Improvised drip line

[sachapost]

Quickie question.

I fashioned a drip line for my DD Frontline hammock this morning using some spare things I had lying around, stainless steel hooks and some 6mm sailing rope, in the hope I don't have to buy new carabiners for this purpose. I passed a loop of cord through the channel, connected it to the hook using a larks head and used another larks head on the hammock end and tied the two ends off with an overhand knot. I wondered if my thinking was right and this'll hold and be safe and be effective as a drip line when using the stock webbing to tie off to the tree?

This is a wonderful forum by the way, I'm learning loads

 

[copper_head]

Should work just fine. Just make sure your tarp extends over the S hook.

 

[Hammock_man]

I would still stick a bit of string dangling down as well. Give the water every chance to drop down (it rarely tracks up!)

 

[sachapost]

Thanks Gave it a go last night, one of the first summer nights here in the Netherlands, no rain but put up an extra bit of string up as you suggested. Slept safe and sound

 

[Hammock_man]

Good to hear it. Just re-read your opening post, if you are relying on the s hook to act as a rain break, I would up upgrade my idea to a rule. Don't chance water tracking in for the sake of 20cm of paracord.

 

[sachapost]

Will do, thanks for the advice. Would you tie the piece string onto the s hook or on the webbing? Or as a last resort in between the s hook and the hammock?

 

[paulnb57]

My feeling would be to put the string just before the hook and make sure the tarp covers the hook.....the rain/runoff goes down the suspension and drips before getting to the hammock and the hook is third defence...
1 Tarp
2 Drip string
3 Hook

Paul

 

[Hammock_man]

water pools at edge of web/ hook interface, string causes it to move down and fall to ground. Little bit that does make it onto the s hook beads and dops off that. ..... Dry hammock results. Nothing to stop you having some half way down the webbing, before the s hook and on it as well. Its just a bit of string after all.

Once got ready for a walk from the camp site. Changed my mind on taking jacket and left it resting on tree huggers. While out the clouds opened as we passed a pub. Had two pints while rain stopped and walked back in sun shine while all around was cool. Got back thinking it had been a fine day.....Jacket must have held 10 liters of water. Had it been just a just a bit farther down on the tree huggers and crossed over the 'biner , most of that would have been in my hammock.

 

[sachapost]

Oh my, it's surprising how much water actually manages to seep down on the webbing. In a pinch you could actually put a container beneath the drip line, make use of rain one way or another Thanks for the advice, definitely adding a string or two before the hook then!