First, please accept my apologies if this has been discussed somewhere. I have searched forums and read and watched videos and I can't find an answer.
I have my first hammock. I bought the HH Survivorman edition (for the size, the upgraded tarp and double-bottom insulation).
I have some health issues that are affecting my ability to continue canoe tripping. I have back issues that need me to be off the ground. I have peripheral neuropathy issues (autoimmune and neurological/spinal) that mean I need an easy set up when I'm tired and my hands are "fumbly", my small-motor coordination is off, and my arms are weak for overhead reaching.
It's like MS but not actually MS. My issues are directly impacted and compounded by fatigue and cold.
The hammock hang is causing me problems.
When I am tired at the end of a day on the water and some portages, I can't tie knots or fuss with anything that requires much grip strength or overhead reaching. I often travel solo and so I need a method that doesn't rely on someone else to do the hang for me.
I don't really want to remove the stock suspension at this point and I don't want to create a separate tarp hang line. What I am hoping to do is to combine the stock suspension lines with something adjustable.
Would it work to lark's head the existing line to a biner (I have the Camp Photon ones), tying a slippery half-hitch below the LH with the tail end to hold the knot secure, and then utilize a 1/8" Amsteel Blue Whoopie to connect the biner to the stock tree straps?
I'm thinking either another lark's head to fasten the whoopie to the tree straps or to use a second biner between the whoopie and the tree straps.
I have the biners, the 1/8" Amsteel Blue whoopies, and the stock suspension.
I also have an extra 40' of 7/64" Amsteel Blue and 25' each of 3mm and 5 mm Gottifredi Maffioli Swiftcord (SK78 dyneema - 400daN and 835daN respectively). But I don't think that any of these are good/strong enough for suspension components.
I'm also open to any other suggestions for a non-fiddly hang, although threading small buckles may be beyond my dexterity at some points, particularly if it is cold at all.
Thanks in advance for any ideas!
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