I ordered a new XLC yesterday afternoon, and got shipping info this morning - should be here Monday according to UPS! Awesome!
When I first upgraded from ENO style hammocks, my first big-boy hammock was an original Blackbird and I spent a fair number of nights in it. As my oldest son got more into hammock camping, he wanted to upgrade from his ENO, plus he wanted an integrated bugnet. He really liked mine, and pretty much took it over from me. The Chameleon was still pretty new at the time and had lots of good reviews, so I ordered one of those as a replacement. I do have to admit, it felt more comfortable than my original Blackbird and less prone to calf ridge.
It's been a few years now, and I've been itching to try out the XLC, so I pulled the trigger on one yesterday. I was very surprised at the quick turnaround to ship!
I'm hoping that the additional length (and probably more because of my acquired experience now) will make this my new go-to hammock.
With any luck, I'll hand the Chameleon down to my youngest son to replace his Amazon hammock
Any tips and tricks anyone wishes to pass along? I've already got some of the soft zipper pulls to put on it. Plus a small carabiner for the ridgeline to shorten it when sitting (thanks Shug!).
I saw reference to using the stuff-sack as a ridgeline organizer - does anyone have any pics or can tell me about this? Are we talking about just leaving it on the suspension and stuffing things into it?
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