One tree hammock camping with Maverick

[BLachance75]

This past weekend was the first chance I had to test out my one tree hammock setup. In the past I would tie one end of the hammock to a tree and the other to the roof rack of a SUV.

Because of the hammock I use I can’t use one of the free standing hammock stands. Most of the ones I’ve found are for 10’ gathered end hammocks and I use a bridge hammock. The bridge needs more length than a gathered end hammock.

With the Maverick I opted to try out a bed extender mounted vertically with straps running down to the bed to provide a little back pressure.

Not the best picture but you can see I have one end of the hammock tied to the pole and the other to the extender. My rain fly is tied the same. Worked perfectly for me and I will continue to go this route in the future.

For anyone interested I use;
Dutchware Banyan Bridge hammock
ENO ProFly
ENO Ember under quilt
Top quilt I got on Etsy
Arrowhead Equipment hammock pillow
I use 2 hiking poles to create a porch on one side of tarp

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[wax87]

This past weekend was the first chance I had to test out my one tree hammock setup. In the past I would tie one end of the hammock to a tree and the other to the roof rack of a SUV.

Because of the hammock I use I can’t use one of the free standing hammock stands. Most of the ones I’ve found are for 10’ gathered end hammocks and I use a bridge hammock. The bridge needs more length than a gathered end hammock.

With the Maverick I opted to try out a bed extender mounted vertically with straps running down to the bed to provide a little back pressure.

Not the best picture but you can see I have one end of the hammock tied to the pole and the other to the extender. My rain fly is tied the same. Worked perfectly for me and I will continue to go this route in the future.

For anyone interested I use;
Dutchware Banyan Bridge hammock
ENO ProFly
ENO Ember under quilt
Top quilt I got on Etsy
Arrowhead Equipment hammock pillow
I use 2 hiking poles to create a porch on one side of tarp

what is the black stuff that came out of your hammock? LOL

 

[commadorebob]

That's really cool.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

what is the black stuff that came out of your hammock? LOL

Odds are it came out in the middle of the night when his maverick started clicking

 

[BLachance75]

what is the black stuff that came out of your hammock? LOL

It’s is the rubber pellets that they put in artificial turf.

I was at a paintball field and they put down turf in the corner of the parking lot for people to camp on. The pellets were all over the place from them dragging and unrolling the turf.

 

[BLachance75]

Odds are it came out in the middle of the night when his maverick started clicking

One of the guys that was also camping asked me why the truck was ticking in the middle of the night.

 

[710-oil-614]

Pretty awesome ingenuity there.

I like how you used the straps to the bed tie downs for support and disperse weight. Well done.

 

[Maverickman74]

One day I have a hitch only hammock stand planned to match my 8ft hitch umbrella.

 

[RZ2O16]

This past weekend was the first chance I had to test out my one tree hammock setup. In the past I would tie one end of the hammock to a tree and the other to the roof rack of a SUV.

Because of the hammock I use I can’t use one of the free standing hammock stands. Most of the ones I’ve found are for 10’ gathered end hammocks and I use a bridge hammock. The bridge needs more length than a gathered end hammock.

With the Maverick I opted to try out a bed extender mounted vertically with straps running down to the bed to provide a little back pressure.

Not the best picture but you can see I have one end of the hammock tied to the pole and the other to the extender. My rain fly is tied the same. Worked perfectly for me and I will continue to go this route in the future.

For anyone interested I use;
Dutchware Banyan Bridge hammock
ENO ProFly
ENO Ember under quilt
Top quilt I got on Etsy
Arrowhead Equipment hammock pillow
I use 2 hiking poles to create a porch on one side of tarp

That looks kinda cool.

 

[BLachance75]

One day I have a hitch only hammock stand planned to match my 8ft hitch umbrella.

If I was using a gathered end hammock I would get one of these, Bare Bones Hammock Mount

 

[Maverickman74]

If I was using a gathered end hammock I would get one of these, Bare Bones Hammock Mount

Thats similar to what I want to build.

 

[AutobahnSHO]

One of the guys that was also camping asked me why the truck was ticking in the middle of the night.

Such a mystery. I've noticed mine doing weird clicking in the garage or parking lot too...

 

[GPSMan]

Such a mystery. I've noticed mine doing weird clicking in the garage or parking lot too...

My goddamn tv clicks in the middle of the night. While off. WTF is all that about? It's not even a hybrid?

I'll tell ya what tho... in the Gen 1 version Ford hybrid the clicking was always 10 minutes after stopping and it was the electric assist power (hydraulic) brakes depressurizing. And if you were close, you could hear a mild "Shhhhhh....." like the pressure coming out of a tire as the brake lines bled down.

 

[BLachance75]

Thats similar to what I want to build.

I’m tempted to try ordering the XL version and see if it will work or if they can make a custom length extension so it could work.

 

[BLachance75]

My goddamn tv clicks in the middle of the night. While off. WTF is all that about? It's not even a hybrid?

I'll tell ya what tho... in the Gen 1 version Ford hybrid the clicking was always 10 minutes after stopping and it was the electric assist power (hydraulic) brakes depressurizing. And if you were close, you could hear a mild "Shhhhhh....." like the pressure coming out of a tire as the brake lines bled down.

My Subaru will occasionally hum while the car is off. A friend who is a mechanic said that’s normal and something to do with the fuel pump. It was really weird the first time I heard it while in the garage.

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