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Loved it. Lately my hips have given out, owing to severe arthritis. Until I get an operation, no solo camping for me. Looking forward to it again, tho!

Has anyone ever had straps slip down a tree? I've been at this for several years now, and until today I'd never had it happen either. :scared:

Nothing dramatic...just a little scary. I heard a...

I live (and usually hike/camp) near Hotlanta GA. My tarps, while awesome for keeping the rain off, tend to be bake-ovens. I would love to find a tarp that provides shade/coolness in addition to...

I'm about the same weight, and a hair taller. When I sleep on a diagonal, I can easily roll in the direction my head lays and be on my side. If I want to roll to the other side (I have a lot of...

It arrived back safe at home today. Thanks, Dutch!

While I swear by reflective guys, pull outs, tarp ridgelines, etc, let me also rec commend a small, light clip on light like a luci light or nite-ize in a prominent place on or near your hammock. ...

Hi Dave, and welcome aboard! As you know, I know nothing about Hennessy, but I do know the weather where we tend to camp. Just thowing out there that you may want to go with synthetic, rather than...

Oh. Dang! Been away for a bit and just saw this. If this doesn't get my Mrs. to try hammocking, nothing will. As of now, she's the only ground dweller left in the family. Son and Daughter have...

You da man, Dutch! I just sent you an email asking about the feasability of a custom goodie. If the timing works, at least let me pay the postage by putting it in with that! I'll be taking the...

The webbing tore out of my Tato gear stand bag the other day. I don't sew, but if I take this to a sewing/repair shop, are there any special instructions I need to give them to get it strong enough?...

Although the girth hitch does seriously weaken the strength of the webbing...nearly 50%, IIRC, so make sure you're using strong webbing.

The only time I washed a hammock was when I spilled food on it. Having my sleep gear smell of food is not something I relished...washed it twice, once with woolite, and again with just water (both...

Shug is right. I sleep much more "still" in a hammock than in a 'real' bed.

As another new user of this stand, I agree on many points. First and foremost, I agree that it's a great stand.

I also, however, agree about the shrink tubing. Mine didn't fail, but it did slip...

I use whoopies for camping/backpacking, and Dutch's beetle buckles on my hammock stand (not for simplicity, but rather because of minimum length considerations). I never really thought the whoopies...

I plan to fill the hole with permethrin. :)

My first overnight hang (ever, ...in an Eno, not in a chameleon) was in a salt marsh on the S. Carolina coast. I figured my bugnet would keep me...

I haven't gotten a chance to sleep in my Chameleon yet...hopefully this weekend...but my prior go-to hammock was a netless hexon 1.0, and my Chameleon was inadvertently a 1.6. ...I have exactly the...

The best I've used are from Kat @ Mountain Goat. Lightweight, reasonably priced, optional cordage pockets, and custom fit to your tarp.
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Cheers Jameson!

It's true what they say. Gravity *is* a harsh mistress.

LOL! Thanks, Dutch! Of course, with regard to that last part, I'm a man, so therefore I can never be right, according to my wife. Is it different in Lancaster County?

It's a long story, and as many long stories go, there's a woman at the heart of it. :)

See, I didn't think I'd actually want a beetle buckle suspension. I'm a bit of a weight weenie and any...

I usually carry a gear hammock / hammock chair with me, and I've always put it in there. Now that I've got the new Chameleon, I'm thinking two peak shelves would suffice for all my stuff, but don't...

2Q/ZQ make a peak bag...not shelf...but I think that's the closest you'll find without some way of attaching things to the side of your hammock.
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Okay...tighened them a bit on the head end...yeah, I see what you mean. Not bad at all, and still swaying. Thanks!

I may wind up doing the same, but figured if give them a try. The don't stop me swaying, tho...do I have them too loose? Not that i want to stop the sway, but to get whatever benefits they provide?

That's right, but there are some compressing forces. The hitch squeezes the toggle a bit. To see what I mean, use your finger or a soda straw as a toggle and tug slightly on tour CL (don't load...

Thanks Guys!

@ Dutch, I'll check to see if I'm around the same compass points. Usually I like a deeper sag than most and what you have, but before I try changing it, want to try it as designed. ...

You Da Man, Dutch. I have a bunch of the thinnest reflective you offer for building self-tensioning guys. My guess is that's not the right size for this. I'll be in touch as soon as I get back...

For the first time in the five years of hangin', had a close encounter of the Earth-Kiester kind. Here's what happend.

I've been using the Marlin Spike Hitch for about five years, and not an...

Got my chameleon yesterday, and tried it today. Loving life!

But a question or three...

1) I'm a klutz. All of my guylines and so forth are reflective, and I use reflective shock cord for my...

I got my Chameleon yesterday (Yay!!!) and got to lay in it the first time today. This is my first hammock that isn't a basic netless gathered-end, so first tie-outs, and by virtue of the asym bug...

Thanks Guys!

Yeah, I guess I should have stated my use case first. The Mrs. bought me a shiny new Tato stand for Father's Day, and that's where I wanted to use it, not in the woods.
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I was frustrated with the minimum length of my whoopies recently, and I'm considering trying a loopie sling.

Before I risk bruising my own keister with it, thought I'd see if any hardy souls out...

Much as I appreciate the offer, Dutch, if it's stronger than my existing hexon 1.0 netless, I'll take that risk. :) The other hexon 1.0 has been my go to from around the time you started offering...

If I were to change that length, would I regret it? I like a slighly deeper sag than most, but it's not a deal breaker. Chameleon is in the post, so who knows, maybe the pull out will make the...

Ratdog, that's brilliant!

Don't know if we have the same tarp...I suspect not, owing to your description, but you gave me a great idea! As is, I have a CL on either side of my tarp...I could...

Yeah, that one stunned me. I've been hanging in 1.0, very comfortably, since you came out with it, and I haven't been under 200 since Ronald Reagan was president. I've *lost* weight and am now down...

@Dutch, Thanks! I'll give that a try!

@Ratdog, thanks for the pics! I can't quite see how you have your tarp attached. I know where it's attached, but do you have cordage-on-cordage at the...

W00t!!! Ordered mine this am!



Hey BrianMD,

I don't know how it will compare until I have it, but I'm sure hoping it's similar, except for the bells and whistles. :) The big deal for me...

Just wondering if we have a new ETA on the chameleon for those of us who didn't kickstart? (would have loved to kickstart, but didn't want a beetle buckle, and there was no "skip the suspension"...

I got a Tato hammock stand for Father's Day. Yay!!!

I love it, but I feel a bit like a babe in the woods. I've been hammock camping for years now, but I've got a bunch of noob questions all...

Yeah, got my hopes up too. The wife got me a promissory note for this for my anniversary back in March. Would have gladly supported the KS, except for no option to go without the new suspension. ...

Dutch, any chance for a suspension free option on Kickstarter? I really love my kevlar + whoopies so if it is going to be available without them later, it really doesn't pay to do the KS, but I'd...

Posting the link to tech specs...I had just asked about that. :-)

Thanks, Deuce!

I really like this, but wish there was a suspension free option for folks who have their suspension dialed in. Also, are there weights available?

Wake me up, before you go go. Shug's a postin about some cocoa. Wake me up, before ya go go, but I want me a chameleon tonight...

Actually easier!

Was just thinking I need Nother 100 feet or so...

Close...but unless I'm missing something, not quite. I was imagining something similar but with both sides of the 'cleat', like the wing on a wasp, stinger, or fly...just not the hook.

Now if...