How do you hang a hammock??

• Oct 22, 2016

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Yea, stupid question I know...hammock measures 8ft hook to hook. Seems like posts should be 8 ft apart. Or should it be 7ft 6 for a lil sag to be comfy? I'm sure someone here has an answer.

 

• Oct 22, 2016

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By the ends is the stupid answer.

In the past we just tied them, tried it and shortened it until it seemed OK along with raising & lowering. Never thought about it past that. But that was in camping mode where we just used the trees as they occurred and were always wider apart than needed.

There is a website and app for it:
http://theultimatehang.com/hammock-hang-calculator/

 

• Oct 22, 2016

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Go longer by at least 2 feet on each side, longer is okay, and then use a rope or chain to adjust; sag, height, and tension. If you are setting posts in the ground set them on an angle way from the hammock and make sure they are high enough so it doesn't hit the ground when you lay in it. Look at a bunch of images on the internet.

 

• Oct 22, 2016

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Thanks guys. I like the idea of angle the posts outward. This is for the wife. If it isn't right it will be ww3

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• Oct 22, 2016

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Depends on the hammock, but the ends should typically be 30 degrees from the ground.

ENO recommends the same for my double nest.

 

• Oct 22, 2016

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Ok....I'm using 4x4 buried 3 ft. 30 degrees seems like alot.

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• Oct 22, 2016

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oppsImissed said:

Ok....I'm using 4x4 buried 3 ft. 30 degrees seems like alot.

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The posts should be 90° from the ground, perfectly vertical. The hammock line should be 30° from the ground.

 

• Oct 22, 2016

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The hammock is going to stretch a little, so you might consider spacing the posteses (plural for post) a bit farther apart by a foot or two.

Maybe.

Dirty

 

• Oct 22, 2016

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https://www.overstock.com/Home-Gard...BQ7GIGDZNVJH7KH3MQ3UUIINA&recalg=806&recidx=2

I've used something like this in the past.

 

• Oct 23, 2016

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Jmfox3 said:

Go longer by at least 2 feet on each side, longer is okay, and then use a rope or chain to adjust; sag, height, and tension. If you are setting posts in the ground set them on an angle way from the hammock and make sure they are high enough so it doesn't hit the ground when you lay in it. Look at a bunch of images on the internet.

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This

 

• Oct 23, 2016

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Definitely make sure that the post are angled out with the hooks ten or eleven feet apart with a 2' chain on each end

 

• Oct 23, 2016

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You don't need angled posts and you don't need chain lol

 

• Oct 24, 2016

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I don't care how the hammock is hung as long as I can fit my sleeping bag over the hammock to make a bearrito.

 

• Oct 24, 2016

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oppsImissed said:

Ok....I'm using 4x4 buried 3 ft. 30 degrees seems like alot.

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You don't necessarily need to angle the posts if the foundation is strong enough. You may need more than 3 feet, though. Assuming a typical soil strength factor for South Louisiana, I can calculate the minimum depth for you. Tell me, how heavy is your wife?

 

• Oct 24, 2016

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one end to a tree the other to my jeep and adjust form there.

 

• Oct 24, 2016

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JoeLiberty said:

You don't necessarily need to angle the posts if the foundation is strong enough. You may need more than 3 feet, though. Assuming a typical soil strength factor for South Louisiana, I can calculate the minimum depth for you. Tell me, how heavy is your wife?

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Lmao........

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