Hello all,
A few years back my wife and I built a turtle dog stand that we have used alongside our pop-up camper for daytime hangouts at the campground. Together, we total about 300 lbs and we use an ENO doublenest. Both the hammock and the stand have held our weight so far. HOWEVER, stability is a little iffy. I've done my best to anchor down the stands but we have had times where the whole setup came down. This could be uneven land, improper setup, etc.
Our daughter was recently born and although she won't be introduced to the hammock for a while...I am now especially worried about the stability of this setup due to the fence top rail that could fall on her.
Also, it is an easy fix but the fence top rail (even split in two sections) was JUST too long to fit the length of my pickup bed.
I am now looking for something that will be equally as portable (trying to avoid heavy 2x4 setups) but safer. I would like to keep the cost in the $50-75 range if possible and I need to incorporate a newly purchased 12ft tarp. I really like the tensa4 route, especially the aluminum/painters pole option. However, I see that the painters poles can only support somewhere around 225lbs. I can go the fence rail option which will likely hold the necessary weight at the expense of a heavier setup. I am still trying to gauge how stable this option truly is...
EDIT: I am seeing that tensahedron failures typically collapse on itself? That might not be ideal, especially if I go with the fence rails.
What suggestions do you have??
Thank you in advance!
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