Indoor Hammock Stand Setup - suggestions welcome!

**cjonimitts** · 11-20-2023, 14:05

I've been an indoor hammock sleeper for about 3-4 years now, total convert. I had a previous setup that was great, eyelet screws lagbolted into wall studs through a piece of 1x4 pine to protect the drywall. BUT - my landlord sitch has changed and I can no longer connect to the studs with my setup. So, I bought a wood hammock stand online, a Sunnydaze larch wood banana shaped thing (picture attached). I realised after setup that I misread the stand's hang height online (arg!). After a lot of fiddling with it and adding a ridgeline, I can sort of get my Nakie hammock at the right height and a better hang angle...but the edges are still too tight. Might build myself a stand at some point like I had originally planned, but for now I'd like to find a way to make this one a bit more sleepable. Any suggestions to fix this?

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**sideshowraheem** · 11-20-2023, 15:01

If you have the money those Yobo Hammock Stands look to be the best indoor stand that you could safely put up without worrying about putting any holes in the wall.

**LowTech** · 11-20-2023, 17:20

I do stands alot, probably 90%+ of the time, and have found that if I have two poles the same height it works best for me to attach the foot end directly to the pole/stand and then adjust the head end out from the pole/stand until I have the right amount of drop. That's my starting point. That is if you usually have your foot end higher like some of us do.
Adjusting the ridgeline a bit shorter should ease up on the hammock edge tension but also will lower the overall hang.

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**gargoyle** · 11-21-2023, 11:05

Have you tried the stand without the ridgeline.?
Outside the rl makes sense, consistent sag, blah blah blah. But indoors I prefer none since I’m not altering the tree distance. Simple enough to try.
And changing to shorter custom continuous loops or whoopies can give you a good hang without straps and chains. And it could quiet things down, if chain connections is squeaky?
Nice looking stand and set up.
Keep the landlord happy.