This may be a known fix, not sure. I found it on my own and just thought it might be helpful to someone.
The problem I was having was that the partial UQ I have was pulling my hammock ends together causing my Ridgeline to be very loose when not in the hammock. It was also causing excessive upward pressure on my pullouts. This has been traditionally fixed using Dutch Ridgeline quilt hooks or AHE triangle thingies. Im sure they are great products, but i found this to accomplish the same without need to order additional items.
What i did: I took a 4" larks headed loop and hooked it to the hammock Ridgelines fixed eye through the hammocks sewn channels at each end. The UQ suspension biner is connected to this. 20200328_222348.jpgI also put a bead through the primary suspension cords on both sides before the biner. This bead can be adjusted to determine the underquilts hang angle. The secondary adjustment suspension just goes directly to the biner as it already did This fixed the issue with my Dutch Chameleon+loco hobenero, but I'm sure it'll work on many more hammocks.
The result was that my UQ has a more relaxed hang and puts less pressure on my hammock & tie outs. I also like how my hammocks Ridgeline is tighter when no weight is in it, resulting in it being easier to get myself and other stuff in/out of it. This works by not only changing the hang angle of the UQ, but also by pulling the slack out of the hammocks ridgeline.
See pic for a more detailed look at what I did.
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