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How about cutting it so the ridge is 11 ft or so (depending on the length of your hammock) but keeping the sides at 14 ft. A sort of inverse hex tarp.
That way you could use the extra corner bits as...

Isn't all that extra material at the ends of a gathered end hammock needed for strength?

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You just need more practice tying knots[emoji23]


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I don’t know how wide your hammock is but if i sit across mine, one side is behind my knees and the other just above my head. OK it’s not sitting up but it’s fairly comfortable for reading.
After a...

My understanding is that knots don’t hold in Amsteel etc because it’s so slippery, so splicing is a must.
I’d have thought a quoted breaking weight would be of more use to a hammocker than a force...

I can’t figure out what’s stopping that top bight slipping out of the loop. It looks like it’s just friction. That might be ok for a truck tarpaulin but I’m not sure I’d trust it under heavy load.
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Cutting it in half and flipping one end would certainly work and I’ve seen it done.
It’s not the best solution from an engineering viewpoint as the area of maximum stress is right in the middle of...

Most UK campsites are wide open fields divided into plots by, maybe, a bit of hedge. You’re unlikely to find one with trees suitable for hammocking and, if you did, the owners would be too precious...

I’m sure somewhere in the small print that comes on the bit of paper in your new ENO hammock (that everyone throws away without reading) is a disclaimer about checking the strength of your securing...

I’m 5’9” and sleep fine in a short gathered end hammock with no pillow. Just make sure you’re as diagonal as you can get and the edge of the hammock supports your head.
Make sure the underquilt is...

I wish I’d known that trick before my garden ended up looking like a poultry slaughterhouse [emoji23]


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I suppose you could go even steeper on the bipod and end up with, like, half a tensahedron stand. Do you have a line between the stake and the base of the legs to stop them sliding away?


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With reference to step 5, if you perform step 4 in the back yard, the birds and squirrels will do it for you collecting nest material.


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You could have just used straps, save you “spoiling the aesthetics” with the eyebolts.
Great job!


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I’ve seen convex ends on another post somewhere, can’t remember where. I think that only had a couple of inches difference not a whole foot.
I’ll be interested to see how it works for you but I...

I’m thinking maybe a tensa stand would act as a kinda Faraday Cage and guide the lightning around you to the ground leaving you sleeping peacefully in your hammock. Or maybe that’s just wishful...

In the middle at Lidl [emoji846]


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How we laughed when he was elected in 1980. He’s now looked on as an intellectual giant.....


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I have a sewing machine and a roller hem foot. I bought some camo ripstop nylon to make myself a 12’ hammock but ended up making a winter down UQ instead.
The hammock is next on the list!


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I think I’ll stick with my 18 quid hammock from Aldi. It’s comfortable enough for me.


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Apparently you have to pay 20% import duty on anything over £15 from the US to the UK. Got caught by that one on a firebox, cost me more in postage, duty and post office admin fee than the item cost....

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Are your head end poles longer than your foot end poles or is it just the angle of the photo?
Either way, mighty fine piece of work.
Specially designed so that you get in the hammock from the...

Here in the south of the UK it rarely goes above 80 (and never over 90) in the summer and doesn’t drop much below 30 in the winter. We’re lucky enough to hammock all year round.


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I made a cheap summer weight sleeping bag into an underquilt without ruining it as a bag. Like you the size and weight wasn't important as I travel by canoe.
I sewed loops made from 1" nylon tape to...

I like this idea.
I haven't got any Tyvek lying around but I do have a silver windshield sunshade that'll do the job.
Thanks for sharing.

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There are some videos on YouTube by a British guy called Ray Mears who has been hammocking in the rain forest. It doesn’t get much hotter or more humid than that.
I would suggest a light coloured...

I live in the UK and was after a summer underquilt. It gets down to about 40 degrees at night and even during the day it's a bit chilly to do without any insulation.
I was after something cheap and...

She’s lying in it all wrong, should be on a diagonal.
And where’s her bug net?
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Neither, I just use knots.
They don’t break, you can’t lose them and they weigh nothing.


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1) Leave your tarp in its bag until you’ve got the ridgeline set up. You can hang the bag from the ridgeline.
2) Keep the excess line hanked up and do a hitch that doesn’t require the end to be fed...

I thought of that and dismissed it but I can't remember why. I'll try it again.

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[emoji23] and disable the volumetric sensor on the alarm


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That was my main worry when I was planning the mounting points. A lot of the weight is taken by the hammock being squeezed by the door seal.
The remaining strain is applied longitudinally to the...

Give it a try, your Golf is about the same size as a Duster.
If your hammock is to long you can leave some of it outside the door.

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I've been wondering if it's possible to hang my hammock in my Dacia (Renault in the US) Duster small SUV. There are times when I'm not really "rural" enough to hang outside and sleeping in the car...