Help with an amok draumr on a tensa4
This is a followup to a prior post where I was trying and failing to hang my new amok draumr. This time i decided to use what should be a standardized distance, the tensa4 hammock stand with freestanding mod.
As you can kinda see from picture 1, I was still unable to just hang it directly and had to juryrig a slipknot in the straps to make it connect on both sides (picture 2). (Question 1) Does it look like it is high enough? It looked a bit low to me. If not, i am clueless how to make it higher.
The draumr is explicitly listed as compatible with tensa4, so (Question 2) what is the intended way to hang it when the draumr isnt wide enough? i dont like putting knots in my straps as the tension created from it supporting my weight makes it hard to undo, thats why i use straps and not rope in the first place (well, that and tree health).
The tensa4 with freestand mod naturally wants to tilt, although removing a segment from each side of the foot end almost makes it level. The head stablization pole still makes it a bit imprecise though. Given how important being level is for this hammock, (Question 3) How can I finetune the pitch to make it level, as the head pole it leans on is only loosely connected via the cord and so has some give to it. Tightening its strap didnt help.
I ended up running out of time today and had to pack it up before i was able to actually make it work as it kept collapsing on me when i tried to enter. Definitely something to practice. Even after watching videos about how to get in it sidesaddle i still have trouble, but the tensa4 adds another complication to that as the stand would sometimes be what collapsed instead of just a failed entry. (Question 4) How do i get into the draumr without upsetting the head pole of the stand, causing it to collapse?
This saturday i hope to try again, but clearly I am missing something, honestly several things. As you can clearly tell I am still new to the tensa4 as well as the draumr, which exascerbates my inexperience problems.
I'm going camping at the end of the month and trying to practice so i will be ready with my new gear, but its been hard and I am growing tempted to just quit and use my old traditional hammock stuffs even if the potential gain is super appealing. I havent even gotten to practice setting up a tarp with either yet...