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There's always this method when you have a solid ground anchor or distant tree, and only one good tree.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57I_HLsEnbc

Ran across this photo I saved a while back, maybe for a nap on the beach is ok? (And not afraid to fall.)

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Thanks everyone. Great solutions. I'll try them when the snow is gone. Grappler, I think you covered them all. Thanks.

These videos of people hanging at great heights are not for me. I like...

Because that beach photo isn't mine, I don't know what that person did for anchors. Probably typical buried snow/sand pieces. And would need a shovel or scoop to dig deeply enough so they wouldn't...

I often find trees that are big, strong, and without dangerous killer falling limbs. But they are perhaps 30 feet apart.

So I'm looking for something like a prusik or farrimond or anything at all...

Here's another option. Not mine. Two Kelty poles for one tree or no trees.

Varavild's method works fine with one pole you find and cut in the woods, or a 2 x 4 you have handy in your vehicle.
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A big Thank You for posting this. Useful for everyone here.

Looks great. Very practical. I'd just use black zip ties and a small hole near each of the 3 slots to attach to the legs.

Marshallltown Braided Pink Fluorescent Masons Line. $14 for 500 feet186222


And these. These light up like nothing else when a flashlight hits them, even from long distances. Super bright silver...

I find these hard to beat. I have 3, and can move them from one hammock to another easily. Better than a typical whoopie, IMO. Designed to be a ridgeline only. Jeff Myers.

Hammock ridgeline...

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Choice-Products-Weather-Resistant-Powder-Coated/dp/B00JPLI1UG

One is an Algoma brand, identical to the above.

The one in the original poster's photo is shorter in...

Considering how expensive and somewhat delicate good quilts are, see what an acknowledged expert sez:

https://www.locolibregear.com/care-and-cleaning.html

Dutchware 15 foot Kevlar 3.3 Straps. J-Bend to standard hammock CL. Almost identical to cmoulder's picture above but J-Bend instead of Becket hitch. Pull cord optional. Goes anywhere. Very...

Kelty.com shows all of them, out of stock. 185116

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He loves his ENO daisy chain and wants to be sure he won't be asked to take down his hammock with thin tree straps, so why not combine the two was his thinking. An off the wall request for sure, but...

More info

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php/154898-Has-anyone-tried-Hummingbird-Hammock-gear

Thanks for the suggestions. Regular thin 2" huggers still work fine with Kevlar 3.3 and J Bend with a biner. Or just the biner and Dutch's daisy chains. I was asking about an odd item it seems but...

Looking for these, ready-made and available to order, not DIY. Weight not a consideration but but reliability is. Any help I appreciate. Thank you all.

The earlier link I posted was incomplete. Didn't work. My apologies.

This link is correct. One tree, one impromptu pole, and only one line to the ground.
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I ran across this photo years ago, don't remember the source. I use these same Kelty poles but for tarps only. They come in two grades/strengths. I use the better one, quite sturdy.

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Two pops from 1 1/2 inch flashcrackers at night and whatever it is leaves immediately, whether two or four legs.

Here's a real winter tarp with doors setup, demonstrated, using a common Kelty Noah's 16. A common tarp, often marked down. I have two of them.

Pete, from RiverKings shows you how to do it....

As always, try it and see. No problems ever, here, on the lines. Maybe with silk or cotton cord.

Yessir. Take out a piece of copy paper to make a crude model.

1.Fold it in half down the middle, long dimension. That middle fold will be your winter tarp's ridge. 2.Lay it out flat and on one...

Loop Aliens using Jeff Myers' loop alien threadings, superceding the earlier traditional alien threadings. I use LAs for all tarp hookups and guylines today. And some hammock ridgelines. Also monster...

I have a set of these, the 6 inch wide ones. Older model was green, now black. Using these as the tree wraps should positively remove any question of you hurting the tree. Unless the law prohibits...

I've tried many, and in almost 60 years have found none better or more reliable, regardless of cordage. However, today I often use SS Loop Aliens instead. I like them, they are certain, quick, and no...

This

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php/138728-New-Molly-Mac-Gear-quot-Gear-Box-quot-waterproof-gear-hammock?highlight=Molly

The "Rolls Royce" of gear hammocks, IMO

With one...

This may work for you. ENO Pronest. Eight feet long, discontinued but available on Amazon, at price jacked up thirty dollars. I bought one there at normal price recently, and there are new ones at...

"Length of bury: Both Brion Toss and Starzinger recommend that the length of the buried tail should be 72 times the rope’s diameter. This is about three and a half full fid lengths (a full length fid...

You'll find some helpful methods and tips in this long older thread
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php/145428-Sleep-without-layers-to-be-warmer

It's normal for the human body...

Yes. And let's turn it around: other than saving pennies, why should I use 7/64 for your body-bearing lifeline instead of 1/8? It is easier to visually see an error on 1/8 and easier to note...

I like more than adequate. Why go for skinnier? There's no real advantage that I can see other than pennies. Both weigh nothing for practical purposes.

Thank you. I am embarassed. I missed finding it. I've had trouble with Dutch's site lately and my browser, Firefox. Either things don't load and stay grayed out, no response from clicks, or take...

Thanks. It appears only 7/64" now.

Looking for quality 1/8" Amsteel Whoopies. Seems they were around a few years ago.

This. Kleen Kanteen wide-mouth, 64 oz. Never leaks. Reliable always. Will not crack or break. I heat it on my canister stove, Fancee Feast, or Optimus Nova. Then slip an old wool sock over it. Warms...

A nice Pro: I don't use it on hammock suspensions but for any hammock winter tarps with heavy wind and snow loads, and definitely big poly tarps 16, 18, and 20 foot, it seem much less abrasive than...

Mesh here also, and store outside of pack unless raining. And dry or rehang it as soon as convenient. If using Lazy Slug Tube to cover the whole rig in one skin, tarp, quilts and hammock, then I wipe...

I just measured the Algoma stand and the end hook attachments are 53 inches off the ground, and about 168 inches apart when you're in the hammock. The end angle pieces have some loose movement at the...

As long as you are near your vehicle to carry it, these work well and have no chance of breaking suddenly and snapping your back when you hit the ground. As happened to me when younger. Extremely...

I graze down the New Posts after logging in, and dive through about three pages, clicking on ones that interest me as New Tabs. Then read 'em.

The Siberian Hitch is what you want to keep the cord centered on the pole on both sides. See Peter Friebel in Sweden.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57I_HLsEnbc

Why would someone want to use...

RIT does have dye for synthetics. I had to dye some beige nylon Northface trousers that I soaked overnight in bleach, because I had previously spilled bleach on parts of them. After that they then...

Yes, if there is a more economical way, that rental car sitting there is what I call "substantial money down the toilet." I hate that. I would try hitchhiking first for two hours before renting that...

This. Never leaks. Reliable always. Will not crack or break. I heat it right on my canister stove, Fancee Feast, or Optimus Nova. Then slip an old wool sock over it. Also allows me to boil any...

Here's how to do it: Watch both videos as they differ; one rope or two.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57I_HLsEnbc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrKIRHRAQpE

No need for whoopies, buckles,...

Two pieces of webbing, a continuous loop on each hammock end, and 2 J-Bends to connect hammock to webbing. See post #14 above.

No hardware. Works every time. Simple and direct. Impossible to be...

I like this solution also, with enough snaps.