a wide cloth hammock for inside sleeping in the winter

[suzanjane]

i have been sleeping in a hammock in my 'bedroom' for over a year. i started last july with my mayan string 7' wide suspended from hooks i put into joists. come fall i needed to go to a cloth hammock for more warmth [it gets cool in canada]. i chose a brazillian and did use it all winter w a small feather throw under me and my duvet on top. i could hardly wait to get back into my mayan come spring.

i did not enjoy the same sleep experience w the brazillian. i sleep across the mayan; the brazillian is much too narrow for that and the best i could do was an awkward angle.

i want a cloth hammock that will be as wide or close to my mayan and so let me sleep across it. i have been looking and am not having much luck finding anything besides the Nic but all the crochet work is not of interest to me.

cloth is preferable cotton if possible

i read about under quilts but they seem overkill for what i need.

So the search is for a fabric hammock close to 7 feet wide that allows for sleeping across it.

Any ideas are appreciated.

[hutzelbein]

Sounds like your Brazilian is on the small side. You could simply get a larger one. But if you love your Mayan so much, why don't you try an underquilt? For indoors, a synthetic uq would work just fine, so no need to spend a lot of money on down (unless you like the warmth down provides). Just make sure to get an extra-wide underquilt that won't have to move so much when you go extremely diagonal.

[heyyou]

For indoors, a synthetic uq would work just fine, so no need to spend a lot of money on down

That is it. My indoor UQ is a big piece of somewhat thin, synthetic insulation within a nylon shell with tabs on the corners, so it is far too big to take backpacking. For testing the concept, hang a conventional, single bed size, synthetic quilt under the hammock, just to try it. Fleece sheets could be doubled and hung as an UQ too. For better appearance during the day, if you suspend the insulation from carabiners, you could easily remove it when you are not using it. Note that those hammocks originated in the tropics where it is hot year 'round.

[suzanjane]

Re size of Brazilian; i have never seen any other than thsoe about 5 feet or a little less. Re underquilt: i am trying to avoid them becasue they are bulky and in my mind cumbersome. i always have my hammock hanging for sleep/rest so would never be clipping up uqs. but i will try the ideas here just to make sure i am not over thinking these uq. i will continue to look for a wider clorth as well. i do need to put in a thin insulation layer in the Brazillian i use now; it works just to stop direct contact with the air on my back. thanks to you both.

[hutzelbein]

Re size of Brazilian; i have never seen any other than thsoe about 5 feet or a little less.

If you look for "family size" or "king size" or the likes, you should be able to find Brazilian hammocks that are wider than 5'. The wider and longer the hammock, the better but unfortunately the more expensive it is. I just did a quick search and found plenty of large Brazilians:
http://www.seasidehammocks.com/ORGAN...MOCK-p337.html
http://www.seasidehammocks.com/-BRAZ...AGNE-p362.html
http://www.seasidehammocks.com/ICARA...E%29-p302.html
http://www.seasidehammocks.com/AMAZO...ANTE-p270.html
http://www.myhammock.com/proddetail....A-BNOVA&cat=10
http://www.myhammock.com/proddetail....B-MARES&cat=10
http://www.myhammock.com/proddetail....BOSSAN1&cat=10

I also think, that Brazilians are not made for lying perpendicular. If it is long enough, the width should be adequate. If you want something for lying at a 90° angle that allows for (fairly) easy insulation, look at the Amok Draumr or the 90° Hammock. Since you didn't say how tall you are, make sure that the hammocks work for your size.

Re underquilt: i am trying to avoid them becasue they are bulky and in my mind cumbersome. i always have my hammock hanging for sleep/rest so would never be clipping up uqs.

I sleep in a hammock every night. With an underquilt. Just like I do when I go hiking. I don't know why you shouldn't use an underquilt for sleeping in your hammock every night.