Video: All In One Hammock And Tarp Suspension

[MikekiM]

At this past Hangcon, Alex from Sheltowee Hammocks had on display an all in one suspension system that was really cool. So now that it is getting cooler in Florida I'm looking for a simpler setup.

So I was looking for some ideas on all in one suspension setups and one of the google images was from an older post from Jaxx. I know its an older thread but was curious if anyone is using something similar. I am still tinkering with the dogbone lengths for a Chameleon hammock and a 12 foot tarp. Here are some pics.

I collaborated on a similar Single Line Susp (SLS) and used it for part of a season.. Found it to be a bit inflexible.

A single tree strap at each end, I used either 12 or 15 footers, attached to the hammock with a double whoopie hook (any attachment method will work).

I made a diamond knot on a loop in Dynaglid and prussik'd that on the tree strap above the hammock connection. To that diamond knot I attached a length of line that was to be the tarps ridge line. You can skip the diamond knot and just prussik the ridge line to the strap, but I wanted it modular and tend to over-engineer stuff. I added a Dutch Hook Worm, that hooked to another diamond knot on the tarps ridge tie out, so the length of the ridge line tension could be adjusted while moving the tarp higher and lower relative to the hammock. So the prussik was used to change the tarps height and the hook worm was used to tension the ridge line.

[brianb]

Simple and elegant, I like it. Curious, I’ve been using a SLS for 3 years and don’t see myself changing. What didn’t you like about it?


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[MikekiM]

A few things...

At the time i was using a 12' tarp and the length limited how low it could go.

The Dyneema straps were somewhat of a necessary evil to allow the prussick to slide and I hated those straps.

I found that the setup I had worked best with shock cord tensioners on the guy lines to take up slack once the hammock was loaded. Since I use DCF tarps, no stretch, no tensioners.

Last, being I subscribe to UL fairly strictly, and with that comes a strong desire for simplicity, I found the setup too fiddly.