Hello from Santa Clara

[Ginecha]

Hi community, I'm Deniel from Santa Clara, CA.
I enjoy traveling and backpacking.

I'm in the market for a good hammock and tarp set up.

Currently most of my overnighters are done on riverside canoe trips, and on the last few, the small two man tent I bring is starting to restrict where I can camp.
I've been on a couple of trips where some others have set up various hammocks and they really look the business.

DD and Hennessy seem to be names I keep hearing, but was wondering if there was any real difference or is it just down to individual preference?

[JollyRoger70]

I don’t know much about DD; Hennessy has been around for a long time (relatively speaking), and has its adherents. I think what you’ll find, though, is that a significant number of people on the forums have bought their gear primarily from a variety of cottage vendors — my own setup is a Simply Light Designs Trail Lair hammock, with a Hammock Gear Journey tarp (for lousy weather), and a Dutchware asymmetrical tarp (for very low forecasts of rain — it doesn’t cover nearly as much). Other popular vendors include Warbonnet, Dream Hammock, TrailHeadz, and many, many more. The vendors that have been around longer often have their own threads, where you can find out more than you may need to know about given popular models :-). We all have our favorites. Happy hanging, and welcome to the forums.


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[Short White Guy]

Welcome from a fellow NorCal fella.