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Anyone have a great homemade hammock stand recipe? Im looking for something portable, light, and can be put up easily when Im sent to the couch. (dont ask) :rolleyes: thanx
Anyone have a great homemade hammock stand recipe? Im looking for something portable, light, and can be put up easily when Im sent to the couch. (dont ask) :rolleyes: thanx
Well, if one is asked a question, one has to ask clarifying questions in order to answer. Portable for what? Carrying on the AT? There's no such thing.
Portable for a backyard in a neighborhood of thieves? I can think of several possibilities.
Portable in case the questioner is sent to the couch? I don't have time to think of the scores of possible couches in scores of possible locations. Think specifics, if you want other than nonsense answers
Weary.
Portable? How about self hiking? Neo would do well on one end? Any volunteers for the other end? :cool:
Just Jeff
03-27-2006, 22:07
Look on risk's website. I think there's one in Ed's Hammock Camping book, too. And there are 2-3 others floating around the web, I think.
Otherwise, I think Walmart.com has one for about $70 that can be shipped for free to you nearest Walmary. I saw a $50 on some site recently, too...dunno how much shipping was, though.
I use the Vario stand and it works pretty well.
I have wanted a portable hammock stand myself, for the house or camping at those No tree-tie campgrounds. There must be some good do it yourself plans around. Campmor has a stand for about 40$ but the shipping might be a lot.
What about some body come up with an easy to assemble stand out of pipe and fittings?
briarpatch
03-27-2006, 23:26
Ed describes a pipe stand here: http://hammockcamping.com/Free%20Reports/HomeMade%20Stand.htm
His site and contributions to the hammocking community in general are excellent.
Look on risk's website. I think there's one in Ed's Hammock Camping book, too. And there are 2-3 others floating around the web, I think.
Otherwise, I think Walmart.com has one for about $70 that can be shipped for free to you nearest Walmary. I saw a $50 on some site recently, too...dunno how much shipping was, though.
I use the Vario stand and it works pretty well.
I am trying to fabricate a "Vario" type hammock stand. Would you provide me with the lengths of the horizontal bar and the uprights? This information should allow me to calculate the angles. Thank you.
I've seen where someone took 2 poles about 3 feet in length and set up a hammock kinda like you would of set up an old "A" frame tent. The poles were upright with the hammock in between them. Then they had 2 guy lines from each pole (4 total) staked to the ground.
I always wanted to try it but didn't want to trust the single poles at each end. My thought was to lash together 3 poles for each end and make 2 tripods. Then stake them out with the 4 guy lines with the hammpck in the middle. If you wanted to add a tarp you could make one of the poles longer so it was well above the junction of the tripods and then install a guy line between the 2 longer poles.
I don't think I would trust PVC conduit but 1" or 1 1/4" hardwood dowels should be strong enough. It should pack down small enough for car and canoe camping but will most likely be, by backpacking standards, too heavy.
On the other side of things, Why even take the time to post an answer like:
"Think specifics, if you want other than nonsense answers"
I understood the question just fine.
CB
Just looked at the other post by Jazilla. Thats what I was thinkin. Don't think you need 1" ridgig conduit though, kinda over kill.
CB
I just put up too different post on this if you want to check them out
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?t=16089
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?t=16083
FWIW Sierra Trading Post has a hammock stand on sale http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/318,98045_ABO-Gear-Hammock-Stand-Outback.html
Hawkwind61
04-05-2010, 09:00
FWIW Sierra Trading Post has a hammock stand on sale http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/318,98045_ABO-Gear-Hammock-Stand-Outback.html
My son has that exact set-up in his back yard. I was thinking 'out loud' about something like that for my camping hammock and he deadpanned, "Pretty heavy addition to your backpacking supplies mom..." LOL!
I'm looking at being able to set up my H-H in a tree less area. I was looking a those cheap open tent shelters; which, unless you are 5 years old and playing in the garden are of no use to man nor beast. However, at under $5, they come with a hoop frame that's light and may hold up the inside of a H-H taking the strain off the poles either end.
Just Jeff
04-17-2010, 08:54
How are you planning to use the poles? Generally, increasing the sag will take some force off the suppports. Adding ridgelines, or poles as spreader bars (which is how I read your intended use of the hoops), generally increases the force on the supports. Depending on how you use it...which is why I asked for clarification.
I thought this was an interesting concept...
http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=6370&catid=searchresults&searchid=38642
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