Hang Angle Loaded or Unloaded?

[Armadillo Hanger]

30* Hang angle is with person in it or when hanging empty hammock? I had it set for a perfect 30 and then she got in it and now it is at 38.

[Smckinney0031]

Unloaded I believe

[Latherdome]

30* Hang angle is with person in it or when hanging empty hammock? I had it set for a perfect 30 and then she got in it and now it is at 38.

Tread carefully. I'm still recovering from having remarked that a tub nearly overflowed after she got in. As if noting any displacement would mean ... "I must have overfilled... I'm just saying... physics! Geometry if you will..."

[Smckinney0031]

Tread carefully. I'm still recovering from having remarked that a tub nearly overflowed after she got in. As if any displacement means I'm calling her fat :-) "I'm just saying... physics! Geometry if you will..."

Well you could always try putting her in the hammock and THEN adjusting it but I think that would get you beat to death for dropping her

[Armadillo Hanger]

Thankfully at 9 years old, she is not disturbed by these things. LOL

I just need to know if I need to adjust it so that it is at 30 when she is in it.

[cmc4free]

Tread carefully. I'm still recovering from having remarked that a tub nearly overflowed after she got in. As if noting any displacement would mean ... "I'm just saying... physics! Geometry if you will..."

Sage wisdom! But I think he's referring to his young daughter.

[cmc4free]

I think the answer is 30 when loaded. Hammock hang calculator for example, bases it force/load calculations on 30 degrees by default, but those loads would be trivial without a person in the hammock.

[Latherdome]

Thankfully at 9 years old, she is not disturbed by these things. LOL

I just need to know if I need to adjust it so that it is at 30 when she is in it.

I prefer a deeper sag myself. I think the 30° “rule” is a compromise to avoid the higher-on-the-tree hassles of getting a deeper sag on a full-length hammock, while still assuring a tolerable amount. If it feels right though, it is. As long as you’ve exhaustively tried all 16 angles between 45 and 30 for a few nights to be sure, naturally.


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[Shug]

I just hang 'em top of head or neck high without me in it and all done. Usually just about right.
Shug

[cinnamon]

go with what ever is comfortable..... the thing is that you DO NOT want the suspension angle BELOW 30* when the hammock is occupied.