WOW Dave, first the "Right Angle Hammock" and now this! Hope you are getting royalties?????????
WOW Dave, first the "Right Angle Hammock" and now this! Hope you are getting royalties?????????
"yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift---thats why its called a present" - Master Oogway
It's always best if your an early riser!
What! no reference. This article had to come straight from the Hammock Forums. I've now seen a few threadys on tensegrity stands, but I think credit does go to Buckminster Fuller and WV!
Dan.
No, but I'm also not getting sued when they break. The struts specified in the Pop Mechanics spread are not adequate.Originally Posted by Cranky Bear
I told you they never built one. That's about all PM is good for.No, but I'm also not getting sued when they break. The struts specified in the Pop Mechanics spread are not adequate.
Dave
"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."~~~May Sarton
What?! But the flying car is coming ANY day now!!!I told you they never built one. That's about all PM is good for.
You mean you don't have yours yet?
I ordered mine with hammock and perimeter tarp mount points on the underside, and paid additional for the option downward firing heater element. It may not be the most packable rain protection I own, but on the positive side I can fit two hammocks comfortably underneath it, 3 at a push; and it can easily carrying camping gear for 3, something that my silnylon tarp was never able to achieve. I see the optional follow-me-drone and refridgerator/freezer modules being a big hit on the AT this year.You mean you don't have yours yet?
I'm probably jumping in on this conversation with a severe lack of knowledge...I read through most of the original thread and watch the video of your 10-steps to set up your stand. In the video, you mentioned that your struts were top rails used for chain link fencing.No, but I'm also not getting sued when they break. The struts specified in the Pop Mechanics spread are not adequate.
The Pop-Sci instructions use a smaller diameter piping. Since it's calling for threaded pipe, I had envisioned this requiring the use of something similar to natural gas lines, which I believe is a thicker gauge of pipe then what is commonly used for fence rails.
My engineering skills end once I leave the lego box, but wouldn't a thicker gauge compensate for the smaller diameter?
Dutch: Hammock is probably more weight but who wants to lay on the ground? I pee on the ground.
As someone who inspects natural gas pipeline at point of manufacture I can firmly say yes(although i see no mention of wall thickness on the diagram). In all reality, the gauge of the wall is much more pertinent than the diameter of the pipe for this application. I can't believe that the person who did this diagram was not exposed to this forum, and therefore am very disappointed that they didn't clear it with WV first. This is not the first time HF stuff has made it's way to other venues without proper credit given (dejoha diagrams).
What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. - C.S. Lewis
Anyone know if 10' or 12' 2x4's would work instead?
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