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  1. #11
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    Meant to post this here as well...

    Flat isn't always FLAT- but I think this document does a good job of showing what we hammock folks mean when we use the term.
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  2. #12
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    Townsend builds a really nice hammock without a doubt the most comfy bridge. And I’ve messed with the ridgeline a bit. Shortened it a few inches and added a little sag for my liking. Good gravy that thing is nice.

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    Senior Member Donfish06's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Saltfly View Post
    Townsend builds a really nice hammock without a doubt the most comfy bridge. And I’ve messed with the ridgeline a bit. Shortened it a few inches and added a little sag for my liking. Good gravy that thing is nice.
    Got any pics of your lay?

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    Senior Member Donfish06's Avatar
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    So I have found that I can actually sleep on my side comfortably if I tighten the ridgeline nearly all the way so that the hammock is loose. Loving this thing more and more!

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    I have gotten the flattest lay in a warbonnet xlc
    Its a good day to be out in the woods no matter the weather.Mist One..

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    Quote Originally Posted by mistone View Post
    I have gotten the flattest lay in a warbonnet xlc
    That's one I haven't tried, but I've tried a number of gathered end hammocks and I doubt any could be as flat as the Towns End. I always THOUGHT I was laying flat in my previous GE hammocks. But now I see the light lol

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    Getting a perfectly flat lay and getting a perfectly comfortable lay might not be exactly the same thing.
    Here’s a list of things that might give a flatter lay than where you started.

    Sideways or 90* hammocks like Amok

    Longer hammocks 12 feet and longer

    Ninox hammock

    Bridge hammocks

    My 12 foot hammock does not have a super flat lay, but it’s lay is very comfortable and is “flatter” than a nine foot hammock and more comfortable than a perfectly flat lay—like, say, a cot.

    Enjoy your choices

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantom Grappler View Post
    Longer hammocks 12 feet and longer
    I have a netless 12' made from Hexon 1.6 and it's really been eye opening to me how easy it is to find the sweet spot of delightful comfort in the longer hammock. I still don't see how folks are able to get comfortable in 9.5' lounging hammocks; I put the two side by side and it's amazing how much the extra fabric helps. The only other variable I imagine being a critical part of this equation is the knotty mod, which helps wrangle the extra fabric into a delightful foot box.
    Iceman857

    "An optimist is a man who plants two acorns and buys a hammock" - Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (French Army General in WWII)

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    I wouldn't be surprised if one of my Hammocktent 90 degree hammocks or my DIY 90 degree hammock provides as flat a lay. If not, it would be mighty close. Plus, I have an idea they provide a more comfortable side lay.

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