03.Tent_Poles -- The Hammock Hangout, Burning Man 2003
The major problem I was having with the structure and its design was figuring out the center pole of the structure. What I wanted was a 40 foot tall pole that I could fasten my three parachutes to, one at 20ft, one at 30ft and one at 40ft. One day I was driving to the Santa Cruz beach burn and took Highway 92 across to Half Moon Bay. On the way I started noticing all the tall thin Eucalyptus trees, essentially giant weeds. Then I found what I was looking for.
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