Can you tighten suspension as much as you want when using a ridgeline?

[tandrewmalan]

Hi everyone!

So does a ridgeline allow you to tighten your suspension as much as you like? I this compatible with the 35 degree angle you are trying to get from a hang?

Thanks for your advice!

[Five Tango]

If you read the Derek Hansen book or watch a few Shug videos you will see what the sweet spot looks like and go from there.I use the ridgeline as an indicator for getting the hang not too taut nor too loose but jusssst right.

[tandrewmalan]

If you read the Derek Hansen book or watch a few Shug videos you will see what the sweet spot looks like and go from there.I use the ridgeline as an indicator for getting the hang not too taut nor too loose but jusssst right.

Okay great thank you. I think I've seen them. I was just getting a refresher on the purpose of the ridgeline. Thanks!

[OlTrailDog]

If you watch Papa Smurf of Dream Hammocks demonstrate ridge line tightness in his YT videos he is able to easily bend the ridge line with his hand and thumb, i.e. it is taut but not tight. You absolutely don't want to tighten the suspension as "much as you want". For one thing it could be darn difficult to untighten and it is far more than you need to for a rule of thumb 30* hang.

[tandrewmalan]

If you watch Papa Smurf of Dream Hammocks demonstrate ridge line tightness in his YT videos he is able to easily bend the ridge line with his hand and thumb, i.e. it is taut but not tight. You absolutely don't want to tighten the suspension as "much as you want". For one thing it could be darn difficult to untighten and it is far more than you need to for a rule of thumb 30* hang.

Okay great! Thank you. Yes 30 not 35 degrees!

[Halfed]

Hi everyone!

So does a ridgeline allow you to tighten your suspension as much as you like?

No, unless you want to put too much stress on your whole system.

Hi everyone!
I this compatible with the 35 degree angle you are trying to get from a hang?
Thanks for your advice!

35 degrees angle should be fine, although 30 is the goal.

[tandrewmalan]

No, unless you want to put too much stress on your whole system.




35 degrees angle should be fine, although 30 is the goal.

Great thanks for the info!

[WV]

Good sense from recent posters - except that considering suspension angles lower than 15 degrees is irrelevant. Pull your suspension with structural ridgeline as tight as you possibly can, and it will sag to about 15 degrees when you get in your hammock. The effort needed to pull it tight goes up exponentially, too. What that means is that if you are forced to use trees very far apart, you may increase the load on your main suspension line to twice your weight, but probably not more than that. At 15 degrees, the load on your hammock (set at 30 degrees by the ridge line) remains roughly equal to your body weight, and the load on the ridge line is in the same ballpark (not doubled). Don't be overconfident, though. The ability of any given tree to withstand horizontal forces changes with wind speed, soil saturation, tree health, and cosmic whim as it pertains to your personal karma. As to the strength of the various components of your hammock suspension, the laws of physics are fairly consistent.

[ibgary]

No, unless you want to put too much stress on your whole system.




35 degrees angle should be fine, although 30 is the goal.

Why "No"? My ridge line is strong enough and it takes the stress not the hammock.

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[P-Dub]

Why "No"? My ridge line is strong enough and it takes the stress not the hammock.

The suspension is taking stress as well if it's stretched beyond an optimal angle, not just the ridgeline.