Oh sultans of swing, I plead for your advice. Last night was my third night sleeping in my ENO Junglenest. The first night I chickened out sometime around 3 in the morning. I attributed that to my body getting used to sleeping on my back. (I've never been able to sleep on my back prior to hammocks, so I'm SUPER excited about this!!!) The night before last, I slept the entire night in my hammock, but woke up about an hour early with a stiff neck. This morning, I woke up almost 2 hours early with a very stiff neck and couldn't get comfy enough to fall back asleep, so I dropped down to my bed. Knowing that this is a learning curve, I'm not giving up.
Here's the breakdown: I try and sleep at an angle, but indoors attempting to keep the bug net out of my face seems to limit how sideways I can get. I sleep with a pillow under my neck too. That being said, on a bed, I usually sleep head-to-the-side and on my belly, so this neck pain being in the back of my neck, feels completely different from the normal stiffness. Doing some research and using the search button, this doesn't seem to be an uncommon problem for noobs like me.
So, what seems to be the general consensus- Is it technique, or is it gear related? The wife said I could put a hammock up in our room if we got rid of the bed eventually. (Due to health issues, she sleeps on a couch, so no bed in our room means the couch will move in.. hopefully I can get her to join our ranks too!). That having been said, she also told me another hammock was a small price to pay in comparison to a new bed, if that meant permanent comfort. I'm super thrilled about sky sleeping and have otherwise woken up feeling very rested and feeling as if I can breathe better over all. I need an Underquilt eventually, and the wife doesn't mind inheriting the Junglenest (She's a fraction of my size). I'm 5'11", 200lbs or so, and have been eyeing up Dutch's hexon 1.0. Thanks for all the input!
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