Tensa Trekking Treez Hammock Stand Hiking Pole
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Tensa Trekking Trees.....www.tensaoutdo...
This is a great way to have a hiking pole that will support your hammock if you are in an area with no trees or lack of trees.
I weighed one Tensa Trekking Tree with all components including the Boom Stakes and it was
1 pound 14 ounces or 862 Grams.
Thanks so much Shug!
Shug tried to buy this from us. We donated in thanks for his gifts to the hammock community, and frankly because his reviewing our stuff in the past has been awesome exposure. But there was no quid pro quo, certainly no script, and we didn't even know he'd posted this for days.
Running commentary/notes as I watch :
- We don’t use or sell Whoopie slings, but instead UCRs, which are either Universal or Utility Constrictor Ropes. Like Whoopies, they are spliced Amsteel/UHMWPE ropes with “Chinese finger trap” constrictors to make them adjustable length. But UCRs are adjustable down to a much shorter minimum length than Whoopies, and use less line for lowest weight. Best way to tension a UCR with our Treez or Solo stands is to pull the dangly orange end up and around the pole, then down inline with the rope for mechanical advantage. Then milk bury with free hand.
- With Boomstakes, the booms help most in softer ground. In hard as shown, such as where you can’t drive the stake in all the way because so hard, the booms can be more trouble than they’re worth, as they risk squirming up the exposed stake.
- My personal favorite “ready for anything” anchor kit with 2 Trekking Treez is 4 Peggy Peg screw anchors (very light) with single driver wrench, plus one 30cm ti stake minus boom. The stake is useful for making pilot holes in ground too hard to receive the screws, and for probing candidate ground for buried obstructions. Firmest place for many anchors is immediately behind a buried rock or similar: probe helps you find it. The probe is useful as an anchor outright in extra hard ground, and can reinforce any suspect screw anchors.
- At 5’10”, my poles are 12oz in hand instead of 19oz cited, because I don’t need the extra height provided by an extension segment. I also don’t need to pack that extension for my (lower) head end, saving further pack weight. From the video, Shug could leave that extension home too, making it easier to get the lower head he also prefers. I do pack the extension when carrying two poles because I need the extra height for my foot end in a no-tree scenario. Anchors can also be much lighter than the 40cm ti stakes (see above).
Good comment from the Tensa Crew. I mess up saying UCR over Whoopie all the time in like. I'm a little below average as my teachers said!
Would you still need that extension piece if you were hanging a tarp over your hammock?
@@thomashorkavi5617 Unclear which part you mean. The trekking feet get relocated to the top and inverted to become tarp lifters in hammock mode. The tarp must be guyed to ground, not pulling on the tarp lifters.
Nope! (for the future curious)
That's pretty cool. Those boom stakes are a great idea. Imagine the trial, error, and sore butt from designing this setup. Good job, tensa!
Those good stakes just work.
Thanks for a 🔁 off this. In the UK it's notoriously difficult to find trees as our ancestors burnt them or built wooden boats to get to everywhere else! Would be good to see one at each end, to calm the nerves before I invest in them. Thanks as ever for yourself
Check their link below this video as they have lots of photos of using 2 poles.
I have a set of these and the solos used the hiking ones a few times now also from the uk
@@sweeney7665 Up looked up much & emailed. With delivery its about £500!
@Andy Comley if a uk vendor was to stock them will cost more as they need to make a profit so way is see it worth the money to import
If your North west based I'm happy to demonstrate them
I finally bought a Tensa Solo last week, and I'm really impressed. I have a few observations. First, I think this is the best video of what the Tensa is, what you can do with it, and how to set it up. Second, the setup looks a bit complicated, but the SECOND time you set it up, it will go up very quickly. Third, I have the long boom stakes, and you can drive these things into anything short of solid granite. Finally, I have the Solo, not the Trees, but I think the value for money is outstanding.
That solo is a right goodie too. Having a Solo, Tensa 4 and/or trees really opens up the hammock world.
Shug! Finally I found your video and just week ago my Tenza poles arrived to me to the Czech republic. I ordered orange screws and one boomstake. As all the stuff is aimed to my 2024 PCT, I consider concept from this angle. Poles are awesome. No worries that I will break it because being too tired I will lose focus and lean on it too much. Much bigger confidence during wading. Going from north there will be a LOT of wading. As for accessories, I decided immediately to take just system for one pole. There must be at least one tree. Too much and too heavy to take pair of accessories. Orange screws or boomstakes? Two boomstake for sure. And by the way, thank you Shug, Tenza poles and Warbonnet hammock are with me thanks to your videos. I am more than happy with them both. You inspired me to start hammocking already in February during minus 10C. Best enjoyment for last couple of years. I am tired marketing fool, 55years old. Since July 2024 just a fool, 55years old :-). Greetings to sector seven from Brumik land😁
Glad they are working for you. Nice to not have to go to ground~~~
I like them too, I got out yesterday and rigged my hammock in a new location in the back woods at home. Took half the day just to settle on a spot, everytime I thought I had it I'd spot a widow maker to high to eliminate. The spot I settled on was clear overhead but the separation was about 27 feet so I bushcrafted a tripod to rig my suspension over to get the hang right. After I got her all rigged up and tested I realized I didn't even need the tripod, the straps I had made years ago in combination with my whoopie slings were all I needed if I set them as high as I could reach up the tree. All was good, it was great fun and I had a wonderful day puttsing in the woods. I got a couple years on you age wise but your experience has taught me so much and given me so much enjoyment doing and dreaming, thank you.
The putzing around and taking time to see things like widow makes then figure out a solution is kind of a big part of the fun for some of us right? Whooooo Buddy))))
You are the ultimate stunt dude. I like the idea of the trekking pole/hammock stand, just not sure about the fuss factor but as an occasional option as needed, the idea is solid, especially if the stake holds in soft ground.
Once you have set them up once or twice you'll find it is not that fussy. Staking and soil is the trickiest part.....ua-cam.com/video/Yxswsj53tto/v-deo.html
I do something similar with a couple of 15" titanium stakes and a bit of Amsteel. I use 2 sticks in the woods to make a bipod. So far I've never not been able to find a couple of heavy sticks somewhere.. knock on wood. Works great if you are with a group of other hammock campers and good spots are hard to find.
Shug, Always informational and entertaining! You helped me tremendously to get into hammock camping. At 64 years old, tents have always been my thing. Now I want to explore places where tents are challenging. I suggest your theme song be the Grateful Dead's "Shugaree".
I cannot tell you how valuable your videos have been for me, I still haven't had the best experience hammocking, but I'm getting there.
Always a pleasure never a chore watching Shug. Ian
Oly a chore for me watching me! Whooooo Buddy))))
Excellent. If I can't afford it, I can replicate the "trick" parts and have a go. This will be my next hammock hanging adventure and THEN things may be secure in my sector. Good to have you back posting regular content, but hey don't ever feel beholdin' to this subscriber. Keep Shug and Ms. Shug first!
By the way, I heard myself say "EARLY!" in response to my self-talk about something I was going to do in the AM one day. You have some infectious behaviors.
Maybe get that checked! 🤣
Many cut smallish tree limbs to to do this. Can be done.
If I got something to post, I post. Otherwise I stay plenty busy. Thankee.
My buddy Hickery started the Early thing. We all caught it.
Had a set of these almost a year now in the uk 🇬🇧
Took them on a few 2 weeks hikes used a handful of times,
As walking poles there very good and very light
To save weight of my pack I strap to lots of boom steaks and lines to my poles
Also the walking pole makes a good selfie stick for a 360cam
Very good quality hammock stands from tensa
Also own the solo for the motorbike
Any 1 from the uk thinking of buying these it's well worth the import duties
Whooooo Buddy))))
A lot of people haven't noticed that the top screw is the same threading as a camera mount. It is why that threading was chosen.
That staking system is absolutely brilliant!
Thanks Shug! I'm thinking of getting these for the SoCal sections of the PCT. I hate the idea of going to the ground 😃
Something else that works very well and is free if you have access to small sapling, is to make two tripods by lashing 3, 8ft long saplings together that are about 11/2" to 2" in diameter and then to connect them with a 13 -.14 ft Ridge pole. I have a set down on the River Bar where I like to Camp, one out in The Gulch next to the ocean where me and my buddies like to backpack too that I just leave stash in the bushes. I have another set that I strap-on to the cargo rack of my Tahoe or Subaru to take to campgrounds with the family you can make the same thing out of 3/4 iron pipe that you can build in sections if space is an issue but weight isn't.
There is always a way if your desire to hang is strong enough.
thanks for doing a refresher on these, I remember seeing them in the other videos but didn't pull the trigger.
It is a good solution. You could use a tree branch but that would take more time to find and all that. I'm lazy and I use hiking poles so this is good for me.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I just ordered a pair. Perfect solution for my next trip.
Too cool. I think they have a place in the hammock armada..to ensure a certain hang. Whooooo Buddy))))
This really changes the game! Thanks, Shug!
Truly~~`
So glad you reviewed this product, excellent and really like the concept...Thanks ...Jim
I have the tensa solo pole and the boom stakes. Their quality is on point and is definitely design with a lot of thought . The boom stakes don’t work as good in softer soils . At least not for me I’m kind of on the heavier side. But the big orange screws worked great.
Tensa has some stake/soil info:
We get asked all the time which anchor is best. The best is to use features on site, such as the bases of woody shrubs, heavy picnic tables, door hinge pins, driftwood, etc. For ground anchors, the best choice depends on the firmness of the soil.
For soft to medium soils we think the large Orange Screw is fantastic. It is the only anchor we can hang from on packed beach sand. They are made in the USA of recycled polycarbonate and incredibly durable. The manufacturer warrants them for life.
For medium to hard soils we offer Tensa Boomstakes. These are two-part anchors with a nearly indestructible 8mm solid titanium spike and a reinforced 7000-series aluminum boom tube to substantially increase the holding power, redirecting the pulling vector to a point underground so they work somewhat like ground hooks. They can be pounded into ground too hard for Orange Screws, such as at many developed camping sites. They are also lighter and more compact than Orange Screws, a good hiker’s choice. See the Boomstake instruction sheet for detail.
Our lightest anchor is the Peggy Peg. It is similar in design to the Orange Screw, but marginally longer, and half the weight of the Orange Screw. It does require a 17mm wrench to insert. Any 17mm wrench will do, but we offer a very light and compact version. Only one wrench is needed for any number of Peggy Pegs.
Skeezy, the shorter 30cm Boomstakes are indeed challenging in loose soil with heavier hangers, but the longer 40cm should do better, as will screw types as you've found. Size Matters!
Thanks for the great videos this week Shug! The bottom of T's home page has a link to your first video! Glad you're keeping us hammockers on your to-do list. All the best with the bass and nature jaunts; you're a fabulous inspiration!!!
Folks need to see these new things being produced by cottage industry folks who also have real jobs as well. I'm truly enjoying learning the bass and playing daily.The new G&L is a beaut! What a growl. I filmed my unboxing..deciding whether to put it out or not. I'm mighty excited in it!
@shugemery Post it. The other unboxing was fun. You're always a bright spot in a day Shug!
@@shugemery FYI Tensa is now the only "real job" that either Cheryl or I have. Pretty nice I must say!
So much Shug recently..... We must have been really good lately! 😂🎉 Whoo buddy!
Yessir....I'm sitting on another one~~
Niiiice. Shtoopid genius idea to take away doubts about being able to hang. 👍👍
Truly!
A lot of people have had the idea of convertible trekking poles - sort of the Holy Grail of hammock backpacking. I have just made it work. Honestly, I developed them for myself with absolutely no idea of going public. It was just too good an idea to keep to myself - that and a blast figuring out the engineering.
Great to offer variety to the wildlife, Bears can now choose between a Human Taco or a Human Pogo.
Either way it ends as SCAT.
Cheers!
Human Kebob. Human on a Spit. Bears love us.
@@shugemery Your Circus Days would create a fine blend of Shug Cotton Candy.
I love seeing you wear those slip on shoes!
Thanks. Hope Y'all are well up that way.
Snow melted. That is a win~!
@@shugemery I bet. Spring has sprung here. I remember the original video with the stick. Does it have a place to store some mustard for my biscuits?
Looks like a nice setup. Sadly I am too heavy to use it. Thanks for the video
Thankee for checking it out all the same.
Nifty setup Shug. Thanks for the video.
And easier to set up that it look. Thankee Robbie.
And ya got to say whoopie sling a bunch of times. Nice piece of kit!
Truly~~~
But they're UCRs! Way less fun to say, true. You can still milk some bury though.
@@tensacrew I swear whoopee just wants to come outta my mouth~~!
@@tensacrew😂
Appreciate the thorough walkthrough!!!
Y'elcome and Whooooo Buddy))))
Shug Shug Shugity Shug Shug Shug How Nice To See You This Morning.
Much Love Big Brother 🤘😎🤘
Whooooo Buddy))))
I love your totem seen at 0:25
It came with the house. I love it too.
Nice piece of kit.
It very much is.
Some nice lookin' kit there, Shugness.
It is some kit I aim to use...
i have a stand kinda like this that i made (a-shaped 2x2 wood) to hang a hammock off my truck. if you can't get it to hold you can just add more stakes. if you were willing to put out 4 staking lines you could get away with smaller stakes. i can hang with 3 8-inch stakes going into lawn and i'm 250lb. long staking lines give you better hold.
I know of what you speak. Made on years ago for festivals. Did the job.
This is very helpful thank you!
Y'elcome and Whooooo Buddy))) I find the Treez very handy. See me using them in this video on trail....ua-cam.com/video/bCNIJ0TvRlI/v-deo.htmlsi=eCne9zJSKMQcAD5N&t=159
I like that stake tube idea. I think I would drill another hole at the other end for a second shorter stake. That would keep it from pulling so hard on the first stake. I camp in the desert and the soil can be hard, sandy, or anything in between. Some people actually use long wood lag screws with a wrench as stakes, (they screw into the ground instead of getting hammered in).
Yes those are the peggy screws I mentioned. ...www.tensaoutdoor.com/product/anchors/?v=7516fd43adaa
Love your videos. great review.
I thankee~~
always good to have options shug :)
Just the right amount of options!
Would work great when camping with my motorcycle, just way outside my price range. May have to fabricate a hiking staff/flagpole/hammock stand for my motorcycle.
There are options.....ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=rigging+a+hammock+with+only+one+tree
Unless you are hiking long distances with trekking poles, there's no reason to get this over our much cheaper Solo system or even Tensa4.
Reminds me of the Handy Hammock. I plan on doing the PCT and other southwestern hikes after I retire, and having some sort of hammock option in treeless areas was a consideration. Hope it's as good as it seems.
Very impressed with it. Once you set it up a couple times it is a breeze...more or less.
I hiked all of California PCT last year using the system as documented in the blog entries on our site.
“This is my BOOM stick!” 🤣
Boom shucka Boom Stake-aa......
It's a little pricey, but undoubtedly well-made. Plus, it solves some problems when there is only one tree around, or if I wanted to tie off one end of my hammock to the truck with no trees around. Have you tried using this setup with the Draumr? It seems like the back-and-forth on it might be a bit too much. Thanks for the closer look, Shug! Have a good one up there.
Well made. Well thought out. Not tried it with Amok. Tensa Single may work best to for that....www.tensaoutdoor.com/product-category/tensasolo/?v=7516fd43adaa
Maybe better to ask the Tensa folk to be certain.
Yes, Tensa Solo is not only taller than Trekking Treez for higher hang points (useful for Draumr) but it is also much cheaper. If you're car/truck camping, there is no benefit to using a trekking pole system: Solo all the way! Solo isn't even that much heavier than Treez, but it's not a trekking pole.
Very Cool Set up! Yeah Buddy.
Very cool option
It is. Peace of mind on a through hike as the SHT has gotten crowded and one has to share sites.
Any chance of doing a video of the Tensa4 with the Amok Dramur? Surely I’m not the only person with that setup, but I can’t find any videos of it. It would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
Not done a video with that hammock and Tensa but have photos.
flic.kr/p/MWJiby
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I'd start Hammock camping, but i'd have to learn a whole new language. A half hitch whoopie sling with a slippery nipple knot on my Tensa pole? I don't think so. Wooo Buddy. 😎
I rigged up my hammock like that in Florida so I could be in direct sunlight .Setting up is a big part of the fun of it .
Pretty quick after you do it a couple of times. I am always looking to get out of the sun.
This was a cool one😍😍
It is very handy when needed. Or if you think you will need something like it and really want to hang.
I have whoopie slings threaded directly through the gathered ends of my hammock. Made sense to do it that way. Tree straps, spike hitches and toggles. Ridge line of course. To use the Tensa I'd have to change that I guess and put loops. Interesting the 2 whoopie slings from pole to ground. I do see how it works now. So no tress equals 4 whoopie slings?
Yessir. No trees...4 whoopies.
UCRs not Whoopies! UCRs have a shorter minimum adjustment length and use less line than Whoopies. UCRs can slip more easily however, such as when somebody or some thing trips over your guyline. We might have a fix in the works for that: light duty aluminum tensioner or even prussik on the constrictor tail.
"milkin' the berry" sounds a bit unseemly, I don't know why. Haha!!
Great video, my new years resolution was to not grow my already extensive collection of camping/hammock gear, but how can you live without that rig in your gear room??? You may have corrupted me on this one!😊
I started using the the Treez about a year ago and it has changed hammock camping for me. I did a tutorial last year (ua-cam.com/video/dBmVu0zUqUg/v-deo.html), but it was my first UA-cam video so it did not have the humor/good editing yours does. Thanks for making one that is more entertaining. I watched your "Hiking the NCT w/ Wander'n Fool" video and saw you using one of these so I was looking forward to learning what you thought of it. For me, I've have dumped my trekking poles and just take this along as a trekking staff which I can convert into a one-tree stand if necessary (ua-cam.com/video/zUSpvAoYcF4/v-deo.html). Our videos should help Tensa get this amazing product out there so thanks for making it.
I'm curious. Why not make the end tied to the tree the head end and the Trekking Treez pole the foot end? A person's torso is heavier than the legs, thus more weight/pressure on the head end of a hammock suspension. What am I missing? A few years ago Kenneth Kram posted a video of a DIY one-tree hammock hang like this using two fallen tree branches as a bi-pod foot-end support. He made the tree side his head end. It made sense he used the tree for the head, thus supporting the heaviest part of his body.
Must of us like head end lower. It just works for me. But anything is possible. But mainly it is a head end lower thing.
@@shugemery correct. Trees provide all the height necessary for a raised foot end. I like my head end WAY lower than foot, and sometimes struggle with Trekking Treez to get the foot end high enough with the extended foot end pole fully upright. Slopes help. Part of why I like the head end pole leaned so much is that it lowers the head without needing extra suspension, and it takes load off the anchors. ua-cam.com/video/AIo6XWYKG5Q/v-deo.html
Shugy Baby!
I'm seriously considering this set up but I'm in the UK and its a bit pricey to get them imported.
Same when I order candy from UK.
I get it to the Czech republic. Tensa team told me, that from time to time somebody from Germany orders bunch of them to get cost lower. However, it worths every penny. I don't regret investing in it.
Thanks for another video for this. I would love this. I practiced going to the ground with a hammock but that's a last resort. Kind of curious if two normal trekking poles can be rigged together for a 1 tree hang.
I think I might try to DIY something similar to this so I can hang off my garage w/out putting in a permanent post... I wish I had trees in my yard 😭
A lot of folks use a good sturdy stick/limb. It is all in the staking.
Minimal staking needed with say 2 8' 2x2s in this configuration: ua-cam.com/video/7Oag1a3LvhE/v-deo.html
Great video! When's the Carolina BBQ video coming out? ;-)
Here is some until my next cook....ua-cam.com/play/PL27A412931121C97E.html
Could you hike with the entire pole assembled in “staff” mode? I use a five foot Zpacks carbon fiber staff today, rather than poles, and I find it a lot more useful than trekking poles, especially when I have to balance on top of trees and other things that have been placed over water crossings in lieu of bridges, puncheon, and decking. Something you see a lot of along the NCT.
I'm am unsure about that. Better question for the Tensa folks. But I don't think so.
I have dumped my trekking poles and only use this as a hiking staff. It has changed the game for me: ua-cam.com/video/zUSpvAoYcF4/v-deo.html
No reason you can't. Not sure how well the hammock foot will hold up as a trekking foot however. That foot is replaceable, but not sure how well the average user can do it - especially on the trail. If you have 2 Treez and you just want to hike with one really long one, then put both extension sections on one pole, extend the adjustment section and use the regular trekking foot. DO NOT try to hammock hang with an extra extension in place. Also, DO NOT put anything above the top screw while hiking - that joint is not constructed for any side loading.
If I buy it today maby I would get it next year, as I live in Norway.
Love my treez, but i haven't figured out how to rig a 13ft tarp (WB thunderfly) with them. any thoughts or do i need to downsize on the tarp?
Can you use two Tensa poles together if no trees are available?
Yes you can. Both the tensa solo and the trekking trees allow independent hammock setup with 1 or 2 poles depending on the site needs.
Yes. Check their link and scroll to the bottom for photos of that very thing. www.tensaoutdoor.com/product/trekking-treez-hammock-stand/?v=7516fd43adaa
ua-cam.com/video/or6wA5nXujU/v-deo.html
Shug how adjustable are the trekking poles as I am a very short hiker that uses hiking poles a lot.
Another great video.
Have you tested in the rain with a tarp on? I'm curious how well the system keeps rain off your continuous loops (and you dry)
Also, it looks like there's some slack when you're not in the hammock. Does that impact usefulness in the rain? Thanks for your videos.
I did sleep a night in back yard in rain and dry as a bone. But as always...do a good tarp pitch.
I've used it in some pretty good downpours and it has kept me completely dry. My tarp goes over the top of the poles and down a bit, and in those cases I had full doors. My hiking buddy(ies) all had wet tents.
I’m already thinking DIY
Pole integrity and good staking!
Shug where can I get the woopee slings you use?
Here ya' go......dutchwaregear.com/product-category/hammock-gear/hammock-suspensions/spliced-goods/
Rats. You beat me to it. 😂
I created a video on the trekking trees that's posting on May 6th. (Actually a Tensa Solo vs a Tensa Trekkung Tree review.)
The better solution is to watch your video on how to pitch the hammock on the ground video.
Yet the comfort diminishes to the Nth degree....
Will this work with my Amok hammock?
LMFAO 😂😂💀
I thought this was a marijuana video when I saw trees with a Z
You can't use trees in state parks? Whatcha got for bike packing when you only have one tree? I can't carry poles. 🤪
You could strap on a Tensa Solo. State Parks here are very rules. Thus my usual avoidance of them.
@@shugemery oh it's a telescoping pole. Interesting. That could work.
you can see it in this video.....ua-cam.com/video/ZjAY_bHh-l4/v-deo.html
Early HAHAHAHAHA 😂😂
Yessir.
Far out... I think it's time to find a new adventure... Since my eye Dr. Won't sign off on my instrument rating to fly... claiming my vision is failing.. Maybe the world will be a little bit safer if I'm in the woods, instead of the air... Never pass up a chance to have fun...
Humping a load down the trail....is it fun? That may not be the word to describe it. But adventure is.