This is great if you don t have a ton of backyard space and need a slimmer stand.
Turtle dog hammock stand.
The tripods bear the vertical weight of the hammock while the pole handles a compressive force.
From this you can make your turtledog hammock stand plans.
Turtledog tripod hammock stand diy.
I am planning on hanging inside full time and wanted to use it in the house.
I ll also be camping some with my son s webelos den and i m not sure if we ll always have soem good trees around.
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.
After seeing the olddog modifications to the turtlelady bamboo stand i knew i needed one.
The materials list for each ran around 50 bucks and consisted of the following.
Pinterest image source plans this one has a pretty small footprint it s much more narrow than some of the other designs.
1 4 x2 5 my next stand will be 5 16 x2 bolts with locknuts and fender washers x8 small stainless.
This post is my take on it.
Hammock stand turtle dog hennessy safari deluxe hammock forum car camping with a hammock hammock hang without trees.
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.
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.
For those who don t know turtle dogs are a popular diy free standing type of hammock stand consisting of a long pole set across two tripods.
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.
I ve been happy spending most nights hanging outside in the back yard.
Ok i ve been putting it off too long.
I have no suitable trees in the backyard and i just need some fresh air cool.
Interesting collapsable hammock stand based on turtle dog design from hammocks.