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    One tree hang help - anchors

    Good morning!
    trying To make my own solo stand and am in need of some info if possible.
    I have a real sturdy pipe that I want to use and I have rope, but I’m not real sure about the anchors and positioning…and I can’t find the info when I search, so any help would be appreciated.

    my friends invited me out for a camping trip, and I do have a hammock I normally use for hanging around I’m before I go to sleep in my tent, however, my tent is pretty beat up and I would rather not cheap out on a cheap tent, so I’m hoping to repurpose my hammock on a budget and the camp site doesn’t look like it has suitable trees close to one another.

    now I do have rope, webbing if needed, the hammock, a ultralight tarp, an extra sleeping bag I’m going to make into an under quilt, I just need to buy a bug net.

    the three things I need help on that I can thing of are…
    1) ground anchors.
    2) how far up the pole the guy lines need to be ? (The pole is 7’ so it’ll be cut down for sure)
    3) any help on angles /length of the guy lines?

    For the ground anchors, would these 8” ground spiral anchors from Lowe’s be sufficient?
    https://www.homedepot.com/p/Vortex-8...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
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    Like I had said, on a bit of a budget and would like to transition to a hammock instead of cheaping out on a tent that’ll only last a few trips

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    This may give some insight......https://www.tensaoutdoor.com/product...v=7516fd43adaa
    Just modify as needed for your purposes.
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    That does help for the angles! Appreciated!
    but as far as the ground anchors are concerned, would those spirals work? I’m on a bit of a budget and would like to be cheap and easily accessible, but not cheap out and test hopefully today as the trip is coming up quick ��

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rivenin View Post
    That does help for the angles! Appreciated!
    but as far as the ground anchors are concerned, would those spirals work? I’m on a bit of a budget and would like to be cheap and easily accessible, but not cheap out and test hopefully today as the trip is coming up quick ��
    I cannot say for certain as I have never tried them.
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    What is the ground like where you're wanting to hang?
    I use a pole stand most of the time and have used all kinds of "on the cheap" ground stakes. Everything from rebar and angle iron/aluminum, to cheap sand stakes.
    The angle of the pole plays majorly into how much pull is on the ground stake. For example in this hang the top of the poles we're about 12' apart and the bottom around 6'.
    My most commonly used stake placement is, after finding where I want the base of the pole I lay it down pointing away from the tree w/ the base still in that spot.
    From the top end of the pole I then go sideways around 6'-8' and "maybe" out a bit more away from the tree (not the pole) and place my stakes.
    End result is about 12'-16' between stakes w/ the top end of the pole about midway.

    I can get into a lot more detail but at a vending event this weekend.

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    Ground soil is very PNW non riverbed (or should be, it’s coastal), so pretty dense dirt. It’s pretty easy to drive stakes in when needed, gonna test in my backyard which is about the same. My daughter and I did a camp night a few years ago and the tent stakes went right in.

    I actually just found some of those large orange screws that come with the tensa solo locally, gonna run up and grab them after lunch and start messing with the pole

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    Well, its working! For almost free… this is rad.
    ignore the backyard, it’s been horrid weather in the pnw and haven’t had a chance to break out the mower much or pressure washer.

    my photos keep flipping… not sure why
    my cost so far,
    pole = had
    rope = had
    hammock = had
    orange screws (large) = $21.99 for 2
    eyebolt and a few washers and nuts = $2
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    Got you off the ground.
    I don't believe I would trust that eyebolt long term for the hammock attachment point. I'd probably use it for my ground lines and attach the hammock above it on a self cinching soft shackle or strap. That way the eyebolt prevents any downward slide of the hammock and it's taking less potentially bending weight being used that way while still being a solid attachment for the ground lines.

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    When you say self cinching shackle or strap, are you referring to a rope with a knot? Or something else? Just want to make sure I’m following the words of the wise ��

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    It could be a rope, but I tend to use tree straps, or any strong enough webbing strap that has a loop in the end. Example below. Grey strap is the hammock suspension.
    In the second photo, the orange line (a Myers "Fast Shackle") is what I call a self-cinching soft shackle setup. It acts the same as a tree strap w/ an end loop in that it tightens under pressure. You can disregard the clip attached to it, that's for a gear hammock.

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