Originally Posted by Peterpan1
When I go with a tarp I have run one tree and the bike. It holds up the tarp ok, but a person? I'm used to hanging from nothing from my old climbing days, so I am open to a bunch of options, but you could get seriously hurt falling on your back even from a modest height if you are depending one some light stuff to form your support.
You wouldn't suppport yourself in the hammock between a bike and say a small tree. You would simply use these objects to keep the ridgeline tight enough to support the hammock tarp and netting off you. You would lie on the ground inside the hammock.
Its just a way to use your hammock in situations that don't allow for it to be suspended between two trees.