Single hammock tripod stands, "Turtle Dog Stands". Works great, light weight, simple set up. Might have $100 in it. #turtledog #hammockcamping #hammocklife #diyprojects
Thanks for your thoughts all the way thru. Building my second after 2 years of use on the first. Picked up some good ideas from your build. To avoid you strap being worn by the threads on the eye bolt, I used a much shorted eye bolt such that the eye sets flush against the ridge pole. Not way for it to rub the straps and it yields a little more ground clearance. Never though to tie off a knot on both side of each leg! Good idea! I found when I had the legs about 48 inches apart they seemed stable and lines not see to slack. Happy Hanging and keep shar'in!
Thanks! That's why I made the video. Lots of folks show what they made, not a lot of why they did what they did. I ended up making a second "heavy" set. I ripped the corners off of 4x4's to make octagon posts. I left them the full 8', tied the top with rope and just let them twist and bind. I used 3 sections of 1 3/4 conduit for the cross pipe. We use it to hang double. You can see it in my Cut Bank video, we hauled it all the way to Glacier. Unfortunately I lost the footage making it so I wasn't able to make a video. Maybe someday the cloud will give it back to me or I'll find it.
I would be confident with 300 lbs. I've had maybe 250 in mine without any issues. I'm not sure the gauge of the conduit but it's 1/8 or 3/16 thick. I chose it because it was common (easy repair or modification) it came pre-threaded (I wanted it to be in two pieces). The force on the pipe is mainly compression which should have strength far beyond a load for this purpose. I'd worry about the tripods failing before the pipe.
Thanks for your thoughts all the way thru. Building my second after 2 years of use on the first. Picked up some good ideas from your build. To avoid you strap being worn by the threads on the eye bolt, I used a much shorted eye bolt such that the eye sets flush against the ridge pole. Not way for it to rub the straps and it yields a little more ground clearance. Never though to tie off a knot on both side of each leg! Good idea! I found when I had the legs about 48 inches apart they seemed stable and lines not see to slack. Happy Hanging and keep shar'in!
Thanks! That's why I made the video. Lots of folks show what they made, not a lot of why they did what they did.
I ended up making a second "heavy" set. I ripped the corners off of 4x4's to make octagon posts. I left them the full 8', tied the top with rope and just let them twist and bind. I used 3 sections of 1 3/4 conduit for the cross pipe. We use it to hang double. You can see it in my Cut Bank video, we hauled it all the way to Glacier. Unfortunately I lost the footage making it so I wasn't able to make a video. Maybe someday the cloud will give it back to me or I'll find it.
did you use EMT or RMC?
I've seen a lot of designs use the 17ga fence top rail. What made you choose the conduit and would it support 300lbs?
I would be confident with 300 lbs. I've had maybe 250 in mine without any issues. I'm not sure the gauge of the conduit but it's 1/8 or 3/16 thick. I chose it because it was common (easy repair or modification) it came pre-threaded (I wanted it to be in two pieces). The force on the pipe is mainly compression which should have strength far beyond a load for this purpose. I'd worry about the tripods failing before the pipe.
I built one of these and the tripods walk around when I swing, and collapse, every time.
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