Identifying head/foot end or entrance to hammock before hanging

[souperjen24]

I have a WBB with the built-in bug net that I always leave on. I noticed that when I first started using it, I would have a hard time telling which end was the foot/head end, and also which side the entrance was on. I would hang the hammock up, only to realize my entrance was facing the way I didn't want it to. In order to help myself know which end was the foot or head end, I made little markings on my stuff sack, so I'll be able to identify each end before I hang. I did that the last time I came home from a trip about a month ago. I'm going to set up some stuff tonight and see if that solves my problem. I'm sure it will : )

Just wondering what other people do, if anything, to help them identify the head/foot end of their hammock so it's hung up the way they want the first time?

[Caminante]

I use different colored Amsteel for my CL's.

[Brooklyn]

I use different colored Amsteel for my CL's.

Ditto

[Just Bill]

I use different colored Amsteel for my CL's.

I use red at the head and blue at the foot end. We used to do something similar with gear when I was a kid in scouts and with climbing gear to keep it stupid simple.
This is sexist for sure, and maybe a bit adolescent, but it makes it super simple for me to remember no matter how tired I am or how dark it is outside:

"Red Heads cause Blue Balls"

Sorry in advance for any who are offended... but it's now impossible for you to forget the "red head system"

[OneClick]

Different color carabiners. Green for foot (grass) and blue for head (sky) makes it easy to remember.

[weaver2469]

I use red at the head and blue at the foot end. We used to do something similar with gear when I was a kid in scouts and with climbing gear to keep it stupid simple.
This is sexist for sure, and maybe a bit adolescent, but it makes it super simple for me to remember no matter how tired I am or how dark it is outside:

"Red Heads cause Blue Balls"

Sorry in advance for any who are offended... but it's now impossible for you to forget the "red head system"

I do the same, but with a different rhyme. Red for the head, blue for the shoe. (a little more family friendly). On my hammock that uses cinch buckles with just plain grey amsteel on both ends, I tied a small loop of fluorescent cord on the drawstring of my double ended stuff sack on the head end. Pretty easy.

[souperjen24]

I use different colored Amsteel for my CL's.

What exactly does CL stand for?

Using different colors is a great idea!

[souperjen24]

On my hammock that uses cinch buckles with just plain grey amsteel on both ends, I tied a small loop of fluorescent cord on the drawstring of my double ended stuff sack on the head end. Pretty easy.

I like that idea too - would be easier to see in the dark.

[Rouskof]

Just leave only the head end bit of suspension emerging out of the sack everytime you pack the hammock.

[Overland]

I put a cable tie on the head end CL