Originally Posted by
cougarmeat
Do you ever have any trouble with the single pole sliding forward. Seems like it wants some kind of “stop” on the hammock side of the pole. I’m sure natural ground would be fine but I was recently at a popular park and the site ground was so compacted it felt like asphalt/concrete. In that case, the pole might have more a tendency to skid rather than dig in. LowTech’s photo above shows it pretty vertical but there’s quite an angle in the first photo of this thread.