I'm mulling over whether I actually want to get in it, but I was able to piece a stand for my camping hammock together with two LL Bean hammock stands that I got for $15 (normally $400 for both!). I don't work there anymore but LL Bean sells very sturdy and durable hammock stands for backyard hammocks, the kind made of heavy canvas, rope and wooden spreader bars. Wouldn't normally work on a gathered end hammock but if I fit two together...
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I can make a ~10'-12' tall goal-post-looking monstrosity. If I tie a rope at the top I can tension the bars, which would normally happen only when sitting in the hammock (messing up the pitch a bit). With the rope at the top holding it tight, the idea is to not only get an accurate pitch but prevent those vertical bars swinging outwards.
These bars/pipes are heavy and strong, but the inserts fitting them together only go in about 3" so there might be a small risk of them deforming and it all falling apart catastrophically. Also, I'd probably need a ladder to set this up. That said I think it -should- work.
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