Bear Mountain Bridge Hammock Review (Pic Heavy)

[mountainm]

Good advice but for the non Hammock Forum members here...
GE = Gathered End
BH = Bridge Hammock

Luckily the DD Hammocks have taped sides so you're golden. On the Catenary cuts for the sides, they sure help getting in and giving a flat lay but if you just want to try the concept out on a DD then go ahead, just be aware that the lay won't be as good as a true bridge hammock.

You sound like you've tried it?

 

[Col_M]

You sound like you've tried it?

No, I'm just going on experience of owning a DD Frontline and JRB Bear Mountain BH, the bit about the catenary cut sides I read on Hammock Forums (they don't even need to be a pure catenary apparently, you can pretty much use any curve as long as it's smooth)

 

[PDA1]

Apologies for using unexplained acronyms. Discussed this with an engineer friend who stated that if a bridge hammock is analogous to a suspension bridge, then the curve would be parabolic, not catenary. However, the weight distribution of a body in a hammock is so uneven, that the exact curve probably doesn't matter, but that a deeper curve will be more stable and reduce strain on the tapes.