My first hammock and a question

[lustreking]

Yesterday I hung in my first hammock. It's 11' of JoAnn's ripstop, the suspension is amsteel whoopie slings, and the adjustable ridgeline is 1.75 mm zing-it. It's currently set between 101 and 102 inches.

It seems that there's a lot of tension on the ridgeline, I'm talking guitar string tight. Is that right?

[Redoleary]

First off, congratulations! You may need to attach it higher in the tree (suspension) to get more angle on it. You may also try making the RL 109-110 " and see if that does anything for you? Hope that helps some.

[lustreking]

First off, congratulations! You may need to attach it higher in the tree (suspension) to get more angle on it. You may also try making the RL 109-110 " and see if that does anything for you? Hope that helps some.

Thanks!

I'll have to dig up a protractor to check my angles.

I chose the 102" ridge line length because the hammock length is around 10.25' after gathering the ends (the 11' was the raw fabric length). Should I still try to lengthen my ridge line?

[Redoleary]

You might be good with just adjusting the angle. Depending on how far apart the trees are you may need the straps 6 or 7 feet up in the tree.

[lustreking]

Thanks again, these trees are about 14' apart.