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  1. A link to The People's Bridge Hammock would be...

    A link to The People's Bridge Hammock would be appreciated......... We're talking about the same thing...........The other factor is GERD (reflux), which formerly was one of the factors that made...
  2. Good advice all............. Obviously as I...

    Good advice all............. Obviously as I sleep well in a gathered end hammock with a pad, ("banana lay") that tells me that the ideal hammock would be to achieve the same lay in a hammock that...
  3. Lots of good replies......... Unfortunately it's...

    Lots of good replies......... Unfortunately it's a gamble... for me at least. I pretty much have to buy a hammock to try sleeping in it. There seems to be a consensus that a flat lay is good, but...
  4. Just bought a Ridge Runner.... did I make a mistake (lower back issue)

    I pulled the trigger on a Warbonnet Ridge Runner....... Mainly because I wanted a way to use my Big Agnes decently in a hammock. My "El Cheapo" gathered end hammock from Amzn, which I've had for a...
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    I've toyed with looking for two short mattresses,...

    I've toyed with looking for two short mattresses, but doubt that they are available in suitable lengths. I've also toyed with cutting out the bottom in the middle and putting a sagged section in so...
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    WV: Thanks for that reference.......... It...

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    Thanks for that reference.......... It sounds like what I need.... Makes me wonder if it would be possible to add a "butt shelf" to the Draumr.....

    I wonder if one couldn't build the...
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    Ungathering using double lines

    I've found that I like what my Big Agnes air mattress does in my gathered end hammock except that the ends are pinched......... I've thought a lot about using a longer upper and lower gather...
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    Any thoughts about how to so an R&D bridge? ...

    Any thoughts about how to so an R&D bridge? I've thought a lot about shaping a bridge to my body for comfort, but building and rebuilding is not very efficient. I've thought a lot about making an ...
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    I sleep well banana with my Big Agnes air...

    I sleep well banana with my Big Agnes air mattress under me which modifies the lay enough to make it work......... Took a lady car camping last week through Yellowstone, Beartooth Pass, Fall River /...
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    That's the reason I bought it.......... It...

    That's the reason I bought it.......... It really makes no difference as it still doesn't provide lower back support.... I've toyed with the idea of making a butt cut out, stitching on a piece so...
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    Draumr just doesn't work for me

    I loved the concept of the Draumr, a brilliant innovation so much I ordered one, and showed it off to my friends, etc. However I simply cannot sleep in it. The main problem for me is lower back...
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    choosing a compression sack

    I just bought the JRB High Sierra Sniveler top quilt... It makes no sense to carry a mummy bag and sleep in a Draumr with an insulated inflatable under you. I'm trying to reduce bulk and weight...
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    I would propose clipping the head and foot to the...

    I would propose clipping the head and foot to the fly lines to pull it up tight to the fly. There is a plastic ring at the foot, and the small cord at the head passes through a sewn loop... pass a...
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    Swing is an irritant to me also........Perhaps a...

    Swing is an irritant to me also........Perhaps a damping bungee hooked to the tree from a loop about at your knees.............Run the main tree straps to carry the load on the side of the tree...
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    The wind issue is a significant one, and concerns...

    The wind issue is a significant one, and concerns me......... the obvious though inconvenient approach is to deflate, bunch things up, and wrap some line around it. On my front porch hang, I have...
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    I am only 5'6" tall.............but I would by...

    I am only 5'6" tall.............but I would by the XL if I had to do it over. I like space! I'm a bit pissed that they chose to put their cutout for the fill port in the wrong corner for my Big...
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    It looks like a single use piece of hardware,...

    It looks like a single use piece of hardware, though I would probably have used one if I had it last summer when I set up on a rock outcrop at a remote mountain lake in the Flint Creek Range of...
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    Playing with my Amock Draumr

    Conditions here are keeping me out of the mountains.......The country is absolutely overrun with the most incredible flood of vacationers. Driving I 90 the other day westbound to Livingston,...
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    Just got the notice from Amok. Looked at the...

    Just got the notice from Amok. Looked at the product. A full pound+ lighter, and about $100 more, and significantly less load capacity. A good value if I didn't already have a Draumr. I...
  20. Thread: Wind Rings

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    Wind Rings

    I have my ordinary hammock (not the Draumr) set up down in the woods along my footpath to the post office which is a mile away. It's about the half way point, and on a nice sunny day I often lay in...
  21. Thread: Amok Draumr

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    https://youtu.be/glu1rg3dlis ...

    https://youtu.be/glu1rg3dlis[/QUOTE]

    Impressive technology! I doubt that I'll be buying an Exped, my Big Agnes is nearly new. I like the concept of independent tubes, but for the time being,...
  22. Thread: Amok Draumr

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    I just knocked my Draumr down a few minutes...

    I just knocked my Draumr down a few minutes ago.... Had it set up down in the woods about 1/4 mile from home along my own private foot path (neighbor's property). When I deflated the mattress, I...
  23. Thread: Amok Draumr

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    I love being able to enjoy the morning view out...

    I love being able to enjoy the morning view out of my Draumr from a back elevated position. All I lack is a hot cuppa to sip, and as I'm transitioning to cold soak, perhaps full breakfast in bed. ...
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    Last summer I used a fleece throw when...

    Last summer I used a fleece throw when backpacking up into the Rockies. I had only an air mattress under me. The throw was longer than I am tall, and about 4' wide. I was able to tuck it down...
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    Big Agnes Insulated Air Mattress

    I chose to use an air mattress versus an underquilt to help the lay and widen the space. Originally I intended to convert my cheap Anortrek hammock.... about the price of a decent meal... to a cross...
  26. The Big A air mattress does a lot to open out the...

    The Big A air mattress does a lot to open out the space in the hammock, and improve the flatness of the lay.... Thanks for the tip about raising the foot...I rather like counterintuitive..... I'm a...
  27. First Hammock Backpack Flint Creek Range MT.

    I was desperately in need of some solitude... a good workout and a chance to unwind, so I cobbled together several mid week days.... to avoid humans...., and headed into the extremely rugged western...
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    We share many of the same talents ;-)

    We share many of the same talents ;-)
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    Thanks for the link............. I didn't find...

    Thanks for the link............. I didn't find anything on making a double...... What I was thinking of is running a very taut ridge line from tree to tree, and having some extra fabric with loops...
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    I've been wondering if there would be any way of...

    I've been wondering if there would be any way of making something like this a double width, and prevent two people from ending up on top of each other... I've got a couple of ideas on that.
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    I had to look up the systems you mentioned........

    I had to look up the systems you mentioned..... I'm "new" to modern hammocks obviously. The Haven Hammock Tent is an ingenious design, and I was not familiar with the term "bridge hammock". These...
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    Thanks for all the info and photos..... It's...

    Thanks for all the info and photos..... It's pretty clear to me that an inflatable pad is ideal. A longitudinal one would in some ways seem best, but then when I think about it, a horizontal tube...
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    I'm frustrated with this site...... I post...

    I'm frustrated with this site...... I post something, and then it suddenly decides that I'm not logged in and I lose it!!! Thanks for the info. I'm just newly exploring modern hammock options. ...
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    Exped Ergo... what happened to it?

    I just ran across the Exped Ergo hammock........ Much like the Amock Draumr, it appears to be significantly lighter in weight..... but it is no longer made. Was this a failed design? The main...
  35. Thread: Four Lines

    by Owly*
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    Four Lines

    I've talked about the Draumr before....... the most appealing commercially built hammock for me, as I like a recliner type sleeping position. The ability to sleep at any upper body elevation, have...
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    This is all good stuff and useful. I really...

    This is all good stuff and useful. I really appreciate it. I ordered materials yesterday to experiment with. It's a long time before the summer backpacking season, but time flies once we get...
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    Thanks........... I'm a neophyte as far as...

    Thanks........... I'm a neophyte as far as hammocks. My only experience dates back 50 years with a pocket size net hammock I spent an entire summer in.... 1970, in the Mount Hood National Forest,...
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    Pardon me.......... I missed the bit about...

    Pardon me.......... I missed the bit about lowering the foot suspension. Actually I think you are right about it being the simplest and least expensive solution. Hang the head high, on the tree,...
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    I'm having trouble visualizing how this would...

    I'm having trouble visualizing how this would work for me. The short side in your diagram would be the top, or back of the "sofa" I'm thinking, but it looks like your feet are going to be on the...
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    That's the appeal of the Draumr for me. ...

    That's the appeal of the Draumr for me.
    H.W.
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    The problem with the knee pillow is that you are...

    The problem with the knee pillow is that you are still in a banana position. The standard 20 deg "zero gravity" position where your shoulders and knees are the high point is optimal. Your heels...
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    Recliner sleeper's Hammock

    For me to sleep comfortably, I need to be in a sort of recliner position........ Upper body sloped slightly upward, a bit of a "land" or butt shelf to the knees, and lower legs sloped downward...
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    Hi from South Central Montana

    65 in 6 months, I've been an outdoorsman all my life. I have back issues that make sleeping on the ground miserable, and in fact have driven me to sleeping in a recliner for many years, the...
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