New 72" Wide Hexon 1.6 Hammock

**Ragabash** · 12-20-2015, 11:34

I decided to try and eliminate the last issue I had with hammocking...a small amount of shoulder squeeze. I had a rather small ripstop nylon hammock I had been using, and while very comfortable, it did seem cramped at times. I spent less than $30 on 4 yards of green HyperD (not Hexon, my mistake) 1.6 72" wide fabric. If you haven't heard, they are adding in free thread with purchases for now. I was unaware until I ordered. Nice surprise! I also got some 7/64" amsteel to make a couple whoopies and a ridge line.

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I decided it needed a knotty mod instead of a foot box. I love this mod. I can still sit in it like a porch swing, but I have all the advantages of my old foot box.

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Here it is compared to my UGQ Full length UQ.

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Slept in it for the first time last night. The extra width and length really help. Amazing comfort! I didn't bother weighing it yet. I'm sure it would horrify most back-packers, but really, compared to the heavy-duty ripstop of my old hammock, I don't think it compares badly!

If anyone is wondering if the extra width matters, the answer is yes! Makes me wonder, though, if anyone has tried a more trapezoidal shape to eliminate a little fabric.

**Tacblades** · 12-20-2015, 13:11

As its so wide did you get a calf ridge pressure ?

**Ragabash** · 12-20-2015, 13:31

Nope. The whole hammock changes depending on how I lay (lie?) in it. More or less diagonal, scoot down or up a foot or two, etc. I CAN lay in it to create a ridge. I actually did that last night to put a slight bend in my knees. It is way too big for me, really. But I'm finding that has advantages.

**ksbcrocks** · 12-20-2015, 13:55

Are you sure this is Hexon and not HyperD XL?

**Ragabash** · 12-20-2015, 15:14

You're right. What was I thinking! I will fix that.

**moorefoodnow** · 12-22-2015, 13:27

+1 on the 'trapezoidal' shape to eliminate some fabric. I'm curious to see whether or not anyone has tried it. I just made a 72" wide hammock and the difference in the gathered end is pretty drastic. It also makes the fabric flop over the face a bit. I'm curious if the shape change would allow the hammock to hold tension across the whole width or not

**B_rizzle** · 12-22-2015, 16:06

How tall are you and your jacket size for comparison?

**Ragabash** · 12-22-2015, 17:34

I'm around 5'10", and maybe medium-wide build. I hover between 165-180 lbs. (Hopefully after Christmas, closer to the 165.) Like I said, way more hammock than I need, and the ridge line is too far away for a convenient organizer to be hanging on it, but I'm working on that!