The tripods bear the vertical weight of the hammock while the pole handles a compressive force.
Turtle dog hammock stand.
This post is my take on it.
The materials list for each ran around 50 bucks and consisted of the following.
Hello all i ve been lurking around for a while and finally decided to get hanging.
1 4 x2 5 my next stand will be 5 16 x2 bolts with locknuts and fender washers x8 small stainless.
This is great if you don t have a ton of backyard space and need a slimmer stand.
Breaks down to as few as three pieces that can fit into a trunk with the back seat down the tripods can be built in a variety of ways for easier storage but most use long struts.
Pinterest image source plans this one has a pretty small footprint it s much more narrow than some of the other designs.
I thought i give the turtle dog hammock stand a go.
I ve got quite a few things on the way from diygearsupply for making a hammock but while i m waiting on it to get here i have to take care of another issue my backyard has no place to hang from.
Ok i ve been putting it off too long.
Interesting collapsable hammock stand based on turtle dog design from hammocks.
After seeing the olddog modifications to the turtlelady bamboo stand i knew i needed one.
Turtledog tripod hammock stand diy.
I show my turtledog hammock stand i built and go over the turtledog hammock stand parts list.
From this you can make your turtledog hammock stand plans.
Summer temps are starting to work their way down here and it s not as cool at night as i would like so i am.
Hammock stand turtle dog hennessy safari deluxe hammock forum car camping with a hammock hammock hang without trees.
I am planning on hanging inside full time and wanted to use it in the house.
8 gate hinges maybe overkill 5 or 6 heavy duty gate hinges will due x2 i just looked for one that had the middle hole centered and not off to one side.
I ve been happy spending most nights hanging outside in the back yard.