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Uncut bamboo poles might work. It depends on their quality (no splits), diameter, and height. Remember the longer the staff the weaker it is in an exponential manner. Other issues are how are you...

If the anchor is the weak point (and I believe it is), then using fewer anchors is the wrong approach. You can either use fewer anchors if they are strong (base of woody shrubs, behind roots, deeply...

Why do you need to replace it? All the components are available in the Tensa store. Just replace the parts that no longer work, much less expensive that way.

Late to the party. The second method (2 stakes in a front/rear configuration) has never worked for me. The first stake usually pulls up and the second (farthest) stake takes all the load. Your...

That is perfectly OK. It has no affect on function or strength at all.

Please do not use the forums to ask us questions - we do not monitor this method frequently enough and want you to get your...

Where? The diagonal side braces can be of any length as needed to provide adequate structural support. They might even meet at the middle (a-la Tensahedron style).

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I am sharing the van with hubby. He's a ground dweller and I have made him a platform. Gear goes under his platform. I'd like to have a hammock beside him so we can sleep with the van doors closed. ...

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I'm still working on my hammock in my minivan project and while the GE one I'm using works, it is marginal when my husband is in the car also. My next experiment is going to be with a DIY bridge. ...

I'd really like to make one of these. You gave a pattern for the footbox, and sort of measurements for the leg section. Any chance you can give a pattern with dimensions for all the components? ...

Has anyone tried this with a spreader bar at the position of the ridgeline? That way it could be suspended from a single point. I have 2 commercial hammock chairs that hang that way. One...

I see where you are going, but the biggest issue remains is I can't sleep on a bed anymore and find bridge hammocks too much like a bed. All of the above options are too 'bed' like for my comfort.
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Won't work for me, as the width of my vehicle isn't wide enough. There is the issue of water seepage in a rainstorm - anything sticking out the windows draws water through the fabric. Been there,...

I'm really having trouble visualizing this, and that is my problem. I think I see where you are going, and I have had similar thoughts, but executing those thoughts is where I'm stuck. If you can...

Here are some pics. The plastic box is where I want a 20" wide platform for my husband's sleeping bag. I also plan on removing at least some of the stow n' go seats to use their compartments as...

I thought about that but that would have my head substantially higher than my feet.

I tried the 4 point suspension, but unless there is tension on the entire ends of the fabric it doesn't hang...

Rattlesnakes - check
Black Widow spiders - check, but mostly around houses and woodpiles
Brown recluse - Nope, not here - Etymologists LAUGH at the number of brown recluse bites reported in CA, way...

In the Monterey/Carmel/Big Sur area. If it is green (at any time of the year) there is poison oak embedded in it. At least it is along the coast.

I'm a full-time hammock sleeper and my nightly is an almost 13' GE hammock. I've never been able to get comfortable all night in bridge hammocks, and I have tried several styles. I can be very...

I'm sure it will work. However, most customers don't buy the Peggy Pegs (honestly they should) so changing the Top Knob to be a Peggy Peg wrench and losing the universal use as a Trekking Tip tarp...

Aww (blush). Thank you. We have made a successful business entirely by word of mouth (or forum).

Interesting idea. It only is useful if you are using the Peggy Pegs but eliminates the secondary use of the Top Knob (and notch). The Top Knob is configured so that it sits on top of the...

We have replacement tubes in our Parts store. You can try gently bending it back. If it bent because you had a side load on it, it isn't a warranty issue, but Tensa Outdoor will work with you to...

I ditched my tarp snakeskin also. This method works best if you have a sewing machine, but about 5 strips of "one wrap" or double sided velcro do pretty much the same.

I do not use a continual RL...

1/4 to 1/3 of the hammock load should be enough. The more head down tilt the greater the anchor load.

My hammock when not connected to any park structure other than stakes in the ground is an elevated tent. With the rainfly on it would be hard to argue that.

Stick a bend of the guyline though the loop on the end of the guyline. The bend is a self-constricting loop. No knots needed.

It doesn't matter. All 4 struts are symmetrical.

If you're using a motorcycle, I would stay with the Solo poles. Trekking treez really only makes sense if you're using them as trekking poles also.

Marius,

The Solo pole should handle the forces very well. Not sure about the anchors. As people get in and out of the hammocks the direction of load will vary considerably. The failure point is...

Perfectly acceptable.

The loops on the daisy chain are a little small to loop over the black pole end. Just run the ball loop through a daisy chain loop. If your loop is over the black pole end - even a little bit - it...

Any of the keyed tubing stands will work with the new feet, even the ones with the larger holes.

These new feet are designed to be removable - but will require either a tool or a technique to do...

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I had to stay with my mother in her retirement apartment for several days to take care of her. I was able to sleep in my hammock in her apartment using the Tensa4 and a door knob as the...

We are no longer working on that. Too many other good tarps out there, too many variations we would have to carry. Too many more important projects to spend our energy on.

Cheryl

If you will share your Fusion 360 files I'll tweak them and produce these for customers at request - as long as the printers are not making other Tensa related products.

Thank you for the kind words.



It makes no difference. You can even change which side the largest tube (we call it #1) nests with. The parts are identical.



Todd does that. I haven't...

Cleaner, less fiddly, but completely untested. I worry the amsteel will split the aluminum tubing. Also it makes it impossible to remove the guylines without pulling up the stakes. That said, the...

Put something, anything under the foot.

Only order constraints are:

Trekking mode: Knob on top, pointy tip on bottom
Hammock mode: Either top knob on top or Pointy tip piece pointed upwards: Hammock and suspension from the 1/4-20...

Try these numbers. The picture you have looks more like a GE hang than the proper bridge hang.

Specific set up was. Ridgeline was 146", Baseline was 77" between the
innermost poles, Head was...

NO, That adds a constraining line that isn't needed and may be harmful. (We are only talking about the Tensa4 tarp extenders here - Solo and Trekking Treez MUST be guyed to the ground)

Not much...

Treeking Treez are back in stock - at least for a limited time.

As of 5-26-2020 we have about 20 in stock and another 40 tube sets on order. Some raw parts (carbon fiber mostly) are sourced...

Nice, question is, how much to you weigh? How much do the poles weigh? And finally, why do you have the poles so far apart? Seems like just far enough to stretch your tarp allows for the shortest...

Didn't even need to lash my cross points. They aren't pivot points in the Tensa4 mod I did.

Pivot points ARE needed if you want it to fold nicely, or if you want fewer lines than I used.

I played with the idea for some time. Eventually I came up with a configuration I planned on using at the AirBnB during my vacation. I would tell you how it worked there, but the destination got...

Same length as your webbing is. Or if you want fixed length baseline and ridgelines, then set it up and get it all tweaked and then make your lines to match.

Nice report. Thank you.

Re the wrist straps. The next batch has a softer looser weave for the strap. The design will stay the same, but with the looser weave it is possible to insert the top...

I have since set the Tensa4 up with amsteel instead of the webbing and pre-set the different lengths for the base. The hammock ends up inches off the ground, but that gives better clearance UNDER...

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THIS IS EXPERIMENTAL ONLY.

I'm using a Ridge hammock with 8" of suspension on both ends.
Standard Tensa4 struts and connectors on the top apexes.
2 guylines per top apex...