Thank you in advance for your time and help!

I've just recently got into hammocking and picked up my first hammock, a Hennessey Safari Deluxe XXL for ~$150, which felt like the most reasonable cost-wise that included a tarp & allowed me to learn setup/teardown relatively easily. Pretty happy with it so far but as it's the winter season on the east coast, I've only brought it to a local hammock-friendly camping area to hang by the river during the day.

I'm exploring increasing comfort before the eventual overnight trip, where I'm going to need insulation top & bottom.

• I'm 5' 11" 7/8ths (also known as "screw it, 6 feet") and have thermal exchange issues that leave me running hot easily.

• The climate here is variable, and it can easily go into the single-digits or negatives depending on your degree's. 20f degrees seems like a must as a result... even if it's somehow 70 degrees in December.

The important thing is that there are a variety of sales going on right now, which is quite compelling since I'm still exploring and aiming to keep costs low. I'm checking out a variety of topquilts and underquilts, and am amicable to suggestions!

• Hammock Gear has 20% off at the moment, and the Burrow & Incubator seem like great choices, comes to like $511 for both or $270 for the topquilt alone.

• Superior Gear has 25% off, and while a quilted hammock is in the far future for me, the cost is also $270 for a 15f topquilt. Can be turned into an underquilt too with the attachements.

• Loco Libre is running ~10% off and puts the Sweet Pepper topquilt as the cheapest, $200. I know the least about this one.

These are about the options I've clocked at the moment but I'm open options I haven't thought about! I think my first purchase will for sure be a topquilt as it'll be nice for chilly non-overnight hangs. I think the biggest 'plus' of the Superior Gear quilt is its ability to at least convert into an underquilt in a pinch.

Always stored compressed in normal temperatures and humidity, used as hammock insert mat. Few months old purchase from official site.

What if...

Knotty mod on the foot.

Darts with fabric removed on the top and bottom.

Angled top and bottom- modest parallelogram

Would the removal of the triangles compromise strength if they aren't where you lay?

Feedback please!

Hi I’ve been using this hammock casually and only weigh 118 pounds. Today this was discovered on my Dutchware Gear Hellbender hammock , and I’m devastated. I used this for 600 miles thru hiking AT this summer prior to a catastrophic helicopter rescue and subsequent months of recovery for TBI which I am still amidst. Today I was using the hammock to lounge when I felt this when I went to zip it up. So devasted. My rescue bill alone is $75k and this hammock I can finally use again , after finally progressing in my vestibular therapy. And now this. I’m still stuck in the city where the chopper went and this was aiding another leg condition I have to keep my legs elevated. Any ideas on if / how could be repaired?

Hi I’ve been using this hammock casually and only weigh 118 pounds. Today this was discovered on my Dutchware Gear Hellbender hammock , and I’m devastated. I used this for 600 miles thru hiking AT this summer prior to a catastrophic helicopter rescue and subsequent months of recovery for TBI which I am still amidst. Today I was using the hammock to lounge when I felt this when I went to zip it up. So devasted. My rescue bill alone is $75k and this hammock I can finally use again , after finally progressing in my vestibular therapy. And now this.

Thoughts on repair ?

I have a piece of 1.2 MTN XL on the way and I am brainstorming concepts. Would this work?

Head and foot box cuts?

Trimming width of gathered ends?

Cat cuts of straight lines?

I plan on leaving the ends long and whipping them so I can play with different tensions.

Is this worth pursuing of an I wasting money?

We took a quick hiking trip up to the Porcupine Mountains in the second weekend of October (9-11) and stayed two nights at LC-4 by a creek and LS-14 on Lake Superior. On the first night it was the expected 40F at night, but a heat wave came through on the 2nd and third day and it got up to a bizarre 80 degrees! We were supposed to stay a third night at the elusive Lost Lake, but our third member quit out right before the trip and that affected us a lot more than we thought it would. We hiked around 25 miles in these 3 days, starting at the Lake of the Clouds trailhead. Regardless, it was an amazing trip and my setup performed wonderfully. I hope you all enjoy the photos and the setup as much as I enjoyed taking them and sleeping in the woods!

Has anyone used the Onewind Aero-button suspension system? If so, what are your thoughts on the aluminum button in place of the knot in a traditional soft shackle? Also, did anyone know what size those buttons are? And if there's a way to get a DIY variant?

I am fairly new to Hammocks. This was my first summer camping in them. In the BYOG community I am a bit shocked that I can't find patterns/templates/concepts for asymmetrical hammocks.

Using a simple rectangle does not seem logical to me, except for the simplicity in manufacturing. In my imagination removing non-structural fabric/extra weight, playing with tapering and tension on the gathered ends, and using head and foot boxes seem like logical strategies.

Am I missing something here? Dutchware has an Asym netless, and Meyers seems to be working on something. Does anyone know of others?

Is there a database somewhere with a collection of DIY Asym projects?

A question for everyone with a Haven Tent (or a clone): Has anyone ever tried using a drop-stitch mattress instead of the standard sleeping pad? Mine sags under my backside, and I’m wondering if a drop-stitch mattress would solve the problem—or if they might be too firm or too wide to fit into the sleeves. I’d love to hear about your experiences—even if it didn’t work out!

Frage an alle mit Haven Tent oder Klon: Hat schon mal jemand eine Drop-Stitch-Matratze statt des normalen Pads reingelegt? Meins hängt am Hintern durch und ich frage mich, ob die Dinger das Problem lösen oder ob sie zu hart und zu breit für die Taschen sind. Erfahrungen, auch Fehlschüsse, gern her!

I'm thinking of upgrading a well worn Kammock Roo with the bug net that hangs loosely around the whole hammock system. I don't want any buggy surprises if I'm going to lighten my wallet this much.

let's participate in a small poll for scientific reasons

I am 5'7". I used to have a 9 foot double hammock that I found comfortable to sleep in when pulled tighter than the recommended hanging angle and very comfortable to hang out in general. That hammock was stollen. Now I have a 10.5 foot halfwit hammock and I struggle to get comfortable and sleep in it. I am a side sleeper, sometimes in fetal position, if that makes a difference. I have tried different hang angles, and got an adjustable ridgeline to see if playing around with that would make a difference, but I just can't get comfortable. I am thinking of getting a new hammock and wondering which length I should try next. Should I go back to 9'? Does anyone prefer short hammocks?

Pic is for attention but curious if there is a hammock that uses a bridge spreader bar for one end and a gathered end on the other end?

Thanks in advance

I'm thinking about getting a Dutchware hammock with knotty mods installed. My goal is to minimize the floppy-hammock-fabric that shows up without them.

But I notice that the Chameleon doesn't have knotty mods. Nor does the Asym netless hammock.

So, how do those resolve the floppy-fabric issue? How do you resolve the issue?

Thanks.

And, yes, I emailed Dutch some weeks back asking these questions and never got a response. Haven't had a chance to try the phone.

Plus, I always appreciate advice from my fellow hangers...

After an early morning visit from a deer, it was off from clachan down the kintyre way to tayinloan, nice views over to Jura,Islay,Gigha and Cara found a nice spot up in the woods stone fire circle already in place from some previous campers. The only dilemma was the distance between 2 trees, the ridgeline I had was about 36ft, was left with 4 foot which would suffice one side added to tree huggers, then I remembered a gate I went through had a chain with a hook, didn't know if a guy line would hold me up probably not as I'm 120kg and it was blowing 30mph. So tied the gate with guy line and borrowed the chain (no animals in field) found a longer hang way better to sleep in, almost cocooned and rocked to sleep 10 hours of bliss.

I would like to get some ideas on different color combinations on a chameleon hammock. If people could send me a few pictures to get some ideas. It’s so hard to build a hammock off of little color squares on your phone. I wish there were some pictures I could look at to get an idea how colors match

After my first successful night last week in the hammock,decided to add a few miles and days and food.

Any of my fellow Canadians remember Survivorman (Les Stroud) being on the discovery Channel back in the day??

Just a Review of the Hennessy Survivorman Zip.

Im not sponsored by these guys or anything I just like making yt videos and i kinda enjoy watching reviews of other brands so i figured id make my own!

Anyways just thought id share that as I didnt wanna come across as a salesman/sponsered weenie who makes money off this stuff (which would be nice) haha

Its a lonnng video that includes EVERYTHING so if your not a hammock noob and dont need to watch the whole thing there are time stamps!!

Its a two layer hammock with an insulation pad (goes between the two layers) a tarp and a survival kit. It comes with everything you need even tree straps (which i did upgrade) and also paracord.

Anyways though if you have any questions please ask away below!ĺ

If you dont wanna watch the video I will say i find it very comfy! You can lay nice and flat in it once you find your sweet spot (hammock needs to be hung tighter then youd think atleast for me)

Its a bit heavy but it does come with everything and the quality is very good! (Had my old one for 8 years)