Tips and tricks
Moving and stowing the stand
You can move the stand easily from one place to another with hammock still attached,
either open or collapsed into a column. This is useful for getting farther from or closer to
the party, to adapt to changing light or wind conditions, or to stow the stand away to re-
deploy quickly. You can partially collapse the poles while assembled, to stow by day under
a bed or in a closet, to save space.
Single anchor
We recommend anchoring both sides of the stand to avoid collapses, for instance in
winds with the stand empty, or when you reach for a zipper pull at your feet, but only the
foot guyline is mandatory. If you can’t anchor the head end, hang a counterweight such as
a pack or water vessel from the head apex to stabilize.
Two hammocks, one tree, one Tensa4
Split the stand into two inverted V’s. Hang foot ends of the hammocks from the tree (or
pole, vehicle, etc). Put the open ends of the Vs along the hammock sides, at much the
same shallow angle and width as if setting up normally. Set a ground anchor beneath
each head apex, and secure the feet to the anchor using lines in Vs along the ground to
prevent the feet sliding toward the tree. Hang the head ends from the apexes. Note that
this calls for two additional ball loop connectors or improvised equivalent.
Bridge, spreader-bar, or other tight-pitch hammocks
Set the base to only about 3-4
ʹ
(1
M
) so the poles clear any spreader bars underneath, and
the apexes spread wide and low. Omit stand ridgeline.
Transverse hammocks
Also called 90-degree hammocks. Do not lean the stand as for gathered-end hammocks,
but balance it centered with both guylines lightly tensioned.
See-saw
If you want head and foot ends to be interchangeable, say in a social setting where
unsupervised users may not understand the asymmetry, adjust the head guyline length
so when the stand tips footward, the stand leans the same amount as it did headward,
switching orientation.
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