Exactly, just remember that spreading the two stakes apart and pulling on the dogbone in the middle is like have a hammock strung too tight. It's better if they look like a "V" after the stakes are attached to the guylines.
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Exactly, just remember that spreading the two stakes apart and pulling on the dogbone in the middle is like have a hammock strung too tight. It's better if they look like a "V" after the stakes are attached to the guylines.
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What I had in mind when I was brainstorming after a stake pulled out while I was testing in my sandy back hard was to attach the strap to a boomstake, and then put one end of the dogbone around the head of the boomstake and the other in a line away from the strap, to the orange screw. So the two stakes would be in line with the strap, and the orange screw would help support the boomstake from any lateral movement. I made the dogbones and put them in my kit with the Solo, but haven’t tried to use them yet, and don’t know that it would work. I would not be shocked if someone on the forum were to tell me it would not work for some reason. I was packing the Solo for a trip on which I did not wind up needing it, so was prepping for potential issues. I would certainly keep your diagram in mind if my original thought turns out to be flawed.
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I have the Solo and use it some but not as much as I hang from poles. Currently I've been on a double pole stand (one pole at each end) in the desert for the last 6 months.
If you're going to use a couple Solos (since you said "treeless") expect to be close to the ground if you angle the poles very much away from the hammock. And I would recommend some degree of away angle, especially in sandy areas, as it lessens the amount of pressure on the ground anchors.
Also you'll probably want to put something under the base of the Solos to prevent them sinking into the sand. I've used everything from tree bark to empty soup cans.
For stakes you could use "sand stakes", or if you're a little bit handy 12" - 18" angled aluminum cut w/ a pointy end and maybe some holes drilled (see availability sand stakes) would work great.
Sometimes I double or triple stake.
Double staking you've already got using a dogbone (I use 3' ones for double staking and 6' ones for triple).
To triple stake I've been using the 6' dogbone and kind of making a cursive "M" by going through the loop on the guyline twice.
I'll work on getting a photo of that.
Similar to this?Originally Posted by JollyRoger70
That’s what I was thinking — we’ve used stakes in a line like that to hold up monkey bridges in Boy Scouts.
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I used it to test it out and since I knew it from big truck recovery w/ a winch. It works if the issue is that the stake wants to pull over. Boom stakes are designed to pressure the stakes in a way that causes them not to pull over that way as easily.
For the need of more stakes in the ground I'd rather just crowfoot them out. Quick and simple.
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>I'm afraid I can't find your report. Do you have a link to it? Thanks...
https://tinyurl.com/5dd37und
It was posted on 09/25/2022 in Trip Reports
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I do not have experience with the solo. But I have set up the Tensa 4 in alot of places. Have you thought of attaching a spade type anchor and burying it in the loose sand at a distance away. I have had success with this https://yobogear.com/shop/spade-anchor/ but unfortunetly do not have any pictures.
At risk of redundancy/spamming, I made a video of my best Solo/Treez anchoring tips. Applies equally to DIY versions, any monopod stand really: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIo6XWYKG5Q
In a nutshell: it's all in how you angle the poles to distribute the load away from any weak anchors. Lean the poles away from the hammock as much as height requirements allow, using short hammock suspension (typically the continuous loops connected directly to the poles). Then move the pole's feet away from the weak anchor(s) a short distance, out of plumb.
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Might also help to a disc at the base on the pole to minimize sinking. I have used a clean out cap.
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