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    dutch's hexon reg width, versus hexon wide?

    hello all, i own both hammocks, the wide and regular. they are both 11ft. i go back and forth to decide how each hammock lies, with my gear attached, ie., uq, uq protector, and bag, or top quilt inside, with of course me in it.
    the wide has plenty of fabric. the fabric comes up higher on the sides, which is ok.
    the regular seems to be just about perfect. plenty of room, very comfy.
    i am 5'11", 190 lbs. seems i am answering my own question, but how do the 2 compare for those you have both? just curious. thanks

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    Full time hanger for about a year now. I DIY'd both with knotty mods. At 5'4" 150 lbs, for me the wide is way overkill. That said, it does allow me room to temporarily stretch out in various directions as I get the urge. However, no matter what position I attempt to get myself into, in the morning I wake up in exactly the same position/angle I would have been in with the 58 incher. This happens without fail.

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    I have both wide and standard Dutch Hexon hammocks. I prefer the standard width.

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    I prefer a compromise between the two. 62 inches after seam allowance gives me a bit more space than the 58 but, doesn't leave me with the extra weight and annoying floppiness of the full 72 inches.

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    I never had the wide version of a Dutch hammock but have the regular nylonD (also used to have the argon and hexon but gave them away to friends, didn't like either fabrics). I started hanging with a grand trunk skeeter beeter pro and then an ENO doublenest and when I went to the Dutch nylonD I missed the extra width. So when I ordered my DH dangerbird I ordered the extra wide hyperD fabric and had them make it as wide as possible. I like the wide hammocks the best and I'm only 5' tall, I'm sure if I would have started with a 58" wide hammock first I would prefer that width now.
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    I prefer the wide fabrics too, unless the hammock has a bugnet. Without a bugnet, I have a hard time keeping my quilt in the normal fabric width hammocks.

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