I pulled the lines on the same side tight instead of alternating. And being so used to getting them nice and tight in the field, I just cranked away and pulled the thing over.Originally Posted by TrailSlug
I pulled the lines on the same side tight instead of alternating. And being so used to getting them nice and tight in the field, I just cranked away and pulled the thing over.
I setup my hammock and strung up my tarp in its snakeskin. When I went to attach the first guyline to a stake I put some tension on the line and whole stand fell over on top of me. I'd never setup a tarp on a stand before and didn't think about the fact that the tarp ridgeline is attached to the stand and not a pair of trees. Trees don't move, stands do! If I had attached the guylines loosely I might have been fine. I'm going to stake the stand every time from now on just to be safe.
Was the top rail in place when this happened?
It was for me. And I did the exact same thing! Snakeskin up, pull, POW! Next time I'll need to remember to lightly stake out a corner, then do the other side, then tighten up carefully.
Of course - you can't setup the hammock without the top rail. ;-)
Maybe you're a lot more coordinated than I am :-p
I'll bet you have the complete tato kit that came with the legs? If so this setup is much lighter than mine with the conduit legs and this could be the difference.
Yes, the complete stand, not the kit which they used to offer. It is pretty light considering. Definitely lighter than conduit. That's probably the reason for the differences in experiences. I only have 2 nights in it so far, but I love the thing. I'll get another 2.5 weeks of use this summer so it's been worth every penny to me.
Mine is conduit from Home Depot and I guess it could be called rather heavy. I figured it was light for what it was, though.
I also am in the stand fall over club
Lesson learned
Lesson 1 use the tie ous
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O.K. I got my kit and have a question. I see pictures of the entire stand (with poles) as opposed to the "kit" that I bought. 1" conduit is necessary, I get that. The pictures of the entire stand sold by Dutch at least look like they have 2 inch pipes/rails. Is that correct? I ask because I understand those are lighter, as mentioned above, than the 1" conduit and I would like to know if there is a source to buy those aluminum poles, if they are 1" and would fit my kit. Thanks again in advance.
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