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    Crawldaddy's Avatar
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    sheltowee or superior hammock?

    Or are there other integrated hammocks out there not considered?

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    Senior Member Free Home's Avatar
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    Sheltowee is not producing hammocks right now and will weigh more.

    Superior has a bit of a wait but worth $$$


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    Dream hammocks are good

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    Quote Originally Posted by joker52186 View Post
    Dream hammocks are good

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    The OP is looking for an integral type hammock, i.e. the UQ is attached to the hammock body. But yes dream hammocks are nice. I had a Raven and now own a Sparrow that I use often.

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    I have a Superior Hammock, 30 degree, that I am very fond of. True quality, and very comfortable.
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    Senior Member Rolloff's Avatar
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    I wasn't aware Alex was out of production. I know he was moving into a bigger space, but that should have taken place by now. High quality workmanship and materials and worked closely with Jeremy, formerly of Bonefire Gear, to make a custom build w/o breaking my budget.

    I have a Sheltowee/Bonefire Whisper 30. Came in right @1.9lb. It's the best hiking hammock I've used to date and it's part of my 10-11lb Full Comfort Hammock UL kit. I would try to get them to build another if I heard they were going out of business. I'd try real hard.

    I took a long look at Superior and really didn't have any problem going that direction, but Alex said he could do the custom build I wanted, delivered on time, and with results well above my already high expectations.

    Jeremy's Deluxe Bonefire suspension is also nothing short of a work of art. A single line suspension from which you hang both tarp and hammock. Works so flawlessly for me I doubt I'll ever need to switch this out.

    Shug has a couple videos on the Superior hammocks and has good positive reviews of their products. Integrated hammocks are still a niche build even within the ranks of HF cottage vendors. Everybody makes nice hammocks. I don't know anyone else that has the reputation for these builds atm.
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    I have a Superior 10' 30* netless and used it a few times this summer inside a Warbonnet 10' travel sock I happened to have around. For a 10' hammock I liked the lay and was warm in the 30* version even in the Cascades at elevation in the early spring. By the time you put it inside a sock and add a trap it weighs more than a tent with pad, but you are up off the soggy ground which is a big plus. I did whip the end gathers rather than using the CL through the channel. That was to allow me to add a WB Wookie to the bottom for colder weather. That mod went well.

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    I haven't heard of any others, but I do have my Superior on order. Can't wait to test it out. I went with all the lightest fabrics, so I am hoping I don't take a hit on the weight.
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    Yeah, I am a gram counting backpacker and very aware of weight (since my bones and knees are getting old). I got the premium high tech lite options also. I think the 30* netless started at around 23 oz. The WB sock was10 oz and my cuben tarp with doors and lines is about 10 oz so I was near 45 oz. I have cuben tents that are around 26 oz complete with stakes and ground cloth. Plus a warm pad is always around 15 oz so it would be slightly lighter. But still, both are considered liteweight backpacking.

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    Pipi, Would love to hear your opinion of it after you try it out.. thx

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