Anybody ever put a hammock on top of a box truck? I drivele all over US making deliveries in a small 16ft box truck. I recently got an idea of sometimes in a good weather to sleep in top of it in a hammock, however I am not sure how to set that up! I wonder if anyone ever did something like that? Anything helps, thank you!!!
If you can find an anchor point, I would think you could easily set up with a tensahedron stand.
The tow points on the van, maybe?Originally Posted by cmc4free
Watch out for roof weight limits.
The roof of a vehicle has a suggested weight limit, normally found in the owners manual.
I think a engineer type mind would be able to talk about opposing force and such.
The top of box trucks are normally not designed to hold weight. So use caution.
I agree with this warning. Proceed at your own risk.
I assumed you want to set up on top of the truck instead of inside the compartment because the compartment would be filled with cargo. If so, that might make bracing the roof of the compartment with some sort of column impractical or impossible.
On the first use, one of the straps ripped, although disappointed I figured I'd contact the seller as I had seen other good reviews. After contacting them and receiving another product and a custom letter I do believe what happened to the strap was a rare occurrence and am excited to use the replacement straps!
Did you mean to post on this thread about hanging on top of a "Box Top Truck"?
Straps are not the discussion, as I read this thread, the discussion is how to safely hang from the top of a small commercial truck.
Maybe consider starting your own thread on your strap experience so members will be able to post comments.
This user has 2-3 other posts today that all seem misplaced.
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...25#post1970625
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...22#post1970622
Turtle dog stand should do it and spread the weight on the roof out.
Some days I can't tell whether I found a rope or lost a horse...
I can't say anything about a truck per se, but I do have experience hanging off my Murano. Setup was pretty simple, had an 8' dutch beetle buckle on the side tied out to the tree, and a spare daisy chain strap I keep in the trunk. Worked great, solid hang in a juniper forest where there weren't two good trees to hand from... That anchor point is the tough part to find, but once you do, it works great. I've seen some guys on here using their truck + climbing cams in a wall, and it seemed to work great.
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