[at-l] Re: Hennessy Hammock attachment idea.

[Dekkerd@rocketmail.com (Rob)]

As requested, I have uploaded pictures here;

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GearPics/files/Dekkerd%27s%20Photos/HHhangingmod/

--- Rob <dekkerd@rocketmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> Non-Hennessy owners, delete now.
> 
> I've been tinkering with a way to hang a HH without
> having to tie and untie the knots. What I've settled
> on is a modification on an idea from Geartester at
> BGT. Here's what you need;
> 
> 2 weight-bearing carabiners.
> 1 climber's daisy chain.(2 if you have an older HH
> w/o
> tree huggers)
> 
> I don't count the carabiners towards weight since
> they
> are also useful for attaching stuff to your pack.
> Figure 1 oz for the pair if you insist. The daisy
> chain takes the place of one tree hugger, so net
> gain
> at most should be 1/2oz.
> 
> Which end is which really doesn't matter, for
> convenience I'll start with the head end(HE).
> 
> Take a tree hugger, and tie in the hammock at the HE
> to ONE loop. Clip a carabiner into the second loop.
> 
> At the FE, tie a butterfly(or any other static
> midline) loop just beyond the range needed for your
> rainfly hook. tie a bowline(or any other static)
> loop
> at the end of the rope.
> 
> Setup: At the HE, wrap the hugger around the tree.
> Clip the carabiner onto the rope. Rotate the setup
> so
> that the carabiner is at the back of the trunk, and
> the rope is passing thru the 'biner and back over
> itself. Note; the hammock is not under tension at
> this
> time, so there's not a possibility of damaging the
> tree. Tensioning the hammock will happen from the
> other end, and this setup shouldn't move.
>  At the FE, wrap the daisy chain around the tree.
> Pass
> the FE rope thru BOTH end loops on the daisy chain.
> Thread the rope thru the midline loop. Clip the
> 'biner
> into the end loop. Now, pull the hammock taut, and
> clip the 'biner into one of the daisy chains at the
> desired tension.
> 
> To take down, just unclip the FE 'biner.
> 
> -Rob
> 
>   
> 
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