I've got one in my cart right now but need some help on the options. Here's my situation:
6'0", 200 lbs
Not at all concerned about weight of the hammock set up. Use mostly via car, kayak or bike; not much long duration hiking involved in my camping.
Primary concerns are comfort, ease and durability.
Hammock will be used primarily to sleep in (side sleeper preference). I have a little ENO for just hanging out in.
Here's where I could use some help:
1. Suspension. Currently have ENO atlas daisy chain straps. Work just fine for me. If I just order the hammock with continuous loops, I can just attach a carabiner to the continuous loop and attach that to my daisy chain straps, right? On that topic, I'm thinking I will do "integrated" vs. "removable" continuous loops. If I did removable loops, is there any reason to remove the loops other than cutting weight? I would guess the downsides to my continuous loop-carabiner-daisy chain are weight and adjust-ability? I'm sure this setup is considered heavy and not as adjustable as whoopies. Any other reason I would want whoopies/removable loops instead?
2. Ridge Line; This hammock is available with a fixed ridgeline or you can buy an adjustable ridgeline. About the same price either way. With the fixed ridgeline, it is fixed at the 83% standard length. I'm thinking I would do the adjustable ridgeline for 2 reasons, first it is adjustable. 2nd it seems to me that it is "removable". In other words, if you want to just sit in the hammock and don't want a ridgeline in your face, it would be nice to have a ridgeline that is removable? But, that would involve re-setting the ridgeline each time I would want to sleep in the hammock? Again, maybe I'm missing some important consideration on this option.
3. Fabric, bug net weight and zippers: This hammock has fabric options and I think I am set there. Just looking at a durable weight fabric with a double bottom to accommodate a pad. That part seems pretty idiot-proof. On the bug net, there are two different weights available; a .9 oz and a .7 oz. I assume that just comes down to cutting weight? Any reason I should consider one net material over the other if I don't care about weight? Is one "warmer" or "cooler" than the other? Lastly, zippers; they have #5 and a #3 zipper. Is that a weight deal as well? I assume a #5 zipper is "beefier" than a #3 or is it like wire where the smaller the number, the heavier the material?
I can call Jared on Friday (he is off on Thursdays) but thought I'd ask for the perspective of anyone on the forum willing to give their thoughts on my dumb questions.
Just trying to avoid making a bad decision on these options. To be frank, I don't know what I don't know on some of these options.
Thanks! Dan
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