I noticed my cheap carabiners are bending and I need to upgrade to something actually rated for body weight. Any suggestions that are available on amazon?

Hey guys i have been lurking on here and gotten smart on what people like but i have a dumb question. Are these campiong hammocks better than traditional cotton hammocks for home in any way? I love the bug nets but other than that i am having a hard time understanding if these hammocks like dream and warbonnet are just really good for their purpose which is portability or if they are good overall over cotton hammocks for home use. Which is what I would really use it for thanks!

I’m super interested in hammock camping but I don’t know where to start and who are reputable brands that provide quality products (buy once type).

I’m 6’0” tall and weigh approx 215lbs. I primarily camp in the Southeast (basically North FL to NC) in temps ranging between 20F and 80F. I also expect some inclement weather like rain or snow. I’m not an ultralight hiker and willing to carry extra for a better level of comfort.

Thanks in advance for the help!

Hello fellow hangers, I just returned from a night hammock camping in the woods and noticed that my hammock got really wet during the night. Situation occured as follows: I camped at the border of a forrest using a standart diagonal lay hammock with mosquitonet, a down UQ and a 3m x 3m diamond shaped tarp. The night was really (!!) foggy with temperatures around 7c Celsius. So, lot of moisture got caught on the right side of the net and run down into the hammock fabric. It was so bad, my bum got wet. UQ kept relatively dry, tho. Do you guy think the wettness was because of the fog or was it condesation the stuck on the netting?

I’m looking for a lightweight hammock/tarp combo that I can go to ground with if there’s no trees around. Right now I have a Hennessy expedition hammock, but it’s big and heavy. I’m looking into getting either the Hennessy hyperlite zip or the ENO camping hammock with the pro fly sil tarp. Any advice/recommendations? I’ll be using this throughout the UK and Europe next summer.

Hey im looking for a company that mada a hammock tent kit 4-5 years ago. It was a tent you could put on top of a cargo net hammock base. Anyone remember who made them? US made looks abit like the Aerial

I want to get a bottom entry bugnets, but I have concerns about compatibility with UQs.

I have a Warbonnet Yeti and a Wooki, would I place the UQ inside or outside of the net?

Wouldn't the net compress the UQ if placed on the inside?

If placed on the outside wouldn't it be a hassle to make adjustments once I'm in the hammock?

Just trying to think this through before I make a purchase.

So, i have a general question, I want to get a tarp of my own, and i was wondering what should i seek in a tarp, and maybe you could suggest one. As of now, think i am looking for a ±light, 3x3 meter tarp, under a 100€(?)... Yeah, it's not much, and im open to any suggestions and hints.

Hi everyone.

I am a proud owner of a Warbonnet blackbird XLC. Recently, I’ve gotten the itch to MYOG. I would like to make a hammock for myself and also as a gift for my friend.

I would love to replicate the WBB XLC design, but I’m not quite sure how the asym design works. From what I can tell when inspecting the hammock and from googling, it seems like the fabric is cut as you would expect for a symmetrical gathered end, but it’s the but net configuration that creates the foot box. I would like to make one with an integrated bug net, but I think that’s above my skill level at the moment. So, I’m concerned I won’t be able to asym without an integrated bug net. (Nothing wrong with symmetrical hammocks, I just really love my foot box)

Does anyone have experience DIYing their own asym hammocks and can speak on how to go about it?

I've got a trip to the Keys coming up and the halfway point for my drive is roughly in the Panhandle (closer to the Western side) and I'm looking for spots for a single over night stay, but I'm concerned about hurricane damage having messed up the sites. Does anyone know of spots that are currently still usable? I'd hate to drive 10 hours only to get there and the spots not be usable.

Hey all, is there anybody here who'd be able to help me decide if I should bring a tent setup or hammock setup to a scheduled Alaska trip next summer? I currently own a great hammock setup, since I live on the east coast of the US, but I'm worried the brush may be too dense in the Kenai area. I know there are plenty of trees in the area, but I'm uncertain if the black spruce are too unstable and dense to get a good hang from. I'll be there for a week bikepacking the Kenai 250.

Thoughts? Thanks in advance.

Managed to snap a low light photo of a couple of our warbonnet setups in the Welsh woodlands - not as cold as was typical for November, using warbonnet setups

I was a huge fan of the Hummingbird Hammock Tree Straps and am sad to see them go out of business.

Has anyone found an alternative to this product? And/or have extras they’d be willing to sell to me. I have one pair now but I’m sure it has a lifespan and will eventually need to be replaced.

Hi all. Today was the first time I took my hammock to the local state park, and also the first time I have set it up somewhere other than my backyard. I'm still very much a beginner and enjoying the learning curve, and would like to think I've got the hang dialed in for the trees at my house, but obviously going to have to learn to adjust for different places and spaces.

I was hoping to get some feedback as to what I might have done wrong today, and some tips for a better setup/things to keep in mind for moving forward. While the hang wasn't uncomfortable by any means, it definitely felt different than what it should have been.

Mainly, as you can see in my first picture, I had to cinch the buckles to the tree straps way closer to the trees to get it off the ground than I normally do (specifically the left side). Additionally, it's hard to tell from the picture, but the buckle itself was hanging vertically, meaning the straps themselves were on their sides instead of parallel with the ground; I don't know if that's an issue or not. Also, the straps themselves didn't seem to "hug" the trees very well, and I couldn't seem to get them very tight around the tree (unless that is how they are supposed to be - the trees in my backyard aren't as thick as these were, and I have to double wrap them, so my frame of reference might be off). Finally, and most annoyingly, the ridgeline was sagging immensely, no matter how I tried to adjust it.

Were the trees just too close together? Straps too high or too low? Other noobie foolishness I need to correct? Still had a great time and enjoyed the morning, and can't wait to go back again, albeit more prepared and more knowledgeable. Thanks in advance for any insight!

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My 11 year old and I are currently running a tarp setup where I attach a continuous ridgeline to each tree using a toggle and prussik setup and then use prussiks and a mini-biner to attach the tarp to the ridgeline. It seems to work well on the tarp I have.

Buying a new tarp with doors from Hanging High Hammocks (delivering in a couple days). It appears to have built-in tie outs along the ridge (not a continuous ridgeline) that go around the tree. I'm thinking I can do the same basic setup, but looking for options to get it up fast and easy.

I know I can tie a Taut-Line hitch and work it that way, but I like to keep it simple and easy as a lot of time we are camping with Boy Scouts and setting up in the dark is fairly standard.

Any ideas?

I recently bought a pretty basic hammock, Ive used it before during the day to test it out and everything. Only thing I'm concerned about is what to do with my stuff whilst Im sleeping. I have multi-day trip planned so Ill have a bag full of all my food, clothes, etc and whilst Im fairly sure it could fit in the hammock with me Im certain itll be really uncomfortable, and Im worried that leaving it on the floor overnight it could get soaked if it rains. What does everyone else recommend?

hammock: Cradle Trail underquilt: Cradle Serenity Light

Does anyone know how this plastic piece is being attached to the tarp in this photo?

The tarp is 0.51 oz DCF. It looks like it’s some kind of tape but I wasn’t sure what kind. I like the rounded tape on the corner.

A few months ago Haven released a new pad ('True Level XL") that resolved many of the issues of the original pad (mainly air leaks, tacco shape).

I eventually bought a Haven XL with that new pad and after having spend 40 nights so far I can say that the pad works great and my sleep is simply amazing, way above my modest expectations (the FitBit sleep score is often over 90 which is really rare)

I was eyeballing the Safari for some time now but always held back because there was only the odd choice between the "old" Safari pad (many quality complaints...) and the new True Level XL pad which is great but was foremost designed under the premise of being lightweight and doesn't really fit the Safari product.

Thankfully Haven has just released a "True Level Safari" pad. To my surprise it's only 50% heavier than the True Level XL and also employs the same R5.3 value which requires me to use the optional pad cover below 10°C (50°F). I would love to see a Exped Megamat style pad with an R value of 8 in the future.

Oh and it's not available in Europe yet so for me the waiting game goes on, bummer. But maybe someone in the US has already gotten his?

here's a link to the new pad https://haventents.com/products/haven-safari-insulated-pad?variant=45818062569710

I made a ridge line that is exactly 83% the length of my hammock. This is a hummingbird single so it is very small and not intended for overnight sleeping. Just a hammock for short casual hangs.

The hammock measures 94 inches in length so I made a 77 inch ridge line. This is shown in the picture above.

When I lay in the hammock, the ridge line is TIGHT. Like a guitar string. I can pluck it and hear a low pitch. Is this typical? I swear I read that you should still be able to put a bend in the ridge line using your thumb and finger. I cannot do this at all once I am laying in the hammock.

How is a ridge line supposed to be doing its job while still having enough slack to allow one to bend it with their hands?

Does the picture above look like the right amount of sag?

I did notice that I was able to lay at an angle much easier this way however I think due to how small this hammock is, laying at an angle is not as ideal as it might be if I were using an 11 foot and wider hammock.

Thanks!

I loved my fancy hammocks with inegrated bug nets. But I recently started making my own extra wide hammocks, no attachments, no cat cutting and the comfort level is just off the charts better to me. all the side pressure points that were nuisances unless I got just the right lay are gone. So I added a wide bug net sock to see how it affected the comfort, and I will never go back to integrated bug nets. Right now I am in my xwide hyperD and a dutchware summer sock on my tensa4 and Im laying here thinking I can't imagine going back to the confines of a cat cut hammock with a zip on bugnet. I'm not saying the others arent great. They are. And I may end up on a hike that it makes sense for. But I have found my sweet spot for my very tender joints, i believe.

Thoughts?

So, for a long time I was interested in the use of a hammock with a tarp on top as a substitute for a tent, and I've got an opportunity to test it out at it's finest. 25-27 of October, I was camping with my friends. And in my region, it was raining heavily throughout all of my stay in the camping. I asked one of my friends for a tarp for this trip, got my simple hammock with me, put it all with my stuff inside a backpack, and off we went.

First things first, all my clothes were wet because I just left my backpack on the ground thinking that a 10-year-old rain cower should suffice, I got taught the opposite, maybe you have a solution for that:)

As for another issue, is that a tarp was too short for my hammock, so I should consider it while buying a new hammock with a tarp of my own. As you can see, I got away with that huge mistake by using my poncho (yellow thingy) as a prolongation of my tarp. Still, some water went through, but I had my inflating mat beneath me, so it was not critical,

thanks for reading, I would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions

P.S. waterproof sleeping bag is a must, I'm happy that I got one.

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