Video - WV Winter Hammock Tent and DIY Pea Pod

[MAD777]

What's the advantage of the whoopie slings/UCRs that are holding up your hammock? Do you have another thread dedicated to talking about them? Does it save weight at all? How do you attach them?

Cord is lighter and less bulky than tree straps. Also straps are used with hardware for adjustability, where as whoopies & UCR's don't need hardware for adjustability.

[WV]

I didn't elaborate in the video, but there are actually two places at each end that are adjustable. The small dynaglide whoopies (or loopy slings - I forget which) connect the hammock ends to the ridgeline biner, and the main ridgeline (amsteel) whoopies connect to the marlin spikes on the tree straps. As mentioned, this is a product of the way things got put together over time, but it works. Next system will probably be simpler and lighter, but only if the ease of adjustment is still there. We'll see.

[bruinfan]

Mighty fine. Thanks for posting
A prime example of how to hang in the cold