Guys l have some tubing coming but wondering what length to make my poles lve looked a good deal but cannot find a figure. I thought I saw somewhere the originals were 100" would that be ok?
I'll be using a Warbonnet bb to hang.
Guys l have some tubing coming but wondering what length to make my poles lve looked a good deal but cannot find a figure. I thought I saw somewhere the originals were 100" would that be ok?
I'll be using a Warbonnet bb to hang.
The fiberglass military tent poles I used were 4 ft long and I cut them down to 3ft each and use 3 on each leg, for 108". My XLC hangs nicely. I would think 100" would work as well.
I would love to know were you could find these for $0.99 each.Originally Posted by HardWay
That price says somebody got too many free or cheap and just wants them gone. HardWay could maybe offer to buy them all for $0.49/ea and sell them on this thread for $1.99 each and retire early.
Re length, 8’ is a practical minimum for 11’ hammocks with little or no room for adjustment: be sure to connect as close to ends as practicable with 8’. Longer makes everything including tarps easier but weaker and/or heavier.
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Thanks Latherdome it's appreciated.
The longest tarp I use is 12'
I think I will plan for a longer pole to start say 105"
Last edited by piscator; 01-06-2019 at 16:34.
yup, if you find them sign me up for a dozen as well.
I found some a Princess Auto ... Canada's version of Harbor Freight ... and they are $4.99 CDN each. Still not bad and I'll probably get some instead of fence to rails or conduit which would be about the same price and not as collapsible.
The store is located in the western New York area and they've had them at that price for several years at least. I don't know how they came to have them or how big their supply is.
Not really interested in buying and reselling them, as nice as that sounds to retire.
Oh man, this looks like it would be great for solving the problem of tethering indoors!
https://web.archive.org/web/20070802...ges/thihk1.jpg
I'm still trying to figure out what to do about a stand. That one looks like it could the best solution I've seen so far. I'm still not understanding how the diy for this works though. I really fear getting whacked by the bars.
Do you mean for that base? Raftingtigger made one early. Requires heavy/stiff materials, severely compromising portability of stand. It’s not that hard to find suitable anchor points in most rooms to stabilize. Light screwhook into floorboard or baseboard is a measure of last resort. Load doesn’t come close to what a wall anchor for direct hammock connection sees. I suppose you could lay down a sheet of plywood and use that as a base, the stand feet near corners of one diagonal and anchor lines running to hooks in the remaining corners.
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To me, this could be a viable quick option for indoor hanging. The napkin design would be a 2x4 running the length of the hammock with a cross piece 2x6 with a slot carved out to receive the pole ends/or perhaps drilled angled holes... Has possibilities.
Remember each style stand has it's strong points and it's weak points. The stand described in this thread has the strong points of being inexpensive, easy to make, stable, light weight, and portable.
If you want lighter weight and more portable you can go with the commercial version at a cost of expense and stability.
If you are looking at a self-supporting, more permanent setup or an indoor setup that does not modify the house then there are better stands out there that may meet those needs.
One of the biggest drawbacks to this design is the need to tether both ends to a secure point. It is not a showstopper obviously, but something that does need attention when setting up.
as for fitting tarps this DYI version is particularly adaptable to adjusting to fit a tarp and hammock set-up. That is not to say the dimensions given will fit every tarp, but the adjustments in design can be made to match nearly every tarp hammock combination commonly used. I have an 11' hammock and 10' tarp and it works wonderfully.
Hope more people make them and try them out and if you do not want to tinker with making one buy the commercial version from what I can tell Leatherdome is putting out a great product.
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