Tensa Solo conversion
Tensa Solo is a hammock stand product sold separately, that uses many of the same
components as Tensa4. Its main advantage is lower weight, pack size, and cost, at the
expense of some reliability since it requires more and stronger ground anchors than
Tensa4. You can convert one Tensa4 economically into
four
Tensa Solos using
Tensa4 to
Tensa Solo Conversion Kits
, sold separately, to accommodate larger groups.
Joining multiple Tensa4 stands
Two stands can share a common foot-end pole (seven poles altogether) and anchor. Add
more, up to six hammock berths around a single central anchor using only 4.5 complete
stands’ worth of poles in a sociable “flower,” each hammock a petal.
Don’ts
There is more than one acceptable way to do most things with Tensa4, but a few things
especially to avoid:
• Don’t attach hammock suspension around both poles on either end, as this can bend
the poles inward under load, damaging or destroying them. Hang instead from the
provided carabiners and daisy loops in the guyline tails, or by attaching your
suspension to the pole connectors.
• Don’t tension the head guyline to “pry open” the stand beyond its natural balance point
when the hammock is occupied. This can overload the poles.
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