I was picturing it being tied tight to the hammock support lines. I could see disaster happening if you tied it really tight and then got in your hammock.
Not that I would know anything about that or anything.
I was picturing it being tied tight to the hammock support lines. I could see disaster happening if you tied it really tight and then got in your hammock.
Not that I would know anything about that or anything.
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What about the side tie outs for the tarp? If you pull the tarp down from the top wouldn't it cause slack in the sides?
i think this will work.Originally Posted by rpettit
tarp tied to huggers or ring binders or biners or even the hammock susp. line - but out near the ends.
then with a second line (or tensioner) pull the tarp down to the hammock susp. line.
use tensioners on the ground stakes anyways... as they take up the slack when it rains and snugs things up during stretch.
I'm liking this and will try it out next time I get my gear out, this weekend I hope.
I have a brand spanking new HH hex tarp that came along with the netless Safari that I knew I didn't need (but I needed that tarp. ha!) It needs to be hung.
Grizz
Hey Grizz,
If you try this, can you take a pic so that we challenged folks will be able to see
this in picture form :^)
Thanks,
Michael
Ok. I can see it better now that the original picture is not in black with red lettering like it was. White with blue lettering makes it much easier to see and read.
"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." - Mark Twain
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs
sure. I'm a shutterbug.
Grizz
this weekend for me too.
i'll have the stock Asym tarp.
compare and contrast.
think I'm going to try it out tonight or tomorrow using the stock HH tarp. i'll post pics.this weekend for me too.
i'll have the stock Asym tarp.
compare and contrast.
If I understand you correctly, I've done some thing very close to that before. If you use prussiks on the hammock supports, you'll run into the same issue as the HH style - the attachment points actually get closer together as you weight the hammock, and the tarp sags. So you have to use an attachment that slides...I used minibiners from the tarp grommet to the hammock support. It worked ok...kept the tarp close to the hammock at that end (I only did one end that way).
This method also causes the top of the tarp to get closer to the ground as you weight the hammock. I used tensioners on the side tie-outs, and they took up enough slack that the tarp stayed taut.
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