I think I saw a very small scale model of this at SEHHA. Very cool. I see Scout Jamborees full of these in the future...Originally Posted by MacEntyre
This is a WV Dave creation! He suggested it to me at MAHHA, and he is the only person on earth who has built one!
- MacEntyre
"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." - Mark Twain
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs
Yes, you did! Dave brought it to me at Hot Springs. My camera is with Thing1 in the sandhills, else I would show it to you again!
So, you think the Boy Scouts will like Tensegrity Stands better than Tom's stand, shown here?
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
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Probably see both, don'tcha think? Both have a huge coolness factor.
"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." - Mark Twain
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs
Set a goal for the 2011 Mt.Rogers hang.
Get the mind of Grizz into this too.
Personally I can't wait to hang Bucky style.
Someday someone will come up with a light, viable stand for folks wanting a hammock when going somewhere like the PCT. I can feel it.
This could be it, for three hikers all willing to buy LuxuryLite carbon fiber hiking poles. The total weight of carbon fiber struts would be about 3 lbs. The total retail cost... $300 per pound!
- MacEntyre
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
www.MollyMacGear.com
Looking forward to the developments on this!
Well yes ok I carry 6 foot hiking poles anyway....and who knows maybe someone will come up with a way to use them in a tensegrity system....but in the mean time we are all still curious about a better/lighter camp chair....so I've got the poles anyway, so if I find another 6 footer and a 3 footer lying about, and if I happen to have a square piece of nylon with 2 sewn channels (the side loops are optional) I can do this if I know I'll be in camp for a while:
If I'm paddle camping I'm going to carry my sling chair that fits in the hatches.
So what's the secret to setting one of these up? I don't have the materials here at work to do one proper, but I attempted to make a miniature mock up using surveyor's tape and pencils. Didn't work so well. I think the majority of my problem is the materials or lack there of. I was thinking of going to the store for straws and twine to make a better model.
But for the sake of my imagination...
How many separate lines are you using and where exactly do they connect? Think this could be modified to use trekking poles?
Dave said he would make a video showing how he sets it up.
The top end of each strut is connected to the top end of the strut ahead and behind it.
The bottom end of each strut is connected to the bottom end of the strut ahead and behind it.
The top end of each strut is connected to the bottom end of each strut ahead of it.
No. Too much stress!
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
www.MollyMacGear.com
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