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Another vote for the slippery tautline. I don't always bother to untie mine either, just hank the cord with the loop intact.

Hi Dylan,

The OP described his 'system' and asked for feedback. Some of the responses, mine included, thought that it was over complicated and said so. Straightforward, honest feedback. Where's...

Sounds like someone has spent a lot of time thinking up a solution to a problem that didn't exist. Still, each to his own. As you say, it is simply fun to play with gear and tweak systems.

Hi Cosmic,

I don't know the Klemheist myself, but you could possibly find pictures of the Penberthy prussic on a UK site called outdooridiots. Oh, and if I recall correctly, they describe the...

Just use the Penberthy prussic. One of its noteworthy features is that it works just as well on lines of the same diameter as it does on lines of greater diameter.

Hi Thexuprising,

It's not essential that the loops are sewn into the straps, you can just tie a simple overhand knot. Granted, they don't look quite as neat, but they do work and they are a lot...

Thank you all for the clarification.

I think my general line of thinking was OK all along, just that some of the posters could do with shortening their ridgelines by the sound of things, just to...

Hi guys, perhaps you could clear up a little confusion for me? Obviously this whole thread is talking about adjusting the hang of the hammock. The last 2 posts in particular mention hanging "higher...

About 6 - 8 months ago I was woken up in the small hours by a tree dropping a limb. It was a massive thud, but what I remember more was not the noise but the feel of it. I was hanging about 100...

Sorry for the late arrival, but I've only just noticed this thread. I'm in Mudgee in NSW. I've been hammocking, (nearly typed "swinging" :eek:) for about 5 years now.

Just to answer Pazza's...

Hi NickJ,

I'd stick with the continuous ridgeline and the ability to adjust the position of the tarp using prussics. For the sake of just a few grams extra weight, it's a far more flexible set...

I'd go with the KISS principle: Cut the hook off with a kitchen knife. Use matches or a lighter to to melt the ends & prevent fraying. Tie an overhand knot.

There you have it - a strap with a...

Watch out for rain tracking down the line/strap into the hammock.

What Knotty said x 2, with one exception: I haven't tried Hennessy's own version of the side zip model, my experience is based on an HH with the 2QZQ mod.

Personally I just tie mine up, but if you are intent on using some form of gizmo to keep your lines tidy, why not just use elastic bands?

Much cheaper and lighter than a Curvyman and multipurpose...

"Could you expand on this idea."

I'll try: Usually when you tie this knot, you'll start with a small loop in one end of the penberthy line, wrap the penberthy around the main line several times...

Hi TeeDee,

I've been using the Penberthy for a few years now, mainly on my tarp setups, and I can happily report that I've had no slippage issues even in wet/windy weather. (I tend to use 7 turns...

I agree Angrysparrow.

I was just trying to illustrate for some of the new guys that it's not the end of the world if you do find yourself with no sewn loops/damaged sewn loops at the end of your...

Just my thoughts on this thread:

First off, I agree with everything that Angrysparrow has said regarding a sewn loop at each end. However, just suppose you did find yourself with a damaged sewn...

Why don't you try an undercover & quilt? That works for me.:D

Thanks for all the info guys. I'm just going to trust your experiences in this.

Frawg: I won't be able to post pictures, I don't have the equipment.

I'm hearing what you say. Perhaps I should just trust the experiences of yourself and others, rather than trying to work out the 'whys and wherefores' of the process.

As for your suggested...

Thanks Frawg, you are of course 100% correct, (unless someone out there levitates their hammock using some kind of magnetic forcefield?)

What I was trying to convey is that many people's set ups,...

Frawg:
I'm using 4mm lines rather than straps, and you're quite right, my current system does work well even in heavy rain. I didn't really want to go through the hassle of changing my suspension...

Anybody at all have any advice about this?

I'm toying with the idea of converting to an integral ridge/suspension line, but I can't see any way of avoiding water from tracking along the line and eventually dripping into the hammock during a...

I've no experience of Blackbirds, only Hennesseys and ENOs, but the first time I tried setting up the ENO by eye, (no ridge line remember), I thought I'd got it looking pretty similar in sag to the...

I was just having a browse through some older threads from earlier this year and it became apparent that some people were advocating the use of Strapwork's products. Nothing wrong with that, they...

Hi T K,

I think your maths is a bit out. Sides of 3.3m and 4.4m will give you a diagonal of 5.5m or just over 18ft.

I tried sleeping on a very cheap 'emergency' style hammock about a year ago...

I started with an HH Exp. A-sym, then after reading comments in places such as this forum, I decided to try something different, so I went back to basics with a TTTM double, then tried an ENO double...

Dutch,

Shouldn't that be "...bit on the gland down under?"

Thanks for the inputs guys. Looks like I'll be sticking with the ENO for this trip.

Hi guys,

I've been using an HH Exped. Asym, with built in mossie net over the top, and an ENO double, with a mossie net tied over the top and draping below as well. Both good hammocks, IMO, and...