A boy learns integrity through his eyes, ears and hands."
"You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to." Bilbo Baggins, as quoted by Frodo The Fellowship of the Ring
Ha! I made the base 7 feet rather than 6 and all seems to work fineTrim the hammock. Save weight.
Adding one foot to each of the four long 2x4 should answer any of your concerns. All shorter boards, attachments and drill holes can installed the same if measured from the ends with pivot points.
My effort ....
I made the base 7 feet to accommodate an 11' hammock more easily and it works well! Thats a WB Superfly (11') and it fits perfectly. Given that I extended the base 1 foot and this fit is so tight, I would bet the 6' base is a VERY tight fit for a tarp with 11' ridgeline.
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Looks real nice!
H4x
SM TR49, SR-875 "A boy learns integrity through his eyes, ears and hands."
"You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to." Bilbo Baggins, as quoted by Frodo The Fellowship of the Ring
I made mine exactly as drawn up in the plans done by SinisterMinister, and it fits an 11' just fine.. that being said, if I did it again, I'd do it longer
Spent last night reading all the Thread. I thing this is the way to go. Thanks TrailH4x for the sharing of this idea and the others for there input.
I have all the wood laying around so I mite as well build one.
Just thought I'd check in as I've been using this stand every night for the past 2 years. I built it with previously used wood and made it a little bit smaller to fit better in the room. I have a HH explorer and weigh almost 300 lbs and have had no issues except the old 2x4's made it lean a little to the left which I still haven't bothered to fix (it seems to be fine but that is it's biggest weak point) and one time one of the support bolts loosened and caused it to lean even more, but I tightened it up and it was fine again.
So from my experience, if you use new wood and weigh under 300 lbs, it should last forever.
I built this over the weekend and added 1' to the bottom support to accommodate my new 11’ Argon hammock I ordered from Dutch.
You can see I didn’t put thru bolts in the upright supports but rather notched out as TrailH4x did with a 3/8” deep teardrop notch.
My reasoning is that I like a separate Whoopie sling ridgeline for my tarp and that also keeps the stands uprights looked into the teardrop notch.
I wanted a easy to break down option so I just made the bottom two supports lock in with two 45 degree 2”x 4” blocks screwed on each side using left over scrap wood from project. They come off easily yet they are tight and keep the stand from swaying.
I plan on occasionally using this stand for local car camping up here in north GA,
If my wife doesn’t take claim of it on the back deck.
Attachment 99581
Nice work. I've been mulling over a hinged block design thet would "pinch" the stand "in" when weight was applied. Haven't put it into action yet. Thanks for sharing.I built this over the weekend and added 1' to the bottom support to accommodate my new 11’ Argon hammock I ordered from Dutch.
You can see I didn’t put thru bolts in the upright supports but rather notched out as TrailH4x did with a 3/8” deep teardrop notch.
My reasoning is that I like a separate Whoopie sling ridgeline for my tarp and that also keeps the stands uprights looked into the teardrop notch.
I wanted a easy to break down option so I just made the bottom two supports lock in with two 45 degree 2”x 4” blocks screwed on each side using left over scrap wood from project. They come off easily yet they are tight and keep the stand from swaying.
I plan on occasionally using this stand for local car camping up here in north GA,
If my wife doesn’t take claim of it on the back deck.
Attachment 99581
H4x
SM TR49, SR-875 "A boy learns integrity through his eyes, ears and hands."
"You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no telling where you might be swept off to." Bilbo Baggins, as quoted by Frodo The Fellowship of the Ring
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