Determining lay position?

[SnrMoment]

I found that I hate zippers and really don't like tie-outs off my hammock, which eliminates foot boxes and shelves. I will also switch the direction of my lay during the night at least once or twice.
Knotty Mods are your friends.

[ps22285]

You are going to have to figure this out by trial and much error my friend. I have never slept on my back before.....until the hammock. On my back right to left I snore up a storm and dont move all night. As othets have said buy a cheap simple hammock and experiment. Get out there and have fun!

[Singingcrowsings]

Yeah that one of the many reasons I got my freebird... I was free to lay any way I wanted, and I had no idea which way that was. I'm glad I did, because I found out I like to lay head right / feet left.

Do you know anyone with a hammock? Even one you wouldn't camp in? If so, just making to the motion to lay down will give you your answer; your initial instinct as to which way to lay will probably be the way you like it.

[Wanderlost]

In my full time hammock I sleep head right/feet left. But when camping just the opposite.

That's just how I roll.

I tend to be in the same boat. At home, my zen spot on my left side with knees slightly bent. When I get in the hammock though, I tend to do the exact oppsite and lay head left/feet right. Coincidentally, I actually tried to the other way for a nap this afternoon and determined that it really bugs me. It all goes back to HYOH.

[SilvrSurfr]

I found that I hate zippers and really don't like tie-outs off my hammock, which eliminates foot boxes and shelves.

Another zipper and hammock tie-out hater here. I just don't like integrated bugnets that make you lay a certain way. While I always sleep head right/feet left, what if I want to loan a hammock to a noobie who doesn't even know what they like?

Simple, gathered-end hammocks are so cheap these days - for less than $35 you can get on of Dutch's Argon, PolyD or NylonD hammocks, or a BIAS Hiker Lite. Then you can figure out what you like before buying something you don't like.

[ADKrella]

This is exactly why I went with a WL Snipe as my first.
Simple hammock that could be turned inside out to try either way.
That said... I was convinced I would be head left.... but actually Im more comfortable with my head right.
At the time Dutch didn't have any of his hammocks which are basically the same thing sans knotty mod.

[brohawk]

I just sold my Blackbird XLC for that exact reason. Actually found I like the freedom to switch back and forth at will.

[hangNyak]

I will take it a step farther. I'm a head right feet left guy and I want to exit left. The main reason I never wanted a Blackbird. You can get it in a head right feet left configuration, but will not be able to exit left, due to that silly shelf. That's why I diy my hammocks. They can be made any way Ron wants them. Oh, and I on the other hand love zippered nets!

[Jaxx]

The WBBB can be slept in with your feet opposite of the foot box. I do it all the time. I have never experienced any troubles other than the shelf getting in my face at times if I have it full of stuff. Otherwise I sleep like a baby. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think Shug has mentioned in the past he sleeps or has slept with his feet opposite the foot box .