Thought I'd share my Hammock suspension with you for comment "good or bad"

[Tigger004]

I have played with quite a few setups now and have a loft full of gear, This is my current setup that i'm using to hang my Hammock, seems to work and is now well tested.

Basically it is a follows,

1" x 3' tree huggers with a marlin spike hitch and Toggle direct to a whoopie sling (or if distance requires it adding flat green rope as shown in photos)

Then a larks head knot to attach the whoopie to the hammock gather rope (itself tied with Lanyard knots), I use flat green soft rope here rather than directly attaching thin cordage due to it's low abrasion qualities.

At home my hammock quickly attaches to my stand using soft shackles

My hammock is a Tenth Wonder XL (of which I have two), also I have a standard one for my hammock stand due to the stands maximum span width,

Using skills learnt from here and other forums I made the Toggles, soft shackles and whoopie slings, also had fun tying the knots (some frustrations throughout ..lol),

What I'm after is a few general comments, especially on anything you feel could be improved upon.

Thanks Jeff

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[TreeCamper]

'What I'm after is a few general comments, especially on anything you feel could be improved upon.'

Maybe Drip rings or biners so you don't get any wicking in wet weather.

[Humakt]

Looks really good.
But it falls in to the same trap most hammockeers seem prone to - you've made it all look far more complicated than I'm sure it needs to be.
I'm pretty sure that all those extra bits and pieces exist solely to create a market to spend money on.
What's wrong with a rope through the end of your hammock and then tie that around the tree? The more you add the more there is to go wrong...

[Tigger004]

Great suggestions and thanks for the reply,

I have tried Binas, storm rings and even double rapell rings during my experimentations, because I use a short Militay basha I expected problems,
I have camped out in some pretty dismal conditions and have not had a problem with seepage yet, I thought water would be a problem with waterproof dyneema whoopie slings (anti-wicking, so to speak, because water is not absorbed, I expected it to run down), not so yet.

[Tigger004]

I totally agree with the more to spend money on, did try to keep it simple buy hey ho, would be easier if the places I've hung were uniform, hence flexibility in the rig.

Need to spend more time with experienced hammockers, and less time being a lone ranger,

I have spent loads on kit I now don't use, a Box full in the loft, extra rope, carabinas of all kinds, this pot that pot, this stove that stove and many homemade items (have enjoyed the making though)

Just the same old favourites get used every time now, guess that's called experience

[Silverback]

Looks really good.
But it falls in to the same trap most hammockeers seem prone to - you've made it all look far more complicated than I'm sure it needs to be.
I'm pretty sure that all those extra bits and pieces exist solely to create a market to spend money on.
What's wrong with a rope through the end of your hammock and then tie that around the tree? The more you add the more there is to go wrong...

Yup I'd agree with that. I have 2 short lengths of 6mm prussik cord through the hammock, 2 dyneema 6ft slings as my tree huggers and 2 screwgate krabs and a length of paracord for a gear line after much messing with various pet ups thats what I decided on

[jbrown14]

I use climbing gear for my hammock set-up, much like Sapper, and I'll try to illustrate...

The loops at the end of my hammock have steel s-hooks to slip over whatever is used to secure it to the tree. I carry two 48" nylon slings, two spectra daisy chains a little over 48" long, and 4 locking oval carabiners.

If the trees I'm tying to are large, like some of the white pines up in the Adirondacks, I use the slings to go around the trees and join the daisy chains to the slings much like a dog lead getting attached to a collar, if the trees are smaller, I'll just girth-hitch the daisy chains around the tree and let the long end of the daisy chain face to the middle. Then I have all the little loops of the chain to select where to hook the hammock up to change the slack of it and adjust the height. The bonus is, there's a long loop at the end of the chain where I can hook up the second set of carabiners and the loops then act as drip loops.

[Silverback]

I use climbing gear for my hammock set-up,

I have quite a bit of old climbing tat which while isn't suitable for climbing/tech rescue work is perfectly servicable for hammock set up, and as a Yorkshireman I'm loathe ( too tight) to see good kit go to waste

[Kernowek Scouser]

I spend a good chunk of my time online looking at other folks gear and set ups. So first off, good for you for posting your set upT^

And I'm a great believer in If it works for you, go for it. It looks like you have put a fair bit of thought into your set up Jeff and I assuming it works as you would want it to, so that is grand :D

As far as my own experience of swinging goes, circumstances dictated that I needed to keep it simple on my first try, but I found my unelaborated set up not only worked well, but caused me a lot less hassle than 'fancier' set ups did for my fellow swingers (swingees?) so I have stuck with it ever since.

My hammock set up is as follows: DD Frontline hammock, desert basha (yes a basha is long enough to use with a DD... just) with guy lines and pegs, a suitable length of paracord to create a ridge line and (and this is the best swinging tip I have received) four six ish inch lengths of paracord, which you tie onto your ridge line and webbing to act as drip rings.

I find I tend to take more time looking for somewhere to set up than actually setting up, which now I'm a bit more practised, takes a couple of minutes tops. It doesn't take too much longer to put it away either.

The only time I have questioned this set up, was when rain was coming sideways under my basha. But it later transpired that my mates with bigger DD and Hennessey tarps were no more protected from the sideways rain than I was, so I have not worried about it to much since (but enough to toy with the idea of using another basha I have, to make Tenth Wonder style hammock doors... but that is another story).

But back to the point, you have an interesting set up there Jeff, if it works and you are happy with it, then you are laughing :D

Thanks for sharing.

Colin

[jbrown14]

...as a Yorkshireman I'm loathe ( too tight) to see good kit go to waste

T^
I must have a bit of Yorkshireman in me, then...I'm a free-cycler and a bit of a hoarder when it comes to old gear.

[Jason]

Good advice & info !! Thanks for sharing !!