Hi there,
My name is Greg and I am a hammock virgin. ;-)
I recently bought a hammocktent 90 degree hammock after much lurking here and watching countless videos (thanks Shug).
Usually I like to hike and canoe and don't mind sleeping on the ground in a tent. But last year while canoeing in Finland finding a good tent spot was sometimes quite difficult and the idea of a hammock came to mind.
My guess is that I wouldn't really like a gathered end hammock but a bridge or a 90degreeg hammock would suite me better. First option that I considered was the Amok Draumr, but because of the bulk and weight I chose the hammocktent hammock.
Sofar I didn't have a night sleep in it but I did manage to go out and set it up together with my tarp to see how it all fits. So I did a test lay. Can we count that as getting to first base?
Ofcourse immediatly I ran into minor difficulties: If the trees are far (more than 4 meter/ 13feet?) apart the suspension needs to be high in the tree. Almost higher than I can reach.
That also results in my tarp being higher that I want.
Trees close together is possible with this hammock, but my tarp has to fit aswell, so I need at least 3 meter /10ft.
Choosing the right tree distance will need practise I guess.
Anyway, I put some photos in this thread here https://hammockforums.net/forum/show...ht=hammocktent
Anyway, thanks for this great forum, I learned so much already. (but still don't understand the love for woopieslings)
Cheers!
Greg
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