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Please note the date of any videos published here: many are obsolete in one way or another. See tensaoutdoor.com/ for up-to-date information.
Tensa4 to Tensa Solo conversion kit interim instructions
We're making running changes to our conversion kit, that have left our printed documentation incomplete and confusing. This video should help while we undertake the longer revision process for the print instructions, that will cover yet more changes. I edited English subtitles, transcript for clarity in case audio is too low or unclear. (I have a cold.) Shot inside the glamorous Tensa Outdoor packing closet in rainy Portland, Oregon.
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Tensa4 hammock stand quick setup
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After you've set up Tensa4 a few times, you can leave most of the connections and line lengths in place between setups, for ultra-quick deployment. Even faster is just to fold up the stand with hammock attached into a column, optionally collapsing some segments to make shorter, and just tucking into a corner, under a bed, into a vehicle etc. Goes up again in seconds.
Tensa Solo setup
Просмотров 5 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Short and sweet setup with one tree, Amsteel guylines, and Tensa Boomstake anchors. Similar procedure with different anchors or two poles. Thanks to customer Travis who made this as well as the Tensa4 one, winning all categories of our recent crowdsourced video contest.
Tensa4 hammock stand setup: clean and simple instructional
Просмотров 7 тыс.Год назад
Tensa4 owner Travis Marshall made and edited this on his phone, with some light caption edits by Tensa Outdoor.
Tensa4 hammock stand prototype
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First working prototype, 9 October 2017. Four pounds in carbon fiber. Destroyed in a transport accident shortly afterwards.
Tensa Solo pole assembly, with spacers
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Sometimes customers get product knocked out of proper configuration with rough handling in shipping, or otherwise in need of re-assembly. This shows how our five sizes of custom telescopic tubing fit together in Tensa Solo, including the internal spacers that are also present in newer production of Tensa4 (to facilitate Solo conversion). The spacers help prevent hyper-collapse of the segments t...
Stealth car camping with 2 hammocks, 1 Tensa4, far west Texas borderlands
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Stealth car camping with 2 hammocks, 1 Tensa4, far west Texas borderlands
Tensa Trekking Treez wrist strap use and features
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.2 года назад
Friends don’t let friends grip the grips. Some things I didn't say but could have: 2-finger grip below the foam means a lot of the pole is above the swing point, or fulcrum. This is a counterbalance, reducing the effective swing weight of the pole that weighs 12oz, which is heavier than most on the market. Still, most people who lift them express surprise that they aren't heavy as their large d...
Some advanced anchoring tips for Trekking Treez and Tensa Solo hammock stands
Просмотров 7 тыс.2 года назад
How to minimize chances of your anchors pulling out. Applies to any monopod-type hammock stand, commercial or DIY.
Tensa4 alternative Bridge Hammock set up
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Tensa4 alternative Bridge Hammock set up
Inner Foot removal tool use for conversion of Tensa4 to Solo
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Inner Foot removal tool use for conversion of Tensa4 to Solo
Trekking Treez v2 0 set up Jan 2022 movie
Просмотров 16 тыс.2 года назад
Trekking Treez v2.0 is here. This video will walk you through the set-up process. V2.0 has several improvements over V1.0. They are lighter, sleeker, have better connections between segments, and an improved adjustment section. Unlike most of our products, it is not possible to upgrade a V1.0 Trekking Treez to a full V2.0. It is possible to covert a V1.0 to screw connections and install the new...
Tensa Trekking Treez v2.0 home fabrication vignettes
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Trekking Treez are our trekking pole / hammock stand product. Cheryl of Tensa Outdoor makes their fittings by injection molding at home in California, with intensive hand labor. The cost of molds and minimum order quantities for professional manufacture of plastic parts are prohibitive in context of sales projections, at least before we are certain of design stability and strong demand.
Trekking Treez connecting the guylines
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.4 года назад
How to set up the guylines and hammock suspension on the backpackable Trekking Treez hammock stand.
Treeking Treez assembly video movie
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Treeking Treez assembly video movie
Tensa4 Hammock Stand Setup (obsolete; see tensaoutdoor.com for current docs)
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Tensa4 Hammock Stand Setup (obsolete; see tensaoutdoor.com for current docs)
Do you need a guyline to connect 2 pole legs? Or only need connect 2 legs to anchor?
Unclear what you mean by "guyline." The basic recipe for each hammock is: 2 Tensa4 poles, 3 pole connectors, 1 line attached to pole ends on the ground, 1 stake deflecting that line. You can hang a counterweight on head end, or guy it to the stake loosely for more security/stability.
@@cleverchimp guyline =webbing, as I saw only 2 webbing to connect to anchor. I affair the 2 legs will spread
@@cleverchimp Also can it work with 2 tensa solo? or it only work with 2 tensa4 pole?
@@MrKidrock2000 Solo, whether one or two, require much stronger anchoring and a larger footprint than this method.
@@MrKidrock2000 Shown is one line running along the ground from one pole end, to the stake, and then to the other pole end. The legs will not spread, being restrained along the vector they want to slide out; you can arrange them to assure adequate clearance with the hammock.
Dam shame there 300 plus to buy one
I thought the same until I built my own. The Tensa4 quality and small packing size makes me think that they aren’t charging enough… honestly.
Those are some excellent points because anchoring places "out in the wild" are seldom ideal.
I'll take the wild over most any suburban lawn, sod rolled over fill dirt. Too often no structure! Yet that's exactly where many people set up first.
Too expensive for me. But mainly, I doubt that my Clark TX-250 will work with this system. I imagine that Clarke's hoops will get in the way when I install the (necessary, as I understand it) ridge line.
If you don't need the portability, a 5' 2x4" will work about as well, given suitable anchors and lines. I haven't tried a Clark, but as I understand it, those hoops may effectively prevent the hammock being pulled taut/flat, as many users of popular lounger hammocks without ridgelines seem likely to try. That puts too much tension on the anchors for them to be likely to hold. A ridgeline or structural equivalent like those hoops to assure proper ~30° sag in the hammock spares the system stresses that might lead to bad experiences. Even if you hang a no-ridgeline hammock with plenty of sag, the pole will tend to wobble when nobody is in the hammock. The ridgeline keeps everything stable.
Absolutely brilliant video. Exactly what YT should be.
Im confused on how to attach the guylines. I read step 7 in the manual like 10 times and now im watching this video in slow motion lol. Are you just taking the loop off the ball, then threading the spike through the last loop on the guyline and through the black loop of the baseline, and then putting the loop back on the ball? That is the conclusion I came to but I’m worried I'll break something if I'm wrong
That's a fine way among many. It's hard to think of a wrong way that wouldn't fail instantly. I've probably never set it up exactly the same way twice myself.
@@tensacrew thanks so much! I set it up today for the first time and stayed in it for about 3 hours it was so damn comfy. Great product!
Simple guy here (certainly no scientist) so simple question: Rather than trying figure out this and that, why not just carry a couple extra pegs (they weigh like 2oz) and guylines so if/when you hit a sketchy patch, you just slap another anchor down a few inches away for reinforcement?
You can do that. Always using available on-site anchors lets you double-up where you need to anchor to ground. Solo and especially Trekking Treez are targeted toward backpackers, sometimes thru-hikers, not motor-based campers, who will go to extreme lengths and spare no expense NOT to carry an extra 2oz, or a full-length toothbrush. So, we focus here on making best use of just 2 anchors and guylines. Balancing the load across more than 2 anchors is also do-able, but more complex than it may first seem. Simply driving in more anchors and guylines does NOT help without special load-balancing rigging, which in the end is more complex than the techniques discussed here.
@cleverchimp Okay, thanks (I think), professor.
@@cleverchimp using short dogbones at the stake end to spread the per stake load with two others (presumably light ones) might be a good idea without much extra weight to carry.
@@MichaelHopkins-e3t can be useful with Treez and Solo whose guying demands are heavier than in this case with Tensa4. The number of real-world cases where 2 40cm Boomstakes per end aren't adequate, and hiking to firmer ground isn't an option, is really really small, and those who understand self-balancing 3-point rigging enough to implement ... you know who you are!
Excellent explanation for such a wonderful product. I can't wait for these to get back into stock so I can order my first pair!
I'm back again. I own a Tensa4 and really like it. I really like the idea of leaving the connections & line lengths in place when packed away! Couple of questions, please: (1) does the 4-section pole end always go 'below' the 3-section pole (so: ground > 4-section pole > 3-section pole)? Or does it matter if it is: ground > 3-section pole > 4 section pole? (2) In this video, you didn't use the orange / black guyline at the head. What did you attach the head of the hammock to, please? The ball loop? Or one / both of the poles? Or something else? (3) Finally, that yellow underquilt protector / storage bag looks like a brilliant idea. Who makes that, please? Thanks in advance!
1. Doesn't matter. A 4-section segment is identical to a 3, except it has that middle fat sleeve. Any given 3-segment section may have been a 4-segment last time it was assembled/disassembled. 2. I attached a right-length loop of Amsteel extending my hammock's continuous loop directly over the ball loop connector. You can hang most anything off those ball loops. Think of them as soft carabiners. After the video I hung a water bladder on the head end to give more tip-over protection; it was windy on and off, so even if I kept my weight in the right place I didn't want the wind blowing it over when un-occupied. 3. That is a modified Warbonnet UQP. The way they sell it, it's just a UQP that's unusually baggy, and it can zip directly to the bugnet or winter cover. I tried that and didn't like it. My friend and business partner Cheryl modified it so it can zip to itself containing all quilts, becoming a neat stuff-able package as shown for lightning-fast deployment. When you get home, you don't have to de-compress your quilts either. The whole poofy unit is ready to stuff and hike in a heartbeat. Nothing gets tangled or wrapped wrong. She also added shock-cord strain relief so you can seal it tightly around the hammock body for best thermal performance without overstrain when you sit on the edge (after I ripped the grosgrain ties of the original after doing just that). I'm pitching Warbonnet to consider offering it this way as a competitor to other "lazy slug tubes" out there. And? It's also a gear sling. In fact putting some weight in the bottom minimizes billowing, which I figure boosts thermal performance. I have heard unfavorable comparisons to a scrotum, however, when you put stuff in it. They could roll with that with a custom print right? Or not.
@Tensacrew - YT won’t let me reply to your comment on my comment, but many thanks. Cheryl sounds like a genius. I hope WB takes you up on your idea - I think those items would sell well. Thanks again!
Very helpful, thanks for posting!
very good and helpful. What knot is used whith the Amsteel in the Ball Stopper?
Why did this hammock demonstration feel so dramatic? 😂
Because we live on such a beautiful planet, especially at sunrise and sunset.
Will this version go into production or do you want to do more prototyping?
See reply to @Confoil in these comments on the same question.
Planing a world bikepacking tour this could be the answer that I’ve been looking for
As an on-road bike tourist, I would suggest Tensa Solo as much smaller packing, much lighter, much cheaper than Tensa4, which is more geared toward motor-based travel or home use. You can use the bike to support lower head end with some clever determination. See example photos in Tensa Solo product page on site.
@@tensacrew cool i check it out
I see you used extra ball loops on the feet to atach the guy outs. Couldn't you just use extra cordage instead? Do I truly need to buy 2 extra ball loops at this time?
You don't need to buy (2) extra ball loops if you are crafty enough to fashion functional equivalents. It's a pretty simple task, but exact method will depend on materials on hand. Whatever will allow secure attachment the the pole ends to keep them from sliding out, will work. You could even temporarily pop off the feet and use some kind of hook in the open tube ends if you didn't have a means of threading line through the holes in the feet. Alternatively, dig divots into (firm) earth for feet to settle into, unable to slide. Rain or weak soil cohesion could defeat that though. Remember the golden rule of hammocks: never hang higher than you are willing to fall!
I know this is an older video, or maybe I’m just late to the game. I was wondering how this would work with a Haven XL or the Amok Draumr?
It works fine with both, without incident. There are photos of both on the product page on our site.
Looks like too many parts to keep track of on a thru-hike and I'd hate to have to set this up in the rain. Maybe just camping would be fine.
Wasn't a problem on my 1300 miles of PCT. I would agree that if you find sleeping on the ground acceptable, you should probably keep doing that, as less complicated and with many more market choices.
I do like hammock camping however that hammock looks too much to deal with. Glad it worked for you @@cleverchimp
01:48 Talks about tightening the guylines to tension the ridgeline. This has been a fun discussion with others recently. How tight do you want the ridgeline in this type of setup? Most folks seem to want a bit of flex in the ridgeline when you're in the hammock. If you tighten up the guylines while you're not in the hammock, the ridgeline is already taut and then when you do get in, the ridgeline is really tight. I'm not worried about the Amsteel ridgeline breaking, just trying to get the right tension and keep the right hang. Learning a lot with this thing. 😁😁
In my opinion, the tightness of the ridgeline is generally over-emphasized. As long as the ridgeline itself is essentially no-stretch and nowhere near breaking point, it doesn't matter. I've never heard of one breaking, though I suppose it's happened. As a practical matter, I tighten enough that the pole doesn't flop about side to side. Then I get in the hammock to test, and invariably the anchors settle, pole feet sink a bit into earth, and everything loosens a bit. Then I go back and take up the slack again.
@@cleverchimp Thanks. It's definitely a little different than with two trees.
Another use would be those campsites that have trees, but they are too far apart for hammock. With one tensa pole and one tree I could be able to stay in the campsite.
I use the solo with an Amok Draumr, and the combination has been a game changer for me! Before I had the Solo, I often hesitated to take my hammocks motorcycle camping. Now, I only need one tree, and I can orient the hammock however I like. A few suggestions: Buy the longer boom stakes, you'll need the extra length in softer ground. Don't get sloppy setting that ball loop... Keep some lube on the Solo, if it spends enough time in the elements, it will get scratchy. More angle on the Solo means less tension on the stakes. If you're using the straps and they slip, find some videos showing how to keep the tail of the strap square with the buckle. Finally, I start my hang at the tree.
Because of this video, I drop purchase a pair of these about an hour ago. I am looking forward to using them soon. ETA: what do you use for installing a tarp?
The part above the hammock hang point is a tarp extension, for that little extra height.
Looks like the perfekt solution for me. My wife bought one for mee this weekend, shipping to Norway. Really loock forward to try!
love the way this came out!
Looks like Tensa4 has evolved with different endcaps... interesting
There've been four major foot designs, with a fifth in the oven. All retrofit to older stands in case of need or want, but there can be complications/limits depending.
Thanks, this was clear and concise. Has the ball end connector cordage been lengthened over time?
@@doug0964 yes, it has.
Whew. I am planning to order my first Tensa4 this week and when I saw the video title thought I might need to hold off and see what this new product is before I order. Happy to see this is not the case. 😀
Very nice! What material are you using for the 'hobble', please. Is that the standard cross strap that you use when the two halves are linked together? Or something else? (It looks like maybe paracord, but difficult to see in the dirt). Thanks!
That’s half of my normal tree suspension, a 15’ dynaweave strap from Warbonnet. It is overkill for strength here. You could use most any line up to holding say 100lbs, though I haven’t done the physics math. You can also dig divots into the ground, ground composition depending, for the feet to settle into, and then you’d need no staking whatsoever.
@@tensacrew - Terrific! Many thanks!
Just spent the weekend in mine. Love the option at scout camporees when I am stuck in a field (and car camping). The portability is leaps and bounds better than the military antenna mast stands (be it tripod based, or tensa) that I used to use. I still need to master my tarp setup... I keep dry - but have been shy with steaking down the tarp as I know the stand rocks a bit as it gets weighted down
I use a pair of Trekking Treez at scout camporees when we must camp in open fields. Always fun to show what's possible.
Beautiful ❤️🙏👍
Why didn't a carbon fiber Tensa4 ever make it to market?
We don’t rule one out, but don't hold your breath. Here was our thinking: 1. Economics. The price of a carbon fiber Tensa4 would necessarily be much higher than that of the present 6000-series aluminum. Many people still tell us that the aluminum version is too expensive, but we also see now that there is a market for premium priced stands. The fact is that carbon fiber tubing can’t realize similar economies of scale in manufacture as aluminum. We get a good price on our custom-extruded aluminum because the minimum order quantity is huge. Coming up with the capital for a similarly large amount of carbon fiber tubing would be a stretch, greatly raise the QC stakes, complicate logistics if delivered in smaller batches, still not bring the cost down much, and its high price would likely make it sell very slowly. 2. Practicality. We see that hammock use falls into two broad categories: home or motor-dependent camping, where weight doesn’t matter too much, and backpacking where it does. Even at 4 pounds, together with the irreducible pack size of over 33 feet of strong tubing, carbon Tensa4 would be a hard sell to a backpacker. Meanwhile we offer the lightest hammock stand on the market in the form of convertible trekking poles, Trekking Treez in carbon fiber, that still cost less than a carbon Tensa4 would, and pretty-light Solo that is under $100 before lines and anchors, that is convertible from Tensa4. Both the latter make a lot more sense for a backpacker than even a 4-lb tensahedron, while campers using motor vehicles weighing hundreds to thousands of pounds take a funny position saying that Tensa4 in aluminum is too heavy. The truth is that the superior economics of aluminum Tensa4 are what let us pursue carbon fiber Trekking Treez, which in view of the skilled time and mold costs has been more a labor of love, by and for the backpackers west of the Mississippi who we are. 3. Failure mode. Metal generally fails more gracefully than carbon fiber when overloaded by acts of god, children, or negligence. Think sharp jagged flying shards that offer little warning. We’re really happy never to have received any report of injury with Tensa4. Replacement segments are cheap, and failure episodes non-dramatic. This wouldn’t likely be the case with carbon fiber. 4. Capacity. To realize a really low weight such as this prototype, and in view of the failure mode hazards, both real and in reputation, we’d have to set the maximum user weight very conservatively. Meanwhile almost 3 out of 4 adults in our US market are either overweight or obese, and I dare say that the figure may be higher among those above college age, with expendable income up to exotic hammock stands, who choose hammocks for comfort over other sleeping arrangements. So make a heavy duty version? We do. It’s made of aluminum, and you can DIY one in steel fence posts if you want one really cheap and bombproof. 5. It exists. CarbonTree from Germany is similarly light as the prototype, has a very “healthy” low weight capacity of 175lbs, costs almost $600, and is no longer supported for use with gathered end hammocks due to a history of failure. It works better with the transverse style of hammocks that the maker also makes: crosshammock.com/en/shop/carbon-tree/ . It appears not to have been a raging business success, but is super elegant! After the careless destruction of my prototype, I (Todd) want one, and in fact am making, but more as a personal hobby/exploration than as a Tensa Outdoor project.
@@tensacrew That makes sense. I'm very happy with the aluminum Tensa4 / Solo setups that I use. I balked a little at the price when first looked into them but after a few years of use, and realizing that I will continue to use them for years into the future, I consider it money very well spent. Bearing in mind the points you made on price, failure potential, and weight capacity I doubt I'd ever purchase a carbon fiber Tensa4 if it were available. That being said, and as you alluded to, there seems to be a market for very high-priced hammock stands. If you can overcome (or live with?) some of the issues you listed it would be nice to see Tensa Outdoor tap into some of that market potential. Anyway... Thank you for your detailed reply. And for making great gear that really helps improve treeless/limited tree hammock situations. 👍👍
NICE!!! I am looking at something like that to hang my Draumr 5.0 lay flat hammock (off/next to my Subaru Ascent). Do you think it would work for my needs?
I know Tensa4 works great with Draumr in the normal configuration. I don't have any direct experience with that hammock to have any insight as to whether it might work with half a stand and a vehicle as shown here.
@@cleverchimp great, thanks for the response! I ordered one.
Nice job.
Best video out there on the trekking trees. I come back frequently to be reminded of details. Love mine and my WBBB xlc!
I just played with Tensa poles and different anchors and fell in love with boomstakes. In standard garden grass soil, probably you will break dyneema ropes rather than pull boomstake out.
Ah, but "standard garden grass", in dryer parts of the US, is often loose fill dirt with sod rolled over, and zero structure below the shallow grass roots. Clay or similar with lots of roots and rocks and so on for structure is much better!
@@cleverchimp Frankly I am not sure what to do... I am going to take Tensa poles to my PCT 2024, I am going to sleep in warbonnet hammock. So far, I am not confident with screw anchors I tend to take boomstakes...
@@rpsota23 If you hike southbound as planned, you will seldom if ever need to hang from the poles at all until Southern California. Boomstakes will be fine in the harder ground prevalent north of the desert, if you decide to use them at all (such as above treeline in the Sierra). The desert section featured both very hard and very soft ground. The boomstakes would have pulled out of the softest ground (burn zones where the ground is dead and bone dry like ash, or gravelly washes of decomposed granite), unless maybe you carried the 40cm. I wanted the lightest anchors likely to work everywhere, so I chose 4 Peggy Pegs and 1 30cm stake without the boom, that I used to hammer pilot holes for the Peggies when the ground was too hard. Best of all worlds I think, as long as you don't lose the 17mm driver!
@@cleverchimp thanks a lot. I guessed that North Cascades are without trees according to photos in Far Out app. Tensa poles have to serve me mainly as rock solid poles. Having 20+ kilos in bag and climbing Washington mountains without hand support I cannot imagine... Plus crossing creeks, ultra ligth poles will die quickly.
@@cleverchimp plus, reaching Southern California is target, which so far seems to me quite distant (lets be realistic😊)
Just bought/ordered a Solo kit.... what exactly is this for? What do the spacers do? Are they in the kit or sold separately??
Because you bought complete Solos, instead of conversion kits from Tensa4, what you receive will have the spacers already installed. You can refer to the video if ever you need to re-assemble, such as after a thorough cleaning if fouled with sand etc. If you had bought conversion kits instead, you'd receive at least one spacer, as we can't reliably tell whether your Tensa4 already has them installed. Spacers have been rolled out progressively over many years. In any case they are inessential to function, but do help keeping the stand properly arranged in transport.
Hey Todd, I got the conversation kit. I don't have spacers with the button, just nested spacers with holes that you sent me. Do i need them or am i ok without? I'm 120 lbs.
Hi - sorry I thought I replied to this earlier, or maybe you asked in email? Anyway: the spacers have nothing to do with stand capacity. They can prevent spring button dislodgment during transport. Depending on the production batch of your Tensa4, you may already have them. If not and you want to use them, you can fish out the existing spring button and insert into the spacer(s), then re-install.
@@tensacrew awesome thanks
So these spaces are needed only to prevent spring button dislodgement while transporting and not for while the Solo is in use?
Correct: solely for avoiding dislodgment issues packed. They can be removed to save a little weight, allowing a slightly shorter pack say to fit in a hard motorcycle case.
Thank you for your work Cheryl! I just got a single Trekking Treez yesterday and can't wait to try it out.
Thank you for posting this video, I’ve been wanting a visual for the T4 split in 2.
¡De nada!
Awesome sunrise and very cool Double rig from one stand. I love it. Great idea.
Was a treat for sure.
Fascinating - many thanks for showing how the proverbial "sausage is made" LOL ❤
Very useful intel on this set-up. And you made it pretty palatable for a non-engineer type such as I.
Standing on one leg gets harder for us older guys. I try to be one guy with two legs rather than trust myself as two guys on one leg. I'd have to get really drunk to do that, anyway ... Considering my usual nocturnal habits, I think I would rather bed down as an abscissasissy.
@@dianabenobo x-axis is my Confirmation name.
Are you able to do cork handles instead of foam ?
No, not readily anyway. Our larger-than-standard tubing diameter, necessary for strength, means we can’t order grip assemblies from a factory catalog like most companies. We can use bicycle grips (MTB standard). We ordered some nice cork ones as a trial, solid not particles glued together, but they’re really too short to be compelling. Meanwhile we don’t recommend gripping the grips, using the strap instead: ruclips.net/video/ERKsm8-FIzA/видео.html
Well I was looking to purchase a pair of these an I planned on taking off the hand strap. Are you able to install the cork instead in that configuration ?
@@-humveehoove-6106 we have literally 1 pair of cork grips. Not even sure if a good fit. We could perhaps send with no grip glued on, glue, and both the stock grip and cork for you to install your choice. Bicycle grips should work too. Please let’s move to email though for any further convo.
@@cleverchimp ok shoot me a email with some pics my email is nomadders@gmail.com. thanks
Would love to see an explanation like this of the one tree two hammock setup you did with the Tensa4 split in half! That looked epic!
This may satisfy: ruclips.net/video/7Oag1a3LvhE/видео.html
Great video! Useful info. Thanks.
Polite applause 👏 from the TED learners. Have you found a good length for the head end guy lines? Is 15’ enough for a low angle anchor?
I’ve never measured. Good and bad in these things is always along a continuum allowed by the materials and site, without any detents or magic numbers. I think our guylines have a usable length around 12’. You may already be familiar with the vector physics of hanging hammocks from trees, where a 30° suspension angle loads the suspension equal to the weight of the hammocker. A theoretical pure vertical suspension would load the suspension lines to half the hammocker weight. And a tight, flat pitch loads the suspension to infinity. In reality the flat, cheese-slicer pitch always sags a bit under load so the figure is a real number, but a high one. Fix that picture in your mind of the tree-hung hammock viewed from the side, with the various suspension angles and their relationship to line tension. Three points: connection at tree A, lowest point of the hammock B, and connection at tree C. Now imagine Trekking Treez or Solo, with the three points ground anchor A, pole B, and ground anchor C. Flip the viewing axis to above the hammock stand looking down, and superimpose the two views in your mind, aligning the triangles A, B, C. The same relationships hold. Just as hammock suspension tension is least with the steepest hang angles, so the stand’s guylines are stressed least with the most acute angle between guylines. Running the guylines as long as possible lets you get a tight angle while still having the anchors say 6’ apart to stabilize the pole laterally. The site won’t always allow this, so sometimes you have to have shorter guylines at wider angles, which gives higher guyline tension. This is fine as long as the ground is firm enough to hold the anchors.
@@tensacrew Great explanation!
Great video. Great tip!
Love it. Work *with* fundamental physics. Work smarter not harder. Excellent video.
Not a bad design. I didn't need a portable one so I just made one out of $15 worth of lumber and a little paracord for my yard. I used 8 foot long 2x3x8's and it feels just a touch too small for my 12 foot long hammock. What size are the tensa4 poles when fully extended?
100". Connections are now in the feet just beyond the pole ends, so effective length is a hair longer, no length lost to inset connections.
@@cleverchimp thanks for the reply. I'll have to find some slightly longer lumber =)
Good idea. Never noticed on your website when recently ordering a Tensa4 and accessories. By the way delivery made well in advance and thanks again.
Cool new product!
Do you have any guides, or a material list for the 4oz diy hammer?
MSR makes a great lightweight aluminum stake hammer. A decent sized rock also works well.
Mine was made from the tip of an old ski pole and a billet of round aluminum stock. I drilled a hole in the billet and secured it with a screw.