Comfortable two-person hammock?

[dustin]

My wife got my first hammock at a garden show and she picked out a 2-person model because she thought it would be fun for us to be able to lay in it together. It wasn't. I hung it up in the backyard and we both sat in it, which was okay, pressed shoulder to shoulder. But when we tried laying down, it was about as comfortable and romantic as the back seat on a road-trip.

Just wondering if anyone has found a hammock that is comfortable for two people. We actually nap in the backyard on occasion, but in separate [2-person] hammocks. This works, but I love my wife it would be awesome to nap together. Even though she snores. And so do I.

[SilvrSurfr]

Sounds like you have an ENO, or similar. They don't really make a two-person hammock - it's just marketing.

The only two-person hammocks that I know of are made by Clark (now owned by Dutchware).

https://dutchwaregear.com/product/clark-vx-ultra/

https://dutchwaregear.com/product/clark-vertex-ultra/


These hammocks cost a fortune ($400+), and need three trees for setup, which can be a pain in the butt. I've tried them out at a couple of group hangs, and frankly, was not impressed. Also, if you don't like them, you'll probably find they are hard to resell.

But they are on sale now until 13 November, so grab one now if you want to give it a try.

[cougarmeat]

You may find that it is NOT comfortable with two in a hammock. All those double or "two-person" hammocks are just a bit larger than regular ones; larger for ONE person. The only actual two-person hammock is the Clark Vertex which has two separate bays sewn together, one for each person - so there is a separation.

There are phrases for other devices that mirror the same marketing ploy. Ever hear of a "divorce boat"? Or, "This boat sleeps four friends or six enemies."

If you want to be next to someone, and still appreciate them in the morning, you can run two hammocks off the same tree, bringing one off the left side of the tree and the other off the right side. Some people like to use a spreader bar that connects both hammocks at one or both ends. That might be handy if your trees have a small diameter. But the spreader bar connection means when one person moves, the other person can feel it.

[dustin]

I did figure out that the happy couples in the pictures were smiling because they were paid to do so. At least the couple in the Clarks page only look merely content with one another and thus more believable. Even so, $400 might make my wife less than content.

In the backyard, I set up the two hammocks between three trees, with the common one a sturdy oak so we can move independently if needed. It works well enough, but I'll keep looking for a solution, I guess.

[LowTech]

I have one of the original Clark Vertex (before Dutch took them over) and would be willing to sell for about half what they cost now.
I have two many things cluttering up my tiny space.

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[WolfPackOne]

While my girl is hinting at trying to hang, sleeping "two up" in a hammock sounds interesting but not appealing to me. I did see a few set-ups at the Yates Hang last weekend that I'll try.

[Tim Pappy Case]

Here is Syntax77's video on another way to hang two side by side, I have this system and it doesn't solve all the problems, for instance if someone gets out without notice, etc. But is fun!

[joshuastar]

Agreed. The spreader bar setup is fun. We slept fine with it. Didn’t find ourselves awake more than usual.

[LowTech]

W/ our short desert trees we hang too close to the ground for a spreader bar to work. And I never really liked the carnival ride effect when someone got in or out of their hammock.
At least the Vertex didn't do that, it just moved around enough to let me know what was happening. I also liked that we could go to ground in it if needed.

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