Crouch over the hammock, sitting into it like a chair. Slowly apply your weight until seated, then swing
your legs in.
Carefully settle the hammock by applying weight
onto it with your hands.
Check the
pegs
are secure before getting in.
a
b
Tips and tricks
6
Removing the ground plates:
Loosen each peg one at a time and pull them out of the ground.
Keeping ground plates in place:
Frequent exit / re-entry to the hammock may disturb the position of
the strut ground plates. You can secure their position with a standard tent peg to stop them from
moving.
Erecting the hammock and getting in
5
Before putting up your Ultralight Hammock Stand - ensure all the
guyline ground plates
are firmly
pegged down and the
guylines
are securely fastened around the
pegs
.
Attach your hammock to the
hammock suspension
loop
(the one attached to metal ring) on both
sides. You can use webbing, soft shackle or metal
karabiners to do so.
With the ball / toggle facing upwards, insert the
bottom of the
strut
into the strut ground plate.
Fit the
hammock ring
over the top of the
strut
.
Do the same on the other end.
Step 2
Step 1
Step 3
Step 5
To get in:
Step 6
Step 4
!
Don’t suspend your hammock at too
flat an angle: this will increase the force
applied to the hammock and stand.
Ensure the hamock is hanging at approx.
30
o
angle (you might need to adjust the
suspension to achieve this).
approx. 30
o
Hammock
suspension loop
Hammock ring
Guylines
Hammock
webbing
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5
6
7
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