Hi. I'm planning to make my own hammock as part of a lightweight tarp & hammock set up and I was hoping that someone can help me out with the design.
Two whoopies and a hammock ridge line seems to be a common way to hang.
What I'd like to do is make the whoopies & ridge line all in one ie adjustable loops at either end of one long cord. The hammock would hang off this on prusik knots.
The advantage of this over a fixed ridge line is that I can adjust the sag quickly and easily. I'm new to dangling and on my first few trips I'll need to figure out what's most comfortable.
I'm also planning a 3.45m hammock which will be a tight fit under a DD 3x3 tarp (should sag to 2.7/2.8m I think). Being able to shorten the ridge line on the fly could help fit under some types of tarp pitches.
Two whoopies and a hammock ridge line seems to be a common way to hang.
What I'd like to do is make the whoopies & ridge line all in one ie adjustable loops at either end of one long cord. The hammock would hang off this on prusik knots.
The advantage of this over a fixed ridge line is that I can adjust the sag quickly and easily. I'm new to dangling and on my first few trips I'll need to figure out what's most comfortable.
I'm also planning a 3.45m hammock which will be a tight fit under a DD 3x3 tarp (should sag to 2.7/2.8m I think). Being able to shorten the ridge line on the fly could help fit under some types of tarp pitches.
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