After hanging for 5+ years using stands, eye bolts in the bedroom walls, holes in the basement joists and of course trees ranging from 12-18' apart, I still can't figure out why the comfort level changes so much when all the important "details" are the same.
- Same 30° angle
- Same hammock
- Same tautness in ridgeline
- Same body position in hammock
I usually hang with trees about 15' apart, as close to a 30° angle as possible, and a little slack in the ridgeline. When I hang in my spare bedroom, the distance is much shorter. But the 30° angle is still there and same slack in the ridgeline. I'm just hanging lower to make up for the distance. The hang calculator was used to set up both my bedroom and basement hangs.
Why does shortening the suspension lines matter? How does the hammock "know"? It seems like it shouldn't matter if everything else remains the same but this bedroom setup has a lot of calf ridge and just not as comfortable overall. I'm obviously missing something.
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