Ok, easy fix for the pole to hold up the head portion and also the foot. I cut them at 18”. Perfect fit. Got it at Ace Hardware
Ok, easy fix for the pole to hold up the head portion and also the foot. I cut them at 18”. Perfect fit. Got it at Ace Hardware
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Here’s my initial impressions from the time I had yesterday to enjoy my new Draumr in the backyard. It is extremely comfortable, and I am overall very pleased so far.
I do have a couple minor gripes. The stuff sack for the hammock itself is extremely tight. Given that it has compression straps, it seems like it should have been designed a little looser, and use the straps to compress everything. I’ll be playing with it to see if I can find an easy way to fold the hammock to prep it to go into the sack.
My second gripe is that the bottle holder is now on the left. Who made that decision and why? It really doesn’t make any sense to me! Perhaps it has something to do with that shelf up in the right corner? (The shelf is a really cool idea, BTW.)
My third possible issue is that the tarp is billed as 4-season coverage. But I’m not quite convinced of that. I’d really like to see fuller doors on the ends to enclose everything a little better for a stronger storm. And the ends are pretty close to the hammock body; I’ll be doing more testing, but it seems a little too short.
Some have said that the stuff sack for the tarp was also too tight. I didn’t personally experience that. There’s not a lot of room left over, but it was big enough that I didn’t have to fight it like I did with the hammock. I did like the little shock-cord loops to manage the guy lines. And I love the little stake bag in the top.
I did not setup the bug net. By the time I was done fiddling with the hammock, I wanted to relax, and figured I have plenty of time to play with the bug net later. Some have expressed some issues with the zipper. And I am wondering how it will be to zip it around the foot box.
Getting in was easy. I didn’t have an issue with the shock cord - it has a little hook that allows you to unhook the foot end. Getting out was a bit of a challenge. I was playing with reversing the entry - folding the pad up underneath me. I think I’ll be able to make that work.
The temp outside was 41º with about 10mph wind. The fjøl pad underneath kept me toasty warm!
yup, was also going to say I've been in a couple ugly storms with mine, and never gotten a drop of rain on the hammock at all. also really happy that adding a center pole is easy on these, to keep the broad side from hitting your head (if that's how the wind is howling)
I guess I need to see more details on this new footbox
the prototype looked great,but sounds like maybe the final style is up the air a bit
I was posting from my iPad previously, and was having errors uploading photos. So, here are a few from my setup!
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