Noob question, I've read on hear that most people use trees that are 15-20' apart ideally. Can you hang farther if you have enough cord? Say 30 feet?
Does it become a stability issue at some point?
What's the best cord to hang from, Spectra? Dyneema? 1/4" diameter?
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A thirty foot span would require you to be over a ditch or tie off with a step ladder. The suspension lines want to be at a 30* (or so) angle from horizontal. It can be done but would be quite cumbersome IMO
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I have hung pretty far apart ..... up to 25'.
You just need to hang your tree hugger up the tree as far as you can reach.
cord? .... I had spectra snap once. It was thin though.
Webbing is real strong.
Amsteel too.
You may have to hang .... egress .... tighten .... repeat a couple of times.
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I think the reason people only hang about 15' apart is that you would have to climb the trees to get your straps to hang at a 30 degree angle to your hammock. That angle makes all the difference in comfort. If you pack a ladder then you could probably go for it.
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Great, thanks guys. What about cord size? is 1/4" what most people use?
There's cord, and then, there's cord.Originally Posted by sotaram
You want something with nearly zero stretch, and a working load limit that gives plenty of reserve. I use 1/8" Amsteel, available from several vendors here on HF.
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I usually use trees at least 21 feet apart.
If you want to go really long, you need a pole in between. That is the span where the hammock hangs is between the pole and one support; that distance is say ~20 feet. In my experiments, as long as the tie off on the treeswas higher than the pole, the system was be reasonably stable. I got that idea from someone, maybe Risk?
There may be an occasion were one of the only trees close enough is to small & flexible (maybe a Rhododendron), but there is a larger tree several more feet away from the small tree.
I have used the small tree as a support, similar to the pole support that was suggested, & tied the small tree to the big tree that was to far away or not in line w/ were I wanted my hammock to hang. Works fine.
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When I saw the thread topic I thought a lot of W. VA and TN people be chimming in.
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