Here are some tricks I employed in the rigging of my Gemini set:
Clews: I made the clews out of braided mason's line, then tied elastic shock cord at the ends, and finished off with a small loop of braided mason's line. The nettles can be individually adjusted by taking out a slip-knotted loop in the mason's line. You can see at least three such loops in the photo. The hammock is 11.5'. (I had to lie on the floor under it to get the shot, so please pardon the weird perspective).
Clew jig: I made a tee-shaped jig out of scrap lumber for weaving the clews. The ruler is there for perspective.
Adjustable attach point: I did as leiavoia suggests in the plans and tied off the clews with a length of mason's line so I can easily adjust the position of and tension on the UQ, and/or switch between hammocks of different lengths. You can see a bit of that line at the top of the photo.
This is admittedly a rough and experimental prototype. I'll update after the upcoming field tests. . . .
clew mod 2.jpg
clew jig.jpg
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