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    That's a nice design. I suppose it COULD be replicated with the fence rail for us bigger hangers, right?

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    The more I thought about it, I realize that using only one ridge pole would allow the other two fittings, without a ridge pole, to rotate around the cross braces. All that would keep them vertical is the eye bolts.

    Two ridge poles are critical to the overall strength of the stand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HalMc View Post
    That's a nice design. I suppose it COULD be replicated with the fence rail for us bigger hangers, right?
    Fittings are available. Tarps.com doesn't have eye bolts, canopiesandtarps.com does.


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    Nice job!! Another brilliant innovation in the hammock stand genre.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GadgetUK437 View Post
    Could you do a single ridgepole version using fittings like the bipod-style style?
    https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...od-style-stand
    I wouldn't do the Bipod style with with 3/4" conduit. One-inch, I'd give it a try.

    I was working on a very similar Bipod style design when I was getting ready to make my first stand for camping. It required drilling a lot of holes and using pins to secure fittings. But, I came up with the Spurtle Stand, and went in that direction. I later upgraded that to version 2.0 when I started full timing indoors.

    I had swapped some of the Spurtle parts around to reduce its size, but I wanted the smallest stand I could make for my rig, and to be a more "permanent" stand, to leave set up all the time. And, I wanted to try it without breaking the bank. The 3/4" parts were cheap, but almost 1/3 of the cost for the stand was shipping. Another facet I challenged myself with was to do it with ZERO waste. And, I was tired of stepping on the Spurtle's horizontal feet in the dark.

    So, cheap parts, zero waste, no slip joints, no pins, no spring buttons. Suspension is simple, too. Four continuous loops, one lark's headed at each fitting.

    If any of the fitting manufacturers were to sell a 30* peak end fitting, I'd be all over the bipod design.
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    I was thinking about two potential ways to modify this excellent setup:

    1. Replacing the current 3-way joints with 90 degree 3-way joints, adding some additional space between the two joints at each end, and keeping the dual ridgepoles. The legs would then be vertical, and there could be room for two hammocks - one on each ridgepole. Viewed from the top, it would be a fairly narrow rectangle.

    2. Same as 1, above, except making the additional space between the two joints at each end a full additional ridgepole. Viewed from the top, it would be a square. Then you could have the ultimate in simplicity - only one leg, joint, and ridgepole for each of four hangers.

    I'm not sure if either of these would work (or have been previously tried), but wanted to throw it out there.

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    1. Vertical Legs would significantly decrease side to side stability. With the low peak fittings, the foot is only ~11" outside the fitting. I'd keep the low peak fittings, but use 1-3/8 fence rail to hang two hammocks. Still, keep an eye on stability, as now you're hanging off-center, especially when only one hammock is occupied. I have seen one of the fitting companies selling bolt-on stiffeners, though. But that's adding a lot of cost and complexity to set-up.

    2. Cool idea, but rigging tarps would be difficult. And, you'd need at least 100 sq ft open area to even fit the stand.

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    Very nice!! I've been holding off making a stand because I want easy and simple. Many designs were close, but not close enough for me. This may do it.

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    Ugh....not more bright ideas. My credit card can't handle them I've already got one of the bipod stands using fence rail but I really want something that will allow both my kids to hang side by side. If I pick up some more fittings and 2 more rail sections I can make one of these (somewhat over-sized) for the kids.

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