Another way to hang a hammock
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I have made a guide rope with 2 clips one tied to each end
The length is adjustable so once you have found the ideal 'dangle' you like on your hammock you can lock it off and the easily reproduce it in the future. This is a std catch 22 situation - you need to have set up the hammock once in a way you like to get the length but once you have it is easy to get the same setup every time
Step 4
Clip one end of the guide rope to one ring
now clip the other end to the other ring
Step 5
Repeating step 3 pull the loop through till the guide rope is horizontal and taught - your hammock will have the perfect sag at this point
This looks like the way a Hennessey hangs
be careful Mr Hennessey has a patent on this idea !!Simon
shewie looks like me and you went to the same hammock rigging class i hang my the same, started with the classic tubby mears setup, even fork out for the dvd f anyone wants a look at it, i use climbing tape for my hammock straps and found they could still be wet when getting an early dart in the morning, hence the idea of adding the crabs, i can now keep my hammock in a dry bag seperate form the wet tapes.
also i use the line across to hang my mosy net from, keeps it a good distance from your ac and alows me to pack it up with the hammock, simply slide it to one end if not needed (winter etc.) i just use a bit of 550 cord tied to the rings with a tarbuck knot to get the tension and a piece of elastic cord at the other end to give a bit of flex when moving about in the hammock.
also i use the line across to hang my mosy net from, keeps it a good distance from your ac and alows me to pack it up with the hammock, simply slide it to one end if not needed (winter etc.) i just use a bit of 550 cord tied to the rings with a tarbuck knot to get the tension and a piece of elastic cord at the other end to give a bit of flex when moving about in the hammock.
Well I thought I'd throw in my 50 pence worth and share my system with you. I liked the idea of the cinch buckle system too but was looking for something quicker and simpler and stumbled across the so-called 'tri-glide' method on hammockforums.net.
I'll qualify this immediately by saying I couldn't find these items for love nor money in the UK so unhappily had to import them from the US from a specialist hammock kit company called Jacks 'R' Better. Please also note I have no connection to DD Hammocks or Jacks 'R' Better - just a satisfied customer who'd like to share this method...
Here's the kit: 1 hammock and 2 lengths of webbing with loops in one end. You can see 1 of the tri-glides threaded on to a webbing strap - it looks like an old-fashioned shoe buckle:
You then run a webbing strap round a tree and thread the open end through the the tri-glide:
Here's a possibly clearer view:
The looped end is then quickly attached to a krab which is attached to the business end of the hammock:
Repeat for the other end and pull on the loose ends coming through the tri-glides to adjust the hang - job done. No knots needed and the simple friction on the tri-glide holds the webbing straps totally securely. Quickest and easiest hang method I've come across yet!
I'll qualify this immediately by saying I couldn't find these items for love nor money in the UK so unhappily had to import them from the US from a specialist hammock kit company called Jacks 'R' Better. Please also note I have no connection to DD Hammocks or Jacks 'R' Better - just a satisfied customer who'd like to share this method...
Here's the kit: 1 hammock and 2 lengths of webbing with loops in one end. You can see 1 of the tri-glides threaded on to a webbing strap - it looks like an old-fashioned shoe buckle:
You then run a webbing strap round a tree and thread the open end through the the tri-glide:
Here's a possibly clearer view:
The looped end is then quickly attached to a krab which is attached to the business end of the hammock:
Repeat for the other end and pull on the loose ends coming through the tri-glides to adjust the hang - job done. No knots needed and the simple friction on the tri-glide holds the webbing straps totally securely. Quickest and easiest hang method I've come across yet!
@GRaham: great idea! I always have to fiddle around with my Hennessy after the first lie-in....this could make set-up a lot faster.
@Javi: that looks good as well! Does it never glide, not even when you wiggle or bounce in your hammock (bouncing for testing, not for....er...other things with SWMBO )
Those cinch buckles look very similar to the buckles you see on safety harnesses for builders, is that correct?
@Javi: that looks good as well! Does it never glide, not even when you wiggle or bounce in your hammock (bouncing for testing, not for....er...other things with SWMBO
)Those cinch buckles look very similar to the buckles you see on safety harnesses for builders, is that correct?
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Guys , not trying to crash Graham's thread or method , just posting some links of some more ways to hang your hammock. Perhaps they will be of interest.
Grizzly Adams , a regular at hammockfourms.net , has posted 3 good videos on youtube , under the alias , ProfessorHammock , about various ways to hang your hammock. You may want to check them out .
The first video covers mostly hanging using straps , aka webbing :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f2Xts3Spsc
The second video , actually has two parts, that is it's actually two separate videos on the same subject. It covers mostly things to do with line and rings .
Part 2 ( about 10 minutes ) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPpndtQKWH4
Part 2 continued ( about 7 minutes ) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGRAnzEoXZI
Here is a link to the post at hammockfourms.net which started the recent thread about these videos :
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showpost.php?p=125499&postcount=1
Since internet links sometimes copy in odd ways , if the above links do not work try the links from the forum thread.
btw Graham , would I be correct in guessing that your userid is an Amateur Radio call sign ?
enjoy,
David
WO8W
Grizzly Adams , a regular at hammockfourms.net , has posted 3 good videos on youtube , under the alias , ProfessorHammock , about various ways to hang your hammock. You may want to check them out .
The first video covers mostly hanging using straps , aka webbing :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f2Xts3Spsc
The second video , actually has two parts, that is it's actually two separate videos on the same subject. It covers mostly things to do with line and rings .
Part 2 ( about 10 minutes ) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPpndtQKWH4
Part 2 continued ( about 7 minutes ) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGRAnzEoXZI
Here is a link to the post at hammockfourms.net which started the recent thread about these videos :
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showpost.php?p=125499&postcount=1
Since internet links sometimes copy in odd ways , if the above links do not work try the links from the forum thread.
btw Graham , would I be correct in guessing that your userid is an Amateur Radio call sign ?
enjoy,
David
WO8W
That's half the story for me - they work as drip lines by diverting any rain away from your hammock. But mostly they're just a convenient way to attach your suspension system to the hammock - especially if you're using webbing straps.
I did not get on well with tying the webbing I have. Ended up having to cut the knot off. Must be down to the type of webbing I used.
So I now use homemade sewn tree huggers (see below). Then for the adjustment have a short piece of climbing rope that is tied to the loop at the end of my hammock, passed through the loop on the tree-attached 'tree hugger. Pulled tight and then tied off in a bow round the loop at the end of the hammock.
Here you can see the detail, 1 end is sewn flat the other is gathered to form a neater hole to pass my rope through. The protecting sleeve is heavyduty parachute nylon.The webbing is off ebay, £20 for a 50m reel. Doubled over and stitched all the way along its length, just to be safe.
So I now use homemade sewn tree huggers (see below). Then for the adjustment have a short piece of climbing rope that is tied to the loop at the end of my hammock, passed through the loop on the tree-attached 'tree hugger. Pulled tight and then tied off in a bow round the loop at the end of the hammock.
Here you can see the detail, 1 end is sewn flat the other is gathered to form a neater hole to pass my rope through. The protecting sleeve is heavyduty parachute nylon.The webbing is off ebay, £20 for a 50m reel. Doubled over and stitched all the way along its length, just to be safe.
Some good reading in this thread but I have been wondering for a while now
S rings,. round rings Karabiners for attaching hammock to tapes are they actually necessary or just convenient/easier to use?
I have all options available but thinking weightwise I would do without if it was safe
Which my gut tells me it would be
What do folk think
Any disadvantages to going without
S rings,. round rings Karabiners for attaching hammock to tapes are they actually necessary or just convenient/easier to use?
I have all options available but thinking weightwise I would do without if it was safe
Which my gut tells me it would be
What do folk think
Any disadvantages to going without
I use krabs because it makes life easier I suppose. They act as drip rings and let me take down the hammock easier if I need the space.
If you did away with the Krabs you'd have to use a drip line, but I've found they don't work too well when you've got materials touching each other, like tapes and hammock nylon/silk.
Decent climbing krabs hardly weigh anything anyway so they win hands down for me.
I've used a hammock in summer when there was no chance of rain just by tying a bow line to the tree, I wouldn't trust that too many times though.
If you did away with the Krabs you'd have to use a drip line, but I've found they don't work too well when you've got materials touching each other, like tapes and hammock nylon/silk.
Decent climbing krabs hardly weigh anything anyway so they win hands down for me.
I've used a hammock in summer when there was no chance of rain just by tying a bow line to the tree, I wouldn't trust that too many times though.
i like to use some larger climbing slings to wrap around tree trunks, i find once under tension they dont slip and with my weight i know they are safe from breaking
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