netted hammock? options, manufacturers ...

[greenshadow]

Hello everybody
I'm looking for an affordable netted hammock, similar to what you see on the picture. I'm simply tired of DD-style hammock (too much bulk and guylines), I don;t want to carry separate bug net. By far I found Dutchware Chameleon, Dream Hammock and Elemental Hammock. I don't think about Warbonett and Hanessy as they seem too complicated for me.

What I'm looking for:
• netted bugnet, but it don't have to be removable like in Chameleon
• no side anchroing points/ guylines for hammock – I wish to keep it as simple as possible
• symmetrical design – I sleep on both sides, I don't want to be forced to sleep only "head left / feet right" or the opposite

Can you please give me options? Are there any other manufacturers I'm missing?


19576018_10214029815086198_394760664_n[1].png

[wsp_scott]

Grand Trunk Skeeter Beeter
https://www.amazon.com/Grand-Trunk-S...dp/B001AIFLX2/

[hewittdallas]

Jared's work over at Simply Light Designs is definitely worth a look. The Trail Lair is pretty much exactly what you just described. His work is of the highest quality.

http://www.simplylightdesigns.com/ca...roducts_id/331

Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk

[rweb82]

I have the Dream Hammock Raven, and it is awesome! Excellent price too, for an 11 footer that is modular. I wanted to keep everything simple as well- no tie-outs, hooks, etc...But I really love that the Raven comes with two zippers on both sides that meet in the middle. This is not an add-on. It's standard! And it makes UQ adjustments super easy.

You really can go wrong with any of the cottage vendors already listed.

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

[brazilianguy]

Yap, trail lair fits what you described!

Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

[thanhliem24]

you can try Lawson Hammock Blue Ridge Camping Hammock
http://hammockstandpro.com/find-best...amping_hammock

[zukiguy]

One of my setups uses the Fronkey style "removable" net but it's kind of a pain to install/remove. For that reason it just always stays attached. If I really want to go net free I just take one end loose and slide it back (like removing a snakeskin). Since they don't have zippers they're normally cheaper and definitely simpler. I think weight comes out pretty close. The Fronkey net uses more netting but no zipper so I don't know for sure which ends up lighter (all things equal).

You might also like a bridge. I was on the fence myself for years mostly due to price and having never used one. Once I got one on sale a few years ago my gathered ends (2 Hennessy and many other gathered ends) mostly stay in the gear pile for loaning to others or the kids. There's a head and foot end but they're very much like laying on a cot. I can easily side sleep and some even roll to their stomachs.

[Peppy]

Agree with some other guys here. For a simple, symmetrical hammock with net, the Simply Light Designs Trail Lair, and Dream Hammock Raven are hard to beat. Both can be customized, and are incredible products!

[hutzelbein]

I don't think about Warbonett and Hanessy as they seem too complicated for me.

Complicated? How? You need to hang them, like any other hammock. That's it. Warbonnet hammocks need to be hung with the head end much lower than the foot end, and the ridgeline needs to be tight. I don't see what's complicated.

What I'm looking for:
• netted bugnet, but it don't have to be removable like in Chameleon
• no side anchroing points/ guylines for hammock – I wish to keep it as simple as possible
• symmetrical design – I sleep on both sides, I don't want to be forced to sleep only "head left / feet right" or the opposite

The only hammock I know of, that ticks all the boxes is the Dream Hammock Raven: it has an integrated bug net, has no tie-outs (although if you don't want tie-outs with a hammock that has them, you could simply not use them - problem solved), and allows sleeping in both directions.

The SLD Trail Lair has an integrated bug net and is bi-directional, but it has tie-outs. Same goes for the Switchback hammock.

If you're willing to forego the integrated bug net, you could simply use a no-net hammock plus bug sock (either Fronkey style or zippered). That is the most flexible solution, since you can sleep in any direction you like and you can use the bug net with any other no-net hammock that has a ridgeline length similar to the bug sock or shorter. And bug socks work perfectly without tie-outs.

[kitsapcowboy]

While I love, love, love my SLD Trail Lair, it works about a million percent better if you use the tie-outs, so if that is really a dealbreaker for you, just get a Chameleon, which works very well when not tied out, owing to the wide radius of the obtuse corners on the (relatively narrow) net.