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    HG Econ incubator with DW Chameleon wide

    Hello everyone. Fairly new to UQ’s, I have a few cheap amazon ones that work fine here in Florida, but I’m looking to upgrade to an incubator from HG. My only concern is that I use a wide chameleon (even though I don’t need it, I’m only 5’9”). I was wondering if the width would be a problem. Sorry if this has been asked before. I browsed through the search feature and found some useful information but I thought it would be best to ask outright, in the hopes that I might get more feedback. I’m just going to go with the Econ because it will probably only see 5 nights of use per year. I’m really hoping to find something inexpensive enough to balance out with the infrequent use, but still fit nice and snug enough just in case I take it out of town someday or we get a freak colder than usual winter one of these years. I sleep diagonal head left in case that makes a difference.

    Thank you in advance, this place is a gold mine of valuable advice and information, given all the knowledge and experience you guys have!

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    It will work perfectly fine. You shouldn't even have to adjust anything for the width issue.

    I made a DIY Hexon wide hammock and my UQ's (three different HG models) work as well as with my standard-width hammocks. Zero issue.

    Oh and YES....it's TOO HOT in FL!

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    Awesome! Exactly what I was hoping to hear!

    You’re not kidding, I break a sweat just walking to the mailbox some days!

    Thank you for the info, very much appreciated!

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    You're welcome. Please report back with how it works for you!

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    I will definitely! I think lead times are 5ish weeks, and it’ll probably be a few weeks until I order it, but I’ll definitely be back with pictures and a brief write up in case anyone else with a wide chameleon is looking for info later on like i was.

    Thanks again buddy!
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    I’ve got a wide Chameleon and an Econ Incubator. I’m shorter than you - around 5’ 5”.... The only issue I’ve had with getting the Incubator adjusted correctly is that I’m more of a side/fetal position sleeper so the leg shelf on the Incubator will sometimes give me cool spots on my legs. When I manage to sleep on my back I don’t that problem.

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    That is super useful! I am about half and half, depending on the night and how tired I am. I’ll sleep mostly on my back but at least one out of 3 nights I end up going fetal for at least an hour or so when it gets close to sunrise. Thank you for this info!!

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    I sent a message to via PM

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    BB,

    You cant go wrong with the Hammock Gear Econ Series. They are very well made and will last a long, long time no matter how hard you end up using them.

    Enjoy.

    Bob

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