Hi all,
I camped in my hammock for the first time this last weekend and... it didn't go great. I followed The Ultimate Hang's guide to hanging a hammock tarp with no hardware which uses a continuous ridgeline with 30 ft of line (link here, although it seems to be down right now). I bought 30 feet of braided mason's line like the post recommends, and I absolutely hated it!
Dealing with 30 feet of line was super frustrating. Wrapping it around the first tree and through the loops on the hammock ends was easy, but trying to tie a taut line hitch around the far end with ~20 feet of line on the standing end, all while trying to hold the tarp up, was very difficult (there was also a bunch of wind so my tarp was acting like a sail and blowing everywhere). The line kept getting snagged and tangled on EVERYTHING while I was setting it up -- plants, my shoes, tree leaves, etc. I spent almost 30 minutes trying to get my tarp set up and finally gave up and slept on the ground (luckily I had other people with me with spare room in a tent).
For now I removed the 30 foot line and replaced it with individual tie-outs on each end (I've used this before and found it easier).
I am feeling pretty discouraged about my experience. I know that continuous ridgelines are popular around here, so what am I doing wrong? How do other people use this set up?
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