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    With two hammocks side by side, or even worse in...

    With two hammocks side by side, or even worse in a tight V, tarping can be a challenge as Eclectic mentioned. One of the things I've done several times when we're in a three tree setup is the connect...
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    It reminds me very much of the Clark's we had,...

    It reminds me very much of the Clark's we had, only this one has an actual rain fly instead of just a cover.

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    That Bird Nest has been on our list as well. I...

    That Bird Nest has been on our list as well. I did learn from having a Clark Vertex that I prefer having a three point setup instead of a spreader bar. So I would make a dog bone that was the length...
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    Thank you Phantom! You just saved me from...

    Thank you Phantom! You just saved me from starting another knot post, or adding to our knot thread from this summer. I found several repeating situations this past year where I would have liked...
  5. Thread: Winter Tarps

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    Since you're in the experimenting phase you...

    Since you're in the experimenting phase you should consider a Klemheist instead of a Prussic. You can still add the pull loop but I'm finding them easier to wrap and they seem to grip better, but...
  6. Myers Tech was the first place I saw that pull...

    Myers Tech was the first place I saw that pull loop being used and I included it in my setup after that. Guess PG can't patent it [emoji6].
    I've just recently started using Klemheist hitches for...
  7. I don't have an answer to that question since I...

    I don't have an answer to that question since I haven't used that type of stand but, I did notice that the legs could be more inline if the fitting that the outside leg is in got flipped the other...
  8. Thread: Winter Tarps

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    I use these pole in the .344. ...

    I use these pole in the .344.

    https://www.questoutfitters.com/Tent_Poles_344.htm

    I haven't put any ends on them as I use them in different combos for other tarps and don't want the shock cord...
  9. Thread: Winter Tarps

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    I use two sets of 5, 13" poles w/ that tarp for a...

    I use two sets of 5, 13" poles w/ that tarp for a total of 65" per pole.192300

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  10. I also stack the TW in the winter. Mine is a 20°...

    I also stack the TW in the winter. Mine is a 20° that I put a down 40° on the outside of. If it's going to be windy I'll then add an UQP over that.

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    I don't have access to it at the moment but I did...

    I don't have access to it at the moment but I did find at one time that 2" straps were required but that was 4 years ago or so. I have a short (4'?) Hugger in my collection now that's 2" wide just in...
  12. Got what you're doing. As someone that spends...

    Got what you're doing. As someone that spends most of my time hanging from stands, mostly like the one below, I have found that a double wrap w/ the straps, a "round turn" will prevent most slipping....
  13. Remember that your hammock should be attached to...

    Remember that your hammock should be attached to the ridge pole and not the legs.

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    I'm 6' and just picked up one of his Voyageurs In...

    I'm 6' and just picked up one of his Voyageurs In wide that I had cut down to my preferred size of around 64".
    I think that the width is more about how diagonal ( how much sag) you like to lay. I...
  15. Another "houseless" person here, but mine is by...

    Another "houseless" person here, but mine is by choice and has been for over 40 years. A hammock setup definitely makes it easier to relocate as needed.

    I would recommend possibly getting a good...
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    My first "light weight" tarp CRL were made from...

    My first "light weight" tarp CRL were made from Lash-It and I used the Reflect -It as prussic loops and it worked well, but my lady didn't want the orange reflective loops so we just made them from...
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    And just to get back on track, This is my...

    And just to get back on track,

    This is my setup here while I was using the Onewind tarp. It's down at the moment because I need to seam seal it. Ridgeline tape is starting to break up and I'm...
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    There are methods of adding shock cord attached...

    There are methods of adding shock cord attached inline w/ the guyline so that if the shock cord failed there was a backup still connected. I haven't used that method so I can't give you a link to a...
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    Vehicle supported. Decent amount of solar....

    Vehicle supported. Decent amount of solar. Usually I have this entire set up w/ me.

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    But this past year we've just been using my partner's rigs. I just happen to prefer sleep...
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    Crazy, right?! I think that I probably did about...

    Crazy, right?! I think that I probably did about 350 + - this past year.

    My current "bedroom",

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    I have their REM hammock and don't recommend it....

    I have their REM hammock and don't recommend it. There are several construction issues including some unfinished material edges on things like the netting itself as well as poor construction of the...
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    It's one of the available standards over here,...

    It's one of the available standards over here, 7/64. Which is rated w/ a 1600 pound breaking strength.

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    My mom has trouble getting out of her hammock as...

    My mom has trouble getting out of her hammock as well, so I made a "grab handle" like you guys are talking about.
    She has a structural ridgeline on her hammock so I took a piece of rope that had a...
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    I use the same compression dry bags that...

    I use the same compression dry bags that Cougarmeat was talking about (one for each quilt) and I only compress them the amount needed to fit in the hatch w/ whatever else is going in there. I did...
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    I always felt WS were too much cordage used...

    I always felt WS were too much cordage used inefficiently so I've mostly just used UCRs. I find them easy to use and much more adjustable as far as how short they can be or as long as the line that...
  26. Here's that thread,...

    Here's that thread,
    https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php/160955-Awesome-indoor-architectural-invisible-hanging-setup

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    I would imagine that you could take up that slack...

    I would imagine that you could take up that slack by adjusting the tension on your ground stakes. Unless I'm missing something any slack gained from loosening the ridgeline could be taken up w/ a...
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    As far as the height, why were you not able to...

    As far as the height, why were you not able to drop the ridgeline of the tarp down to the same level as your hammock ridgeline?

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    @Bdh96 has one according to a post on another...

    @Bdh96 has one according to a post on another thread.

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  30. Probably not. I've been hanging on a pole stand...

    Probably not. I've been hanging on a pole stand outside for almost a year and I hardly ever adjust my straps, and when I do it's easy to just slide them up a bit. I even leave my hammock and tarp up...
  31. Here's a few pics of mine. They are in use and...

    Here's a few pics of mine. They are in use and have been pretty consistent for the last year.
    The part of the shuttle that takes the pressure first (the end of the shuttle that gets attached) is...
  32. I'm a little confused, but if you're taking about...

    I'm a little confused, but if you're taking about the section of the blue "shuttle" that appears unwoven where the grey line exits . . . that's what some of mine look like as well.

    "Sent w/o me...
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    How much other stuff is in your go-bag? My lady...

    How much other stuff is in your go-bag? My lady keeps hers in her backpack full time but not in a compression sack, just loose. If you don't have loads of other things in the bag they may not be...
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    That larks heading is what's being avoided by...

    That larks heading is what's being avoided by having the CL made while already through the channel.
    It's about whether the hammock spreads out better it it's not cinched up like that at the end.
    ...
  35. My opinion, Even being wider the material is...

    My opinion,
    Even being wider the material is still being gathered together at the 10' point, which makes the hammock material a foot away, or even two, from the end is still pulled together and not...
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    That's great! Nicely done. "Sent w/o me...

    That's great! Nicely done.

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  37. I do change the angle so that it's in relation to...

    I do change the angle so that it's in relation to the direction of pull, which is more towards the end of the guyline.
    I've tested it a lot, mostly on the 20'×20' shade that I had over me all...
  38. Since you're already splicing here's another way...

    Since you're already splicing here's another way to do multiple stakes w/o needing to run extra guylines.
    I only used the soft shackle so that it would slip better but I think a welded ring or...
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    You could try it by using a soft shackle. ...

    You could try it by using a soft shackle.

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  40. Change the angle of your pole so that the top is...

    Change the angle of your pole so that the top is farther in the direction of the stakes. The more angle away from the hammock the less pull on the stakes. Doubling up on the stakes can help as well....
  41. Right?! UCRs over Whoopi slings for sure. The...

    Right?! UCRs over Whoopi slings for sure.
    The poles I'm using in that pic are aluminum military camo net spreader poles. I think they are the same as antenna poles. They are in 4' sections
    But...
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    I have a lot of pole stand experience but have...

    I have a lot of pole stand experience but have not gotten to experiment w/ pebble beaches. Never the less my first thought was that I'd want make up a version of sand stakes using aluminum angle,...
  43. Thread: Winter Tarps

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    Thinking about it more what I said is not totally...

    Thinking about it more what I said is not totally true. The door ends on the Onewind come in that far when they are connected to the (what I would consider corner if it was a hex) guyline tie-outs....
  44. Been scheduling our spring around the dates and...

    Been scheduling our spring around the dates and are doing everything we can to be in the area. [emoji1360]

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  45. Thread: Winter Tarps

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    Well it keeps it from flinging stakes at me and...

    Well it keeps it from flinging stakes at me and takes the force off the tie-outs so that I don't have to worry about tarp destruction.
    If I'm inline w/ the wind I have to make sure the door end is...
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    That's when I skin the tarp (unless it's wind...

    That's when I skin the tarp (unless it's wind during rain) and add my bugnet to keep everything in the hammock.
    If it's raining and I have no bailout option I disconnect the tarp from the ground...
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    I don't have a scale w/ me out here so I'd have...

    I don't have a scale w/ me out here so I'd have to go off their specs. As far as coverage, the Onewind covers a bit more side to side but part of that is because the HH tarp is cat cut.
    One...
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    If you just run the dogbone through the loop in...

    If you just run the dogbone through the loop in the guylines, instead of doing a larks head, it will help equalize the pull on the stakes.
    I've used this method alot and even came up w/ a way to...
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    I did and have been testing it since right after...

    I did and have been testing it since right after I got it, which was earlier Dec. It has some small design issues (I have a textile and structural design background) but nothing major.
    I do like...
  50. I do that all the time after the grommet pulls...

    I do that all the time after the grommet pulls out.
    Never been a grommet fan. Something about cutting a hole in a woven material, then pulling on it, and expecting it to be strong has always...
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