Grand Trunk Nano Hammock

[Kevin Lane]

I was just given a Grand Trunk Nano hammock for my birthday and now need to assemble the various items needed to use it. Does anyone have a list of items along with links to where I may purchase them?

I am about 5'11" and weigh 210 pounds

Thanks
Paddy

[bayden cline]

Take a look over at http://dutchwaregear.com/ they will probably have just about anything that you need for hardwear

[Michael Gunderloy]

You don't NEED a lot to use a hammock. Just a pair of tree straps will get you by. But as with lightweight backpacking, you may find you WANT to have a bunch of other gear.

A good place to start your education is The Ultimate Hang. You'll find a link there to buy his book, which at $4 for the Kindle edition is an absolute steal.

[Jason Mahler]

I have the GT Ultralight and what I did is remove the heavy suspension and replace with dynaglide whoopie slings, dyneema ridgeline, and nylon tree straps. You can buy all of this at http://www.arrowhead-equipment.com/ for a good price.

I bought two 6' tree straps from them, but didn't want to pay the price for the whoopie slings and ridgeline, so ordered Dynaglide from Amazon (below) and used a lot of information from hammockforums.net to figure out how to make the whoopie slings and ridgeline. I included the video I watched as well as the calculator I used to determine size below. Other than this, I cut up 3/8" dowel rod to make two toggles.

Amazon Dynaglide
http://www.amazon.com/New-England-Orange-DynaGlide-Throw/dp/B0044U1ZB0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1402958136&sr=8-2&keywords=dynaglide)

Video on how to make a Whoopie Sling
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?70189-Video-How-to-make-Whoopie-Slings

Whoopie Sling & Ridgeline Calculator
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?29803-Whoopie-Sling-Excel-Worksheet

[Kevin Lane]

Thank you all!

[Andre Buhot]

I Highly recommend Shug's Videos

[Kevin Babione]

I don't know where you're planning to use your hammock, but in the hills of Pennsylvania I've found that carrying a 6-foot and an 8-foot tree strap really gives me a lot more flexibility in where I can hang. Some of the trees are reaching 2 feet in diameter which the 6-foot strap can't handle.

[BlackHatGuy]

"I've found that carrying a 6-foot and an 8-foot tree strap really gives me a lot more flexibility in where I can hang."

Why not just carry the 8, which will work with smaller trees as well, instead of both?

[Max Dilthey]

I had that hammock once! Here's what I had:

-I bought two Dyneema Whoopie Slings on eBay. They were very easy to use and put on. I tied them to a stick to put them through the hammock's looped end, and I found it much more secure and lightweight than the carabiners that come with it.

-I used two tree straps from Hennessy Hammock. These work great as well.

-I used the original carabiners to connect the whoopie slings to the straps.

And that's almost it! I also used a hammock tarp from Mountain Laurel Designs to keep rain off, and a HUG Bugnet from Arrowhead Equipment. Total weight of the entire shelter was 10oz.

PLEASE NOTE: I kept my phone in the hammock bag at night, and wind blowing around caused a tear at the seam where the stuff sack meets the hammock. Don't keep stuff in there at night unless it's like, a pair of thin gloves.

[Jeremy]

I use 1" webbing and nano carabiners for suspension. Easy, light and cheap to set up.

2nd the e Ultimate Hang. Also checkout http://hammockforums.net.

Do a lot of reading and asking before buying anything.

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