Finally! Lots of tweaking!
But at least I am hanging- at least with my 10 ft Claytor No Net- in fine style. At long last not contacting any pole! One down, other hammocks and bridge hammocks to go.
However, it has been a wild and woolly morning, maybe no one caught any of it on video, my wife says she did not witness any of the repeated humiliations. I was convinced I needed longer then 8'3" bars. But, last night I had an idea after repeatedly staring at several other folks set ups. But it dawned on me last night that most of them were a good bit wider at the base than I have been. And most of them seemed to have the hammock a good bit closer to the head end apex than I did, using less suspension. So it occurred to me to widen it way out, then attach the hammock closer to the head end apex, then adjust the foot end so that the hammock sag was correct(no RL on this hammock), then narrow the base the minimum amount to have adequate sit height.
So I had errands this morning, but was anxious to get home and give it a try. So I did, and sat down. Looking good so far! I lay back, and the stands feet scooted towards the foot end tether and my back is on the ground! I even missed my cushions, since the stand rotated some as it scooted towards the foot end. But, no bruises because it let me down gentle, didn't even taco, as soon as my back touched the ground it stopped moving. I'm thinking what the heck, I never heard of that one. Keep in mind, I had no stability problems on previous attempts, the only problem was bar contact. So what was different?
AHA! I did not use the counterweight! Added the counterweight, adjusted every thing and gently got back in. All seems cool. Went to lay down, the stand's feet scoot on my patio surface towards the tree, and I am once again on my back. Bloody heck, what's happening? There is a black streak on my patio where one of the rubber feet burned rubber!
Looking at the feet, I see that on the right side, where the burned rubber tracks are, the rope I have running thru eye bolts and lashed around the feet is looking pretty loose, maybe allowing too much distance between the poles at the ground. So I replace with a biner thru the eye bolts. The other side looks OK. At some point, I notice that the rope running from foot end to tree is at an angle. It is not lined up straight with the RL. So I move some furniture allowing me to get at a better angle. I hop in and lay back, BOOM! All feels vary stable, and I have plenty of clearance from the bars on head end and foot end. YAY!
Still, one problem remains: it seems that my patio is a very low friction surface. If I bounce around in there or turn to my side, it still wants to slip towards the foot anchor/tree. I must be very careful to, of all things, not have too much weight towards the HEAD end! The opposite of the normal worry. This is probably why I had zero issues when just sitting, even bouncing around. Because all of the weight was close to the center line. But shift that weight too much towards the head end, and those feet want to scoot, slipping on my patio, towards the foot end. I have considered a tether from the feet to a head end anchor, but if my weight is balanced correctly no issues. I have wondered if the angle of my rope to the foot of the tree 35 ft away is contributing to the feet slipping? https://www.hammockforums.net/galler...1765_thumb.jpg
No more head banging on the bars, yay! https://www.hammockforums.net/galler...1763_thumb.jpg
Lots of room on my side: https://www.hammockforums.net/galler...1764_thumb.jpg
Feet are in the clear: https://www.hammockforums.net/galler...1761_thumb.jpg
Now to try some other hammocks, including a WBRR and HT90, Oh my!