Having completed two Speer's hammocks with the modifications of a double bottom and ridgeless bugnet, one of 1.1 oz. nylon and one of 1.9 oz. nylon, I am now...
Bob, I haven't worked with down but had the impression that it was important to measure the amount of down used in each baffle. How do you measure out the...
Steve, I made one of two layers of 1.9 oz and 60 inches wide. It holds all 380 pounds of Diane and I. If weight is more like 200 lb, then two layers of 1.1...
I tried using shock cords to hold my neat sheet insulator bottom on with the pad inside, but it didn't work that well. The pad (which weight 16oz) was too...
... do ... - It depends on how exact you wish to be. I take the view that it's not rocket science, so I just eyeball it. You could weigh it dry in the bags it...
Dennis, I have had very good results with a Target blue foam pad, but I think it was 20 x 72. I cut it in half and duct taped it together so I have a pad about...
I forgot to mention that I fold this pad in half, then pack it barrel style in my pack. Very workable. Chet Chester Clocksin <cclocksin@...> wrote: ...
I recently discoverd the joy of hammock sleeping. The girlfriend is not going to like the solo shelter idea though. Is there a two person hammock system out...
I have the Hennessy Safari Deluxe, and I went into a 'Big Agnes' sleeping bag. The principal of the Agnes bag, is that it has no insulation on the bottom, just...
Is there a two person hammock system out there? Do any of you have or use a two person hammock set up?>> Tom, As far as I am aware, there aren't any two...
Karen has it just about nailed down. I have used a double bottom hammock made of 1.9 oz ripstop for the two of us for a few hours. It takes a lot of being...
Hi gang, I took a bunch of pictures from the recent hike with EllieD and EagleEye (wife and son). Two pictures from the end of the page is a nice picture of...
... Ultralight. ... loved it. ... Mom was ... was what ... not a ... winds--no ... are strong ... the Sierras. ... I have the HH Ultralight Backpacker & my son...
Howdy! I'm a recent convert to both lightweight backpacking and hammock camping. I purchased a HH UL Backpacker ASym at REI recently (it's REI, right? if I...
Per the previous missive, I'm delurking as a hammocking newbie ... my new HH UL Backpacker has a ridgeline that looks supspiciously removable -- it appears to...
Hi Jeff, This is the lightest I would seriously consider... I do not know the weight of the hammock, because I have not bought it. Tarp and lines weighs 10.4...
Rick, Thanks for the feedback. Your weight tests help a lot. You are right, I like the design a lot. My first one was of the heavier 1.9 oz. nylon because it...
Hi All, I'm not real sure how to let folks know that tomorrow night at 7PM I will be giving a reading of Rough Living: Tips and Tales of a Vagabond/ Discussion...
... You probably don't want to do this. The netting along the ridgeline is not much longer than the ridgeline itself, so if you remove the ridgeline, all your...
I posted earlier about using a poncho as a canopy. Thanks for the answers! How about going in the other direction and putting a hood in a Hennessy canopy? ...
Where are you that there are no bugs? I want to move there, LOL. If you don't need bug protection you can throw up any old hammock, run a ridge line above it,...
I live in Arizona. I also backpack in the Sierras, but have only had one really buggy trip there. I'll post to let you all know how my night in the hammock...
... is ... All depends on what your requirements are. If you just want a hammock so you can sleep comfier, then get a Mayan or Brazilian hammock. They're extra...
... butt ... ridgeline is not ... ridgeline, all ... be ... I don't know. I've woken up more than once sleeping on the net instead of the nylon -- the whole...
... a ... Looks great, just like my trip last month. We did the Lincoln/Lafayette run as a warm-up to doing the Presidential range in two weeks. Don'cha just...
As a long time hammock user, I have not had to devise a streamlined method of getting into my sleeping bag inside of my Hennessey hammock because I had a bomb...
... hi y'all some friends stopped by the other afternoon to ask me to make a hammock for their daughter. She wants sg special in her new bedroom... While they...
