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    cmoulder,

    Thats an approach I never thought of. Thanks for the suggestion.

    When you say head end of the webbing or foot end of the webbing, are you talking about where the suspension meets the hammock connection?

    Ive been using head end/foot end webbing height on the tree, as a marker. Your way, if I understand it correctly, would work better, as your dealing solely with the end product of the hammock height itself. The way Ive been doing it, marking the suspension height on the trees, does not factor in the distance between the trees and how it affects the lay of the hammock. Your way seems more exact.

    Good weekend to all.

    Bob

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    Thanks Bob, I have added "where webbing connects to hammock CRL" to clarify... sometimes we are so familiar with something that we forget important details!

    I like to use those 'biometric' reference points because they're somewhat independent of tree spacing, although we still have to take into account webbing stretch, which in turn increases with tree distance and is more with some materials than it is with others.

    Indeed, there's still a good bit of feel for webbing tree attachment location depending upon tree spacing, but in most situations we're usually looking at a minimum spacing of about 12' and a maximum of about 20' ... with some exceptions for longer or slightly shorter, of course. For a typical ~15' spacing I'll attach head end tree strap about nose level and foot end about 8-10" above my head. These are handy 'measuring tools' because we always have them with us!
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    High enough that a porcupine can pass without incident!
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    I always like going SOBO; somehow, it feels like going downhill.

    ...and as it harm none, do what ye will.

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    LOL, last camping trip I dreamed a HUGE porcupine was under my hammock. Also, (same dream,) a skunk jumped in the hammock and frolicked awhile before jumping out, and a hyena peered in at me. I left them all alone and they did me no harm. I guess my subconscious was telling me to not worry about the animals roaming the forest while I slept.

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    Chair height also. It is easier to get into and out of..... LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by Griddleporn View Post
    I'm heavy, and with a new store-bought knee, too. I kept my cheap Amazon hammock low-ish so I could just role out. With the new Amok I set it at chair height and I slide ride out. Still working on the getting in thing, but I'm getting better!
    Got to ask about, the name GriddelePorn... Do you cook much on a griddle. I have 2 Blackstone Griddles, and a Camp Chef stove with a griddle over one eye.
    I'm 6'3", but I got heavy because I cook all the time. When my knees went bad, I had to stop hiking, so we car camp these days.
    My problem is my wife and I eat a little too good...

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    About 18" here. Just the right height.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Country Roads View Post
    I usually set my hammock up about chair high (18 to20 inches for me). I have set it up lower and pitched the tarp sides clear to the ground to keep out wind driven swirling rain; this worked well, I stayed dry and still had some room, but no standing upright.
    I good weather, I set the tarp up pretty high, so I can enjoy the views without tree gunk falling on me. Iffy weather I set it up about 3 inches or so off the hammock ridge line and put it in porch mode, but ready to lower the sides if I need to.
    In hurricane Irene weather, I set the tarp up only about 1 or less off the ridgeline and pitch it in close to the hammock and I close the doors on the most windward side (worked well this weekend too).
    I like to set my tarp high in summer, in porch mode. If it's gonna rain I drop my Superfly down to almost touching the ground, with doors closed.
    I hang my Hammock about 18" high. Easy to get in and out of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oh-No View Post
    Oh No's rules for hanging.
    1- Never hang higher than you care to fall.
    2- Never hang over anything you wouldn't want to land on.

    That said, I'm in the low chair height group.
    Yes! This is the way… chair height, so I can sit and cook and other stuff.
    Also, yes to so many others tips and tricks, such good input!

    Once you’ve put everything up a few times, you’ll take a glance at your site and get a feel for approximately where to set it all up.

    I’ve never measured, just put it up, try it out, adjust and relax, in chair height ofc!

    Someone mentioned moving the straps, yes good tip, it’s fast and simple… but then again, not all suspensions are created equal and it won’t work for everyone. As many other things, thus we adapt, improvise and learn (overcome).

    But again, you’ll get a good “sixth sense” by just doing it and pay attention to how you do it. It will be more like a muscle memory thingy… *in Girs voice, from invader Zim*.

    My tarp is usually a bit higher up, cause I’m a bit taller and crouching to much is not comfortable. I Don’t really have stand height all the way, cause I don’t stand while drinking and eating.

    If the weather has worsened, ofc I will adjust my setup and gladly so… It’s the fantastic part of the hammock experience, it’s adaptable! I don’t set it up the same all the time and many times I’ll change it up during the day, depending on what I want to do. (When I have a camp up for a weekend.)

    Hope you’ll get tuned in with your hanging mojo! Best of luck.

    Cheers.

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    But again, you’ll get a good “sixth sense” by just doing it and pay attention to how you do it. It will be more like a muscle memory thingy…


    I concur with this. Seems to me that people often worry too much about getting the angles exact instead of developing a mental picture of what it should look like when it's correct.
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