I've been looking for a hammock exactly like this for months:
10 feet long
Double layer silnylon
Integrated bug net with "topless" mode
Structural ridgeline
Whoopie slings
Other vendors sell these for a very high price, over $200. Seems like a lot of guacamole for a hammock + bug net. I would definitely not be happy always having the bug net folded halfway over the ridge line like the Blackbird. I already have a military bug net (huge), and I made a HUG which is okay, but you can't beat the clean design of the zippered bug net.
Double layer is key because I use pads with temps over 45F. It also helps keep bugs off.
This hammock is for summer backpacking in the high Sierra Nevada. Mosquitos can get pretty bad near meadows and rivers at sunset.
If I was to forgo the topless bug net mode, the best choice below $200 is the Jungle hammock by Mosquito Hammocks for $120. Unfortunately, it is made of heavier materials, it's too narrow (48"), doesn't have whoopies, etc.
So when I came across the Hammeck Netted for $130 including shipping I had to jump on it. It even includes tree straps and toggles. I was hoping for 1.1 silnylon, but it was only available in camo which I don't use, so I ended up with 1.9 in forest gray. Although 1.9 is a few oz heavier, it is bullet proof and helps keep off the bugs.
I strung this up last night and got in. I immediately got comfortable, played around with the bug net (no bugs here). You do have to stretch a bit to get the zipper over the ends. I put the bug net away, fell asleep, woke up hours later when raccoons went by. Hours later woke up when the rain fell. I pulled the tarp over, next thing I know it's sunlight. So this is really good.
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