Short Version: Needing some advice... I'm pretty much decided on a Dutchware Half Wit, but I don't know what kind of fabric or suspension to choose. I'm 58, and in fairly good shape, but I am less flexible and more prone to aches and pains (and less tolerable of them) than I used to be. I weigh about 190-195.
Long Version: New to Hammock camping, I got an Eno Jungle Nest and Eno tarp and hit the Pisgah Forest for 3 nights of solitude back in September. (It started raining on day 2 and didn't stop for weeks, beginning the awful floods of SC). But I was hooked despite the weather.
On that first hammock adventure, I was using homemade pads and a borrowed sleeping bag, which I returned. Needing a sleeping bag of my own, I opted for under and over quilts. When I tried them out in the backyard last week, I found the calf ridge pressure to be completely unnerving. I tried different pitches and such over 3 nights, but after being in the hammock for an hour or so, I was done and came inside. I think the main culprit is the Eno is just too small.
I like the Half Wit's itty bitty bug net where you need it. I like the double knotty mods since I don't know which lay (left/right) I'll prefer. But I am completely at a loss when it comes to the choice of fabric and suspension. Please opine freely on this subject for me .
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