Originally Posted by
Owly*
I had to look up the systems you mentioned..... I'm "new" to modern hammocks obviously. The Haven Hammock Tent is an ingenious design, and I was not familiar with the term "bridge hammock". These actually resemble what I had originally envisioned, which was two vertical load bearing side panels, one on each side, and a spreader at each end. The bottom of the hammock being sewn in in such a way as to provide the desired sleeping position, which in my case is the so called "zero gravity" position. The idea of using an inflatable pad to control shape and spread the sides so you are not confined into a narrow cocoon came as a revelation of how to solve that particular problem, after I'd examined videos and such on the Draumr. A simple and elegant solution. The cross lay hammock like these solves several problems, and is basically simple. Billy Bob's photos show a really decent functional design. I'm enamored of the idea of a mattress with ties on it to eliminate the need for a pocket. The only real benefit of a mattress in a hammock is shape. Otherwise an under quilt makes more sense, but I see no other practical way to accomplish the things an inflatable offers. I think I'll proceed with my cheap AnorTrek as a test bed, rigging a side hang system just for the heck of it. I just looked back at the Amzn invoice and with a so called "flash discount", I only paid $14.39..... heck, just the suspension straps and biners are probably worth that! I'm thinking that I'll talk a lady friend into sewing a cord pocket in each side, with hemmed cutouts every few inches so I can thread a cord through and tie my harness strings to it at each point, probably throwing a hand stitch at each end of each of the short pockets to lock the relationship between the cord and the fabric so it can't slide or draw up. I can then work out zones.... my back zone, butt zone, upper and lower leg zone, and gather adjust string tension in each "zone" to get what I want. Work it all out with cheap nylon, then if I decide it's worthwhile use dynema.
H.W.
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