7.65 oz (217 g) Hammock WITH Suspension!

[dejoha]

to think before i read your post i was carrying a 12.6oz hammock.. Gasp!

Ha! Yes, I've migrated down from a 44 oz HH set-up to this Nano hammock. When I look back, I shudder to think I carried so large and heavy a hammock, but it's all a process, eh?

Now, I doubt you'll get down to 7 oz with the stock HH straps and a ridgeline. I believe the HH straps are 1.5" wide (mine are). The straps I'm using are 1" wide DIY. I purchased three yards of webbing and sewed the loops, so the finished length of each strap is 42" or 3.5 feet.

I'll have to measure the whoopie slings I made to let you know how long they turned out.

I also do not have a ridgeline on this setup. I'd install one if I were to use a bug net, but right now I don't really need one. That will add a gram or two.

Let me make one confession that I cannot state in my official testing report -- I think the Nano is expensive for what you're getting. When I started my report, the MSRP was $69.99. It's now listed at $76.99. This would be an easy DIY hammock. The fabric isn't space-age Cuben fiber and there isn't anything special about the cut or design... But, it's great that this hammock is on the market and it certainly fills a niche.

Oh, and about the fabric. It's great, it's ripstop, but it's not bulletproof. I've already managed a snag and I'm careful about what goes in the hammock. This isn't a rough-house hammock (I keep telling my kids who want to jump in with me). Of course, if you're into lightweight gear, this isn't news. I also own a Gossamer Gear pack, but I don't drag it around the ground...

'nuff said.

[dejoha]

Just curious, could you do a single line suspension out of Amsteel Blue with each end a made into a whoopie sling and save any weight?

My setup doesn't use a ridgeline at all, so this would add weight, however minor. At 7.65 oz, I wouldn't be worried about adding a few grams for a ridgeline.

I haven't used a ridgeline at all with the Nano and I'm finding that I can get a good hang without it.

[te-wa]

sunny sports, $60 shipped.

i have been using UL gear for years. Dyneema is great, but some of my spectra and spinnaker fabrics are worthy of respect. I have a Murmur pack that i am loving but there's no way a guy can bushwhack with a 8oz spinn pack.

my HH straps are 1" light (looks like) polyester. the pair is 1.6 as is @ 4' long.
add that to a 5oz hammock and ive got .4oz left for whoopie slings-toggles.
looks like im going to break the 7oz goal, but not by much.. sub 8 for sure.

[drewboy]

I have two amsteel 3/8 whoopie slings and two 6', 1" tree huggers from Arrowhead that weigh in at 4.5oz. The whoopie slings alone weighed 2.2oz. Add that to a 5oz hammock, that still is pretty impressive at 9.5oz total.

And this is made with a single 1.3 nylon ripstop fabric, which should handle more weight than a hammock made from single 1.1, right? Should be interesting to see how the comfort is affected by the smaller hammock size.

****, I just bought another hammock last week. Make it two now I guess. I'm a very sick person.

[molawns]

sunnyside sports, $60 shipped.

I just checked it out.

As of 11:30PM EDT, Oct.28, 2009

$50.95
(it's free shipping over $50)

http://www.sunnysports.com/prod/GRTN...4&ci_sku=GRTN7

That's a pretty good deal!

[Coldspring]

I wonder how comfortable this guy's 2.36 oz cuben hammock body was?

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-...729/index.html

[angrysparrow]

I wonder how comfortable this guy's 2.36 oz cuben hammock body was?

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-...729/index.html

Ask him. He's a member here, named 'gardenville'.

His cuben hammock thread.

[dejoha]

sunny sports, $60 shipped.

i have been using UL gear for years. Dyneema is great, but some of my spectra and spinnaker fabrics are worthy of respect. I have a Murmur pack that i am loving but there's no way a guy can bushwhack with a 8oz spinn pack.

my HH straps are 1" light (looks like) polyester. the pair is 1.6 as is @ 4' long.
add that to a 5oz hammock and ive got .4oz left for whoopie slings-toggles.
looks like im going to break the 7oz goal, but not by much.. sub 8 for sure.

Impressive! And well-done on finding the Nano at such a great price! It's great to find another über-light hammock user!

[gunn parker]

Take a look at my take on a suspension system for my Nano-7

[Captn]

What does one of their light biners weigh all my itself?