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looks great. If you haven't already you might want to add a diagonal ridge beam to support the hammock. That's a lot of down force applied to your anchor points.
Nice!Re: the hammock anchors,If you think you may be putting too much strain on the shack, it can be tested by stringing up some low stretch cord from your two anchor points, when you get into the hammock, check to see how much slack is introduced into that cord and you will have a pretty good eye for what to do next. If you do get a bunch of slack, I would agree with above and mount some sort of brace from corner to corner above and in line with the direction you're hanging. This brace could also double as a drying rack (1" black pipe or shelf ( 2x4 layed sideways) As far as the drafty hatch covers go, one idea may be a strip of carpet or truck tire inner tube screwed along the parameter to create a sort of seal.Nice build BTW, may you spend many hours in it this season!Jason
Glad you got out there!Hammocks do have a fiddle factor about them for sure. If everything isnt just right the aren't as comfy. And you need alot of under insulation, being a couple pads or a thick under quilt. Standing water is probably from the bowl your shanty created by sinking the ice a little bit. As you probably know already, ice doesn't get its strength in a manor similar to a bridge, but more like a floating barge. The shanty's weight pushes down slightly causing the water that's on the ice to pool around it. The thicker the ice, the less the effect. You can see this in action very clearly during 1st ice (3" or less) just by walking closer to your drilled hole, the water will rise in your hole as you get closer! I have seen pics of shantys on the ice with a bunch of holes drilled around them to drain off the water. Jason
Good to hear that the trip was a good one. For the lightning problem, just hang a towel over the vent while lighting, don’t forget to take it off. Might have to turn the shack to reduce wind effect if it won’t keep running.
Sorry I guess this thread is turning into my personal blog.
Thank you for the update and photos,what type of roofing material do you plan to use I can see the point where roof of original shanty and the extension meet being a possible spot from leaks. Steve