Eco-system hammock setup ?

[Shewie]

A question for those of you who setup using Rays eco-system method....

In his video Ray says you must tie your hammock to the tree above the tarp ridgeline and utility line, why is that ?

It`s something I`ve always done but I don`t for the life of me know why.

I can`t see any obvious advantages over other methods, I sometimes use the shoelace bow or reef knot tied tightly at about waiste height, and I can`t see why this is any worse than Rays method.


just curious

 

[Bimble]

I would say that Ray says stuff that is just how he does it. I doubt there is a reason. I use a DD hammock and tie it taught below the ridge line of a tarp. I find you need to keep hammocks flat and sleep on a diagonal. That way you’re not bent and I sleep better. As long as you have a drip ring/wrap/cord in the tarp line I doubt it makes much difference.

It would be no fun if we were all the same.......

 

[Hammock_man]

I have always put my tarp ridge line as high as I can reach ( I am 5'8") to give me a bit of head room under the tarp. The hammock I have low and tight as I prefer it flat to u shaped. ( Sometimes end up with my ar** 12 inchs from the ground still, 90 kg does tend to cause a droop!!) I also use the DD tree huggers and have never had a hammock slip on me.

Could it be that the tarp line would stop the hammock slipping too much / too soon? Almost as a safety net?

 

[Shewie]

I`m thinking now that it might be so he can tie the mossie net ridgeline horizontal and still give himself some headroom inside ??

 

[verloc]

I`m thinking now that it might be so he can tie the mossie net ridgeline horizontal and still give himself some headroom inside ??

yeah that would make sense now that you mention it, always tie mine lower and hammock taught.