Hey.
I recently made a DIY hammock. It is approx 11' x 60" and made from pertex 4 which has a very minor amount of stretch. It is gathered via dyneema loops through the end channels.
When i first made it i made a makeshift paracord ridgeline, it was somewhere in the region of 110" although paracord of course stretches. It was very comfortable. Anyhow, i bought a load of dyneema and spliced some rigging for it and now for some reason i just cant get it to hang right.
For some reason there always seems to be a minor ridge under the legs and a more noticeable one under my neck, the one that bothers me is the neck as it makes my head kind of roll to the inside. In fact my body seems to keep rolling a little to the inside too. Usually on my other hammock i sleep with my head on the edge facing outwards with np.
So i have spent a good 2 days now messing around with the RL length, i have been up and down around six inches either way progressively and it remains. I used the methodology i have been using for the past years: legs hyper extended = too much sag; ridge under legs = not enough sag. This has worked well for me in the past. This time round the ridge gets worse on either extreme and in all honesty i have noticed very little difference in comfort throughout the range.
I thought it must be the gathering, so i tried the knotty method again, nope, so i put the loops in the end channel again. I switched the ends and side that i lay, nope, so this makes me think it is not a problem with the gather.
At this point i am very frustrated. Is the methodology i am using correct? I can't find a decisive article on it. Also can you think of anything else i might have messed up? The hammock is definitely square at the ends, it is millimeter perfect.
It was right at some stage, so it can be again. I think i might just have a very particular angle where i am comfortable and need to rethink my approach.
I based the size off the WBBB XLC, so it would also be great if someone knows the length of the RL on that when it is not fitted.. I do not know if brandons measurements are fitted or layed out (there would be a minor difference). Also i could have sworn his site used to have a 110" RL listed, now it is 111". Tomorrow i was going to keep the RL static and mess around with any other variables i can find; unless some suggestions come forward ofc.
Cheers.
EDIT:
I have tried raising the foot end too.
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