With suspension, the Half Wit will be $137. With suspension, a Dutch netless hammock with ridgeline, Fronkey bugnet and suspension will be $145.50. Personally, I'd take the second setup.
With suspension, the Half Wit will be $137. With suspension, a Dutch netless hammock with ridgeline, Fronkey bugnet and suspension will be $145.50. Personally, I'd take the second setup.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson
i always considered the 1/2 wit a specialist hammock, it just isn;t a 4 season hammock for everyone due to the need for bottom coverage (which you won't have as much jof during peak bug season).
FWIW you can also get a HUG style removable net from AHE for cheap if you like the half net idea but want more flexibility. Also consider ditching the fronkey and get a Dutch summer sock, it's a net and sock and ucp in one.
Amazon isn't really that much cheaper normally. I got everything except for my Hammock on amazon because there was a really good sale going on, but if that is not the case it is about the same price as the cottage vendors. Check your local craigslist and the for sale section here first and you might find something.
I'm 5'9" and wish I had a 11' hammock. I have a 10' Twisted Root. I sleep well in it, but I think it limits me on the diagonal lay.
Someone local to me has 2 grand trunks and an amazon hammock he is offering to let me try and even borrow to see how it is. Which will probably lean me towards the SBP since it's cheap and includes a netOriginally Posted by rick417
I would take him up on the offer to borrow. That gives you the chance to try before you buy.
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Definitely. The next warm-ish weekend I'd like to take it out and try it. Or maybe try it in my backyard overnight? lol
Didn't see if anyone mentioned this or not. But check out the hang section of the forums look for a local hang. There are plenty of people who will let you borrow equipment at a hang and try em out. I myself will be bringing almost all my gear on a hang in April in north western Maryland. I have 2 Amazon specials one being a cutequeen double. There are also many threads about basic setups and budget setups. You have definitely come to the right place for research and mining info on hammock knowledge. Learn a few ways of suspending. If you are going to car camp the CuteQueen has been my best budget purchase. If you are going to Backpack and want to be weight conscious, look at a cottage vendor (Dutch seems pretty popular) or DIY. Of course DIY gets expensive unless you have a "Thread injector" AKA sewing machine already. My CuteQueen double cost me $16.99 (you can get em at $13.99 for some colors), and that came with the tree straps and biners. Now it is not the lightest suspension but it works. There are a lot of budget friendly options out there. Like a DIY tablecloth hammock which is a favorite of a few hangers here.
For a lightweight and budget friendly suspension, a set of well rated cargo straps (cut the hooks off the end leaving the loop in the strap) and learning the marlin spike hitch has worked well for me so far.
Advice here is abundant, friendly, and helpful.
Be careful. This rabbit hole gets deep and wide. You will be finding more ways to spend time and money than you could possibly imagine. (Darth Vader voice here)
Above all, enjoy, and hang your own hang.
Lucky me, lucky mud. - Kurt Vonnegut.
As much as I'd love to grab a cutequeen double or a similar amazon hammock, I'm just afraid I'll get one and end up not being able to enjoy sleeping in it overnight in the woods. I won't be doing any multi-day hangs or anything, just an occasional overnight here and there. Maybe if I do a week in the future at a public campground I'll consider staying in it a few days in a row vs an annoying tent, but for now it's just a once in a while thing I wish to start doing.
I haven't read every post in this thread but to the OP welcome to new addiction lol.
As far as cheap starter hammocks there's nothing really wrong with going that route. That's how I started in on hammock camping with Woot deal on a Yukon Outfitters hammock with attached bug net. I used that for a few weekend camping trips with no problems and slept much, much better than I ever had in a tent. I have since moved on to a nicer hammock that I found a deal on but I plan to get one from one of the vendors found on these forums eventually.
Starting with a cheapo hammock isn't a bad way to get into it. Starting with a nice custom hammock also wouldn't be a bad way to get into it. I think either way the first hammock you get will most likely not be the last and most likely won't be perfect for you until you get used to the concept and decide what you do and don't like, so take that into consideration.
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