I'm looking at buying a chameleon in the near future and was wondering if anybody notices a big difference in the extra 5" the chameleon wide gives in terms of comfort/lay ?
I'm looking at buying a chameleon in the near future and was wondering if anybody notices a big difference in the extra 5" the chameleon wide gives in terms of comfort/lay ?
Last edited by Immortalviking; 09-30-2018 at 02:45.
Depends on your height/shoulder width.
Interesting as I am also 6ft2 but 280lbs and do not experience should squeeze in my XLC or BB's but I do prefer the BB'sI'm 6'2" / 250lbs, and very broad shoulders. I get slight shoulder squeeze at times in my XLC
I am still 18 but with 52 years of experience !
Make sure to be laying in the correct spot. May help.
From Warbonnet:
The BB/XLC/Traveler is designed to be laid in “off-center” so that your head is very close to the head end of the hammock while your feet are alot farther away from the foot end. This allows the fabric under your legs to spread out properly when laying on the diagonal. To do this you’ll want to lay so that your eyes are aprox. even with the farthest side tieout (BB or XLC) so that one tieout is even with your eyes and the other is chest level. Once you are laying in this correct spot you will then determine if you want the head/foot end higher or lower. Most people will want it setup so that when your eyes are even with the tieout that you are basically level/horizontal from hips to shoulders, so if your upper body seems too inclined or declined simply move the webbing up or down the tree trunk to adjust.
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The amount of "diagonal" in your lay matters too!
My lady has a regular width Chameleon an I have a BBXLC. I'm 6'2" and 250lbs as well and don't experience shoulder squeeze in the Blackbird but hers feels quite narrow and I find my left shoulder often on the bug net instead of the fabric. YMMV.
if you're looking at getting a chameleon get the wide version. they recommend the wide for anyone 6'2" and up i believe
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