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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 พ.ย. 2021
- A look at the construction of a portable Tensahedron hammock stand. This one has 2.7m poles each consisting of 3 x 900mm lengths of 32mm x 3mm aluminium. Joined with 300mm lengths of 25mm x 3mm aluminium which is riveted into one end, the other just slips on/off and is held under tension. Weight is around 11.5kg. I would have liked the commercial Tensa4 stand from the US but the US postal service seems to be now over four times the price of DHL out of Europe making it a bit of a deal breaker. The 2.7m pole length will allow a 12ft hammock or tarp to be used. I am surprised at how solid it felt when I got in. Will be interesting to try this with the Draumr 90 degree hammock....
Awesome build. But too low to the ground for my liking, especially with a under quilt + rainy weather.
Nice work! We love DIY. I don't know if it was the case when you first looked into it, but for a long while we've shipped most parcels to Australia via DHL Express, much more cheaply than USPS Priority International. There was some bumpiness around Covid that has lifted.
Nice work ! I agree it's a real shame about the shipping costs from the States . I can't believe the figures every time I put the item in the basket and go to pay ... It puts me off and I never go ahead as I have minimal income and with those figures plus living in RIP OFF BRITAIN .. we get charged another 20% VAT ( on the shipping too !) + an import duty and then to top it all ..the courier charges another approx $ 20 dollars to take the money you owe for the import ! So the kit ..without any accessories would cost approx 350 + 130 post + 100 VAT + 20 courier charge + whatever import duty charge on top ...so at least $600 dollars which with the poor UK pound rate is an awful lot of money .
I'd love one .....as I'm sure others (who aren't well heeled) would too, but diy a carbon fibre version that weighs an awful lot less and costs 1/2 the amount ... is certainly very tempting and being used already out in the fields of the not so Sunny UK . A fair bit of work granted and not as refined as yours ,no doubt .
If Tensa are able to find a way that overseas customers can enjoy their products without breaking the bank ..no doubt there would be many ,many more orders (and happy people enjoying their doubtless wonderful product .)
In desperation I'm currently hoping to find someone to post me one as a gift when in the States or bring it back in their luggage after a holiday ...but at 7kg .. most won't have room .
Come on Tensa ... please find us a cheap courier or way around this .... or perhaps you don't really want more orders and prefer more time to relax outside !( I wouldn't blame you at all ).
Thanks for making such a great product btw .. and especially encouraging DIY ... the level of greed and product defense you see nowadays, in order to increase profit ..whatever the cost , (morally or otherwise) is frankly sickening ..thank God there are still a few decent folk and businesses out there !
Woha that is huge. Love the roaster call as you hop inside it :) . Perfect when camping out where there are no trees to sling a hammoc across.
Or if you want to lay back and look at the stars without having a bunch of branches in the way :)
Or the beach :)
Nice build! What size tube have you used for the pinned grommet? Is there a reason you use rubber grommet on some tubes?
I think it was 40mm alloy tube with a 3mm wall thickness. The rubber grommets are to protect the cords from abrasion where they link the tubes together. Cheers - John.
Hey @quedecree, nice build! I've got the same problem, I'd love a tensa 4 but with exchange rates and shipping I can't justify spending close to $1k AUD. How has it held up since you posted this video? Did the rivets hold ok?
Can't see any problem with the rivets developing and nothing seems unduly stressed when using - probably the cords holding the pole ends together will need to be kept an eye on as they may chafe where they go through the poles. Other than that, she's a beauty. A tad more bulky and heavier than the Tensa but I can live with that :) Cheers - J.
Did you test it with the Amok Draumr?
I have a Draumr XL myself and I've plan to make a stand like yours.
Yes, works fine with the Amok. I had to steepen the angle a little compared to my normal hammock, but it worked well with both hammocks.
Part two? A tent that fits over it for an overnight sleep over?
A tarp over the ridgeline should work well. The tarp works fine between trees, but I haven't actually put the tarp over the stand yet.
What in the world is that annoying background noise?
The weird burbling sound is wind on the microphone. The high pitched buzzing sound in the shed is my inverter. Unfortunately, both bloody annoying!!