hammock knot

[LordyGeordie]

I've just bought a new camping hammock which attaches to trees by means of a piece of parachute cord at either end.

Can anyone point me in the right direction of a good knot to use to tie the hammock to the trees.

I seem to remember in one of his programmes Ray Mears had a special knot for hammocks, but I don't want to fork out �20 for one of his DVDs or wait till its repeated on TV!

[kempie]

Instructions in a slideshow here.

Or try the Falconer's Knot here.

[fly258]

Or a BOWLINE , easy to tie, won't slip and easy to undo, even if it's been pulled very tight.

[nigidivitch]

A round turn and two half-hitches, or a clove-hitch...

[kempie]

I certainly would not suggest a Clove Hitch as this has a tendency to unwind itself.

Without extra support e.g. extra turns to make it a Rolling Hitch, it is untrustworthy in any situation, except as a crossing knot.

[Booldawg]

ah! all favourite firemans knots eh?

[Will423]

Bowline. As the previous poster said easy to tie. Wont slip and easy to undo. It's my favourite.

Will

Ex firefighter...lol

[kempie]

...but unless you use a Running Bowline how do you tighten the bight to the tree.

[raina1234]

Hello
Tie the hammock is very easy but its quite triki also.You can find the videos on you tube that how to tie the hammocks.Dont loose your patience & try in your home because if you are going for night out camping then please don't forget to take hammock. In night you cant sleep in floor at night time in forest so good quality of hammock is very much important for the trip. I buy this hammock from OlivePlanet for my camping trip. They provide very good service & quality.