Help! Angles and ridgeline setup

[dakotaross]

If I included the length of suspension as shown in picture, that would still do the job?

Do the job? Yes. Doing what its supposed to do is another question.

Assuming you're using a fixed ridgeline that is 83% the length of the 11' hammock (which I think all of Dutch's are), then going "up" the suspension to connect the ridgeline effectively lengthens the geometry of the hammock to now include a portion of the channel loops that would otherwise be a part of the suspension. This makes your 83% short, and therefore, it pulls on your suspension at the connection point and allows the hammock to sag more than it would at what is called "optimal".

[nathanjwuk]

Do the job? Yes. Doing what its supposed to do is another question.

Assuming you're using a fixed ridgeline that is 83% the length of the 11' hammock (which I think all of Dutch's are), then going "up" the suspension to connect the ridgeline effectively lengthens the geometry of the hammock to now include a portion of the channel loops that would otherwise be a part of the suspension. This makes your 83% short, and therefore, it pulls on your suspension at the connection point and allows the hammock to sag more than it would at what is called "optimal".

I'm trying an adjustable ridgeline at the moment using utility cord. I'll measure from karabiner to karabiner and take 83% of that distance and see how it feels.

[nathanjwuk]

I got a good setup last night with bit much tension in the ridgeline but I'm between two trees that are further apart tonight and it's like a guitar string

[j-Fish]

push your straps further up the tree and loosen your suspension a bit

[Halfed]

push your straps further up the tree and loosen your suspension a bit

+1.

[nathanjwuk]

Definitely feeling the pinch around the shoulders. Time to adjust.

I'll see how much higher I can get the straps.

[nathanjwuk]

Whoopie slings aren't easy to adjust under load are they? Had to detach the hammock to loosen then a bit.

[j-Fish]

compress the bury before you try to make your adjustment. Un-milk your bury so to speak


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[HandyRandy]

Whoopie slings aren't easy to adjust under load are they? Had to detach the hammock to loosen then a bit.

No, they aren’t as easy to adjust under a heavy load. Take out your topquilt, pillow, etc. and anything on your ridgeline that’s adding weight. Best practice is to tweak the suspension before you add your gear. This applies to most suspension styles, but whoopies especially.

[nathanjwuk]

I never managed to get the tension from the ridgeline but all told I had a pretty comfortable night. Even got visited by some sort of furry creature.

Now to figure out how to get the neighbors dogs to stop barking