Yeah, models and photographers are a whole other breed :) You can throw marketing guys in there 50% of the time too.
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I'm really curious as to where someone is hiking and there are trees every where but then all of a sudden no trees and they have to camp on the ground? I've never ran into it or seen it. Not to say it doesn't happen or exist but at what percentage would anyone need a hammock/tent combo? If you were being condescending, just ignore my comment. lol.
Sierra Nevadas, PCT, Paria, All of the southern half of Utah, Guadalupe NP, Yosemite NP, and so on... The western half of the US is filled with trails that stretch above the tree line on mountains. Plus in the high desert you can easily find trails with trees in small patches and then nothing for miles. It makes for beautiful vistas, but lousy hanging conditions.
No, I wasn't being condescending. I often find myself in areas where there is no suitable place or way to hang. Just one example - I frequently enter kayak races where the check-in is the night before the race and often the only way to camp is with hundreds of others in the city park. Few or no suitable trees.
Remember Woodstock?
It does not look like the pad was designed to handle diagonal lay. It's set up for shoulders and thighs in a symmetrical banana configuration. It's a design flaw for those who actually know, but unfortunately will get a market in those who don't know better that are just getting into hammocks.
I tried this out and I thought it was too heavy and too expensive. But it would be good if you had to go to ground.