I'm not Hodor sized or anything, but am 6'5" 220 and have been maliciously dubbed goob the noob. I've bought a simple hammock to just get a feel for this business, 60" wide, 118" long. Once I find my sea legs, I'll get a hammock package better suited to my particulars if necessary.
Question: for a bigger numbskull like myself, does a longer or wider hammock increase comfort much? And of the two, which is more important?
I'm soon to have my first hammock sleepover where a whole night in it will tell me a lot; so far, a short rest in the backyard makes my single hammock seem infinitely more comfortable than a tent ( I asked myself, who would choose lying on the ground over a hammock on a patio or in the back yard? Answer: only a fool or a rogue)
(I will be using my hammock as a backpacker, so weight is a bit of an issue and if a single hammock is fine then why bother with more weight.)
(Additionally, you may ask, just sleep in it tonight if you're so worried about it? Well, here in the merciless Arizona desert lows are often in the mid to high 80's, not sleeping weather for the princess that I am.)
So what's the word?: is longer and wider better, as far as hammocks go, of course.
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