"Handy Hammock" - Hammock, no trees

[mountainm]

Check this out
http://www.handyhammocks.co.uk/

I saw them for sale and in a camping mag ages ago and now I have a hammock and am interested I can't track them down

Some dyneema, some tentpegs and some aircraft grade aluminium make a portable hammocking solution that doesn't need trees. But like I said - I think the guys gone bust because I can't seem to get hold of him. I just want to purchase the stands really

There's a youtube vid showing one in use:
http://www.handyhammocks.co.uk/

Anyone know anything?

Cheers

Mike

 

[mountainm]

Found more:

http://www.holidaytarifa.com/hammoc...t_portable_free_standing_camping_hammock.html

But I wouldn't trust the url to buy from.... and I only want the stand - wondering if I could make one?

 

[Shambling Shaman]

looks interesting, I have pitched mine on the floor with walking poles like a bivi tent.

Just read this bit...2 model types, sand or grass?
so what one would you opt for?

 

[Shewie]

I saw a guy in France setup a hammock with two lengths of scaff bar and some huge pegs.

Excuse the naff drawing but something like this .....

 

[mountainm]

Edit post still broken, here's the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neIhWG4TLf4

 

[mountainm]

Watch the vid - the dyneema is rigged in an odd way around the aluminium struts.

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Edit post still broken, here's the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neIhWG4TLf4

Impressed she got it up, as she cant get her trousers to stay up

 

[mountainm]

Just read this bit...2 model types, sand or grass?
so what one would you opt for?

I think the only difference is in the pegging - I'm guessing the sand one uses the longs pins (as per the vid) and the grass ones will have summut a bit more ordinary. By my reckoning the dyneema is rigged in a way to transfer the forces straight down the strut where it's strongest- thus preventing it bending.

M

 

[Teepee]

I've seen a few no-tree systems, but the dyneema reinforced struts are clever. Im thinking that walking poles could be reinforced like this quite easily.

 

[Partickpebbles]

Found more:

http://www.holidaytarifa.com/hammoc...t_portable_free_standing_camping_hammock.html

But I wouldn't trust the url to buy from.... and I only want the stand - wondering if I could make one?

Like that!!

 

[mountainm]

I've managed to track down the inventor and I'm trying to organise a trial - wonder what the interest would be on a group buy for these babies?

 

[Partickpebbles]

I've managed to track down the inventor and I'm trying to organise a trial - wonder what the interest would be on a group buy for these babies?

Think so....

 

[nitrambur]

I don't get what the cordage round the poles and the triangular bit in the middle are for, can anyone enlighten me?

 

[mountainm]

The cord is dyneema. I'm guessing it transfers the load directly down the strut preventing the strut from buckling as its resistance to compression will be very high.

 

[nitrambur]

But surely it would only prevent bending if you're trying to bend opposite, or nearly opposite, one of the strands, if you were to bend it with one of the strands facing you there's nothing to pull against

 

[mountainm]

Hopefully I can get hold of some and test them - then I can write a review.

 

[Highbinder]

But surely it would only prevent bending if you're trying to bend opposite, or nearly opposite, one of the strands, if you were to bend it with one of the strands facing you there's nothing to pull against

If I have this right one of the other variations I've seen over on hammockforums (the bamboo one) has in effect, a ridgeline pole that ran between the two supports and the hammock suspension was hung from that which meant the force was applied evenly and directly downwards onto the supports

 

[Teepee]

To get 2 of those struts pre-made would be awesome. Mountain top hangs now seem much closer to being practical.

 

[mountainm]

To get 2 of those struts pre-made would be awesome. Mountain top hangs now seem much closer to being practical.

What height strut would be ideal?

 

[Teepee]

For me it has to be at least 1400mm, 1500-1600mm being ideal.