Quote Originally Posted by Latherdome View Post
I just bought a DD/HandyHammock stand because I want to bicycle through treeless places. Compact, low-weight is a big draw. The DD stand is genius in its cable bracing for the main struts, but you've got to carry and drive 12 stakes all told, which isn't always feasible nor fast nor light as ideal. I wonder whether this TurtleLady/Dog setup could be brought to around 2.5 lbs and 26" packed by using carbon fiber tent poles and the cable braces of the DD stand? Like so:
FullSizeRender.jpg
I don't think the DD (formerly HandyHammock) stand struts are going to be rigged enough for that design. They are meant to be handle a lot of compressive force which is why they need to angled and anchored the way they are.