Hey folks. I was just wondering what everyone else uses in regards to speed in setting up? I seem to take forever to get my rig all set when I first hit camp, between a continuous ridgeline for the tarp (zpacks dyneema with doors) and hanging my hammock from its suspension (UHMWPE with a beckett hitch onto continuous loops) Just curious to hear any suggestions from the forums!
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My quick set up is hammock with UQ attached inside a Lazy slug. Suspension is Dutch clips and Beetle buckles.
Tarp I have Stingers on each end and kept in snake skins. Leave it in the skins if weather is nice, deploy tarp if not.
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Mine is the same minus the lazy slug for me but with a double ended stuff sack with the Dutch clips sticking out.Originally Posted by LuvmyBonnet
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I attach the webbing around one tree and then pull the whole assembly out of the dry bag, and then attach to the other tree. The hammock and tarp are on the same suspension make minor adjustments and stake out the tarp.
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Last edited by greyhound352; 05-27-2020 at 20:06.
In the rain, I’d put the tarp up first. But normally I put the hammock up first, then center on it as I put the tarp up. For the hammock, I have it in a double ended stuff sack with UQP attached. I first put daisy chains (Atlas, Python, and other names for straps with looped steps) around both trees using Dutch Clips. Then I clip one end of the hammock to a daisy chain loop with a carabiner and pull it out of the stuff sack as I walk towards the other strap. I clip into that with another carabiner, and look it over, maybe set in it to gauge above ground comfort and ridge line tautness. Then I put the tarp up. I used to connect to the tarp end, go around the tree, back through the carabiner at the tarp, down the tarp ridge line through a mini-carabiner at that end, around the tree, and back to that end connecting to a figure-9 on a split ring. This year I’ll play with a single line and Nama claws. The tarp will start out in a skin.
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Practice and focus is one way to get good at setting up fast. I only set up fast in rain. Otherwise I enjoy my time setting up and getting a good nest.
Nothing quicker than straps and cinch buckles with a biner or dutch clip at the tree as far as I know.
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Hammock (10’ shown, no bugnet but same principle applies regardless of gathered end hammock you have) with suspension integrated into the continuous loops within a single stuff sack. Loop one end of the suspension around tree and clip off, open bag and walk to other tree with suspension and hammock coming out. Repeat on other tree. Nothing touches the ground, and then use the whoopies to adjust as needed.
In terms of bugnet, I rarely use one, and when I do - it’s separate and I usually prefer socks that go over quickly and cinch. Someday I’ll have an integrated bugnet, so this method would still work.
As for tarp, it’s the same thing as you see below, except a CR with Ti clips, but same principle of looping around and clipping to itself around the tree, walk across, repeat on other side and center/tighten. In the future I’d like to keep the tarp in a snake and just rapid deploy that way.
Packing up is the same, just stuff it all in like you see on all the videos.
I was definitely thinking of something along the same lines, possibly attaching the tarp to the beckett hitch with a prussik knot or aoft shackle. Do you ever have issues with your tarp getting your hammock wet?
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Ive never used beetle buckles but am definitely interested. I seemed to have gotten tired of the fiddle factor of whoopie slings and tying knots.
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