I'm wondering about views on doing a CRL a bit differently than what is out there commercially. I've been using this approach for the past few years: http://shop.whoopieslings.com/Single...-Line-TRL1.htm
Moving forward, I like the Dutch CRL http://dutchwaregear.com/continuous-ridgeline.html in most ways. The exception is the end with the Dutch hook. It seems to me that this makes it impossible to set up the tarp such that the hammock suspension falls within the "V" of the tarp ridgeline, which I feel is the optimal approach. The knot bone in my current CRL works differently in this respect, allowing me to create the "V."
On the other hand, I often hang where there are large diameter trees, and often decent distances between them, meaning with 30' of ridgeline I can't always do that suspension-within-the-V method due to lack of line.
So, I'm thinking I'd want two things:
(1) More ridgeline -- maybe 35-40' -- just to be safe. Zing-it doesn't weigh so much that another 5-10 feet will kill me.
(2) Rather than a tarp fly on one end and a wasp on the other end -- with the tarp held to the ridgeline by prussicks and mini-biners or TATO tarp connectors -- I'd combine either a stinger (replacing the tarp fly) with a wasp (stinger allowing me to connect one end directly to tarp D-ring) or two wasps.
But, I'm guessing (2) isn't optimal for some reason, or this would be a standard option.
Anyone have suggestions for what I'm missing, what other options I'd prefer, or whether I should use stinger/wasp vs. wasp/wasp?
Oh, last points:
(a) I'm not a DIY guy, so I'll likely end up asking for something to be put together custom from Dutch or otherwise. In my experience, when I D-I-Y, I later also have to B-U-Y.
(b) I definitely prefer a CRL vs. lines from each end.
(c) Yup, I saw the recent Shug tarp videos... :-)
Thanks for your thoughts!
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