Hello everyone! I have decided that I want to start using a hammock for my backpacking shelter, but I am short on money (the University seems to want it all, and any leftover goes to the bookstore) and don't have any experience with backpacking hammocks. We used hammocks in the Scouts for at least one trip a year and I really liked sleeping in them, but these were not for backpacking.
Anyway, I was hoping for some suggestions on a good, inexpensive starter's hammock. I have looked at the Moskito Traveller by Byer of Maine and the Skeeter Beeter by the Travel Hammock company. Both of these run between $30 and $40 before shipping. I also looked at The Mosquito Hammock by Claytor, but it is $60 which is more than I would like to pay, but it might be tolerable if it is better than the other two.
My old Scoutmaster said he had bought mosquito net and draped it over an open hammock instead of using one with a built in mosquito net, but I can't find any for less than $40.
So, I'm hoping for some comments on the hammocks I've mentioned and welcome any other suggestions anyone has. Thanks in advance!
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