I'm looking for advice related to the orientation of a UCR in hammock suspension setups.
I've recently constructed some UCR for hammock camping. I reviewed quite a few UCR fabrication tutorials and settled on Jeff Myers (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAZ...40L-mYuZrMfhEg) UCR example (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryrXxv7XuBU). Thank you for the instruction Jeff! I'll illustrate the orientation using the components in Jeff's example as follows:
fixed loop of main line --- half turn of shuttle === fixed loop of shuttle --- tail of main line
So, the two possible orientations are:
(tree)fixed loop of main line --- half turn of shuttle === (hammock)fixed loop of shuttle --- tail of main line
... or
(hammock)fixed loop of main line --- half turn of shuttle === (tree)fixed loop of shuttle --- tail of main line
Some of the UCR use examples I've found demonstrate attaching the fixed loop end of main line to the hammock end while others demonstrate attaching this loop to the tree strap.
main line attached to tree end, shuttle attached to hammock end:
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...-ropes-(UCR-s)
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...To-Make-an-UCR
https://youtu.be/FFhLok3VSz0?t=66 (@ 1:06)
https://youtu.be/NCfrUw3Avf0?t=162 (@ 2:42)
main line attached to hammock end, shuttle attached to tree strap:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBiGD--SOFg
https://youtu.be/Yw6P3pHt8KI?t=377 (@ 6:17)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYPTVzpu1h8
https://youtu.be/W-_qsRXXLsU?t=757 (@ 12:37)
I'm going to try both orientations to see which works best from my own experience, but I'd love to have the benefit of the expertise of those that have tested both or strongly suggest one method over the other. I've also started to think about pros and cons of each.
So...
Which orientation (if either) is the correct orientation?
Why is one orientation better (if either) than the other?
Thanks in advance for your feedback!
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