Lay Direction Baffles

**El Gordo** · 09-22-2019, 14:03

Does anyone have any experience with the lay direction option on the Habanero? Beyond the great look, is it more comfortable, more likely to stay put, warmer? Also, I'm assuming "Left Lay" means "head left".

**bigdisgrace** · 09-22-2019, 14:25

Lay direction refers to feet not head.

**HandyRandy** · 09-22-2019, 15:27

If you do indeed always lay one direction, I think it’s worth having. It just conforms to your body a little better. It’s a lot like the Wooki, in that sense. And I agree, it looks cool

**SilvrSurfr** · 09-22-2019, 16:39

Originally Posted by bigdisgrace

Lay direction refers to feet not head.

I don't know about that - where did you hear that? Is there an authority on this matter? For example, my lay direction is head right, feet left, but I don't think anybody would know that from a "left lay" description.

**Phantom Grappler** · 09-22-2019, 17:58

Lay is which way your feet point
Feet left
Left lay

**El Gordo** · 09-22-2019, 18:30

With disagreement among such eminent hammock authorities, I think I'll ask George what *he* means by it. Thanks!

**SilvrSurfr** · 09-22-2019, 18:38

Originally Posted by Phantom Grappler

Lay is which way your feet point
Feet left
Left lay

You, too, sound convinced, but I wasn't aware that this had been firmly established. It ain't in the glossary for hammocking!

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...for-hammocking

**HandyRandy** · 09-22-2019, 18:46

It is known. It’s an unfortunate term because it’s sort of ambiguous. Right lay is head left. I don’t know why it persists. Time to petition for a change!

**Otter1** · 09-22-2019, 19:00

Originally Posted by SilvrSurfr

I don't know about that - where did you hear that? Is there an authority on this matter? For example, my lay direction is head right, feet left, but I don't think anybody would know that from a "left lay" description.

Lay direction is based on the feet. A few mftrs put it on their sites as well.

**SilvrSurfr** · 09-22-2019, 19:12

Originally Posted by Otter1

Lay direction is based on the feet. A few mftrs put it on their sites as well.

Well, even if you showed me the "few manufacturers" who put it on their sites, I still wouldn't say it has been firmly established as a fact that "lay direction is based on the feet." Now if every manufacturer agreed on a definition of lay direction, that would be a different story. . . .