I got a wild hair in me yesterday evening and went to Home Depot to make a hammock stand. It's based off the idea of how the Handy Hammock works. Cost me a whopping $30. 2x galvanized steel posts (chain link fencing top bar), 2x rail ends, and 100 ft of paracord.
I'm just starting to research this hobby and the first thing that pops up is that you should test out your equipment in your backyard. Especially if you are noob. Since all the trees in my yard are young, I needed a way to play around with my setup. Nothing was really measured out, just eyeballed it all.
Future improvements:
Cut down the posts even further (needed a step stool to get my truckers knot tied on the ridgeline support)
Buy some new cord since I needed to tie some pieces together to get the length I needed
It worked fine and held up to all my twisting and turning last night (I lasted till 1am before I headed back indoors, I need a longer hammock!)
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