Chameleon Ridgeline Adjustment

**MacKay** · 04-28-2018, 07:06

Loving my Chameleon hammock but I am finding my most comfortable hang significantly slacker than the factory ridgeline is set up for...is the standard Ridgeline designed to be shortened or do I need to make a new one?

**100 Ton** · 04-28-2018, 07:24

Just curious, have you tried hanging with the foot end elevated by a foot or so? Also, how tall are you?

**MacKay** · 04-28-2018, 08:06

5'10"...with the Ridgeline taught I get 4idges under my legs and the ridges disappear when I slacken the Ridgeline lying diagonally

**Shug** · 04-28-2018, 08:11

You can wrap a small biner around the ridgeline to shorten it. See how in this video at 10:20 in......https://youtu.be/d5JbklvD0zg
Shug

**cmoulder** · 04-28-2018, 08:27

Tie an alpine butterfly in the ridgeline to shorten it!

**MacKay** · 04-28-2018, 08:44

looking to remove 5 to 6" of slack so the Alpine butterfly sounds like a good option ...thanks for the suggestions..

**HandyRandy** · 04-28-2018, 09:14

Maybe it stretched? How long is it now? If it is zing-it, I wonder if a knot would weaken it too much? Hopefully, someone more experienced can chime in. You might like an adjustable ridgeline. It’s basically a super long whoopie sling.

**n8jones418** · 02-11-2019, 15:11

Originally Posted by Shug

You can wrap a small biner around the ridgeline to shorten it. See how in this video at 10:20 in......https://youtu.be/d5JbklvD0zg
Shug

Another forum post saves the day... Thanks Shug for this tip. It worked great for my Dutch Half-Zip to pick up some of the slack I was experiencing (I have the same issue as the OP, when I get a comfortable lay, the ridgeline was too slack)

**cmc4free** · 02-11-2019, 15:28

There have been a few posts in recent months discussing ridgeline stretch after initial and repeated loading. Tying an alpine butterfly or wrapping around a mini-biner are both good solutions. The root cause may be that the ridgeline has stretch and is now longer than when it was initially fabricated.

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...geline+stretch

**OlTrailDog** · 02-11-2019, 18:36

I found that I needed to lengthen the SRL on both my DH Sparrow and WBBBXLC. After experimenting with 8" CL added to the end and adjusted via biner wraps I replaced the SRL with a whoopie RL and adjusted to the sweet spot.