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1n the Sun
06-12-2007, 20:24
I just got back from a brief overnighter to Dragon's Tooth here in Virginia and slept in my henessy hammock for the first time. I love it I love it I love it!!!
K
Ahhh... another one comes to the dark side! :D
FanaticFringer
06-12-2007, 21:48
Welcome to the cult...err....hammock hangin mafia.:banana
If you hav'nt already, come check us out at www.hammockforums.net
ShakeyLeggs
06-12-2007, 22:18
Welcome to Hammock Hangin Mafia
Frolicking Dinosaurs
06-12-2007, 22:37
You need to come over to www.hammockforums.net Lots of great info and advice.
littlelaurel59
06-12-2007, 23:02
Ah-- you have left the cold, hard, dirty ground!!! Welcome to the hanging crowd.
Toolshed
06-13-2007, 08:52
I joined the hanging crowd a month ago!!!! Now it seems so crude - I almost feel like white trash when I sleep on the ground.....:D
welcome to the group. ain't life better:D
1n the Sun
06-13-2007, 10:20
oh, but today i can bearly walk because my bad back is all bound up. Was it 5 miles of intense rock climbing and trail trekking, unpacking the truck or giving my girl a supper hug as she left for 4-H camp? Or was it one night of funky slinky lowslung comfort?
who knows, but pray that it frees up soon so I can pack up for this weekend's music festival with my hubbies other band...
K
Texasgirl
06-28-2007, 23:46
Yay For Me!!!! I just got a Hennessey Scout as a gift! Plus the extra sized tarp, slap straps from Eagles Nest Outfitters and snake skins! I was so excited! Did a test setup. Don't laugh, but it took me nearly 2 hours to get the hang of it all, but I can now lash the ends with the best of them. Had a mid-day nap in it this weekend and loved it! Way excited to play with it in Colorado in August! I just feel so lightweight and bad ass now! LOL
Oh my, 1n the Sun. I hope your back gets better.
hammock engineer
06-29-2007, 04:45
That's great. There is a learning curve, but it gets easy after a few times.
Give your bottom insulation some thought. That is the biggest difference between ground and air.
Ramble~On
06-29-2007, 05:11
2 hours to set up was time well spent - practicing and plenty of it at home under controlled conditions makes for a much better nights sleep when you have to set up in a hurry, in the dark, in a thunderstorm for example.
I have found that it sometimes takes me as long as an hour to get set up....hammock just right, tarp just right....procrastinate...look at view, test hammock....doze........set up some more etc....I can do it faster but what's the hurry?
hammock engineer
06-29-2007, 05:23
2 hours to set up was time well spent - practicing and plenty of it at home under controlled conditions makes for a much better nights sleep when you have to set up in a hurry, in the dark, in a thunderstorm for example.
I have found that it sometimes takes me as long as an hour to get set up....hammock just right, tarp just right....procrastinate...look at view, test hammock....doze........set up some more etc....I can do it faster but what's the hurry?
I'm with you on that.
I think Doctari said it best when you are good at setting up your shelter 10 times after you are sick of doing it.
I can set up from pack down to sleeping in about 20 min, but I would rather take an hour and fiddle with everything. Plus once I get it sit up, I usually end up lounging with the shoes off for a few.
I just recieved a Hyperlight and plan on trying it out tonight. My question is what are you going to use as an insulation method once it gets cold?
hammock engineer
06-29-2007, 10:50
Some use pads some use underquilts. I like underquilts and think they are more comfortable. I add in a pad when it gets really cold. Pads can be a pain to wrestle with in a hh.
I was thinking about a Ridgerest along with my 20* down bag. What temp could I expect to be comfortable to?
Frolicking Dinosaurs
06-29-2007, 11:16
Some use pads some use underquilts. I like underquilts and think they are more comfortable. I add in a pad when it gets really cold. Pads can be a pain to wrestle with in a hh.This was what sold the male-dino on a top-loader rather than a HH. He is a side sleeper and turns over during the night. It's much easier to keep his pad where it belongs in a top-loader.
FanaticFringer
06-29-2007, 19:34
I was thinking about a Ridgerest along with my 20* down bag. What temp could I expect to be comfortable to?
I have a Hyperlight as well. I use pads or an underquilt or both depending on the temps. I also have a Ridgerest. I believe it is 5/8" thick. Predicting comfort is kinda hard to do as it is so individual. I believe you would be comfy down to around 40 or less with that set-up.
As mentioned above, come over to www.hammockforums.net for great hammock talk.
Also check out www.tothewoods.net
Nightwalker
06-30-2007, 10:06
It gets fasrer. I set up my ENO Single Nest with a Neo Tarp in ledd than 5 minutes. Didn't start that way!
I didn't go to hammocking for weight. As a matter of fact, hammocking weighs more for me, as I had a 23 oz. tent and a 5 oz. groundpad with a 24 oz. bag. I went for comfort, and that's worth a few ounces.
Chaplain
06-30-2007, 13:44
In the Sun: have you a undercover? Have you found it to work well and have you used it in warm weather with no pad? -SunnyWalker
Texasgirl
06-30-2007, 15:49
Some use pads some use underquilts. I like underquilts and think they are more comfortable. I add in a pad when it gets really cold. Pads can be a pain to wrestle with in a hh.
I've read so many posts about underquilts and pads. In my wee mind, I thought "okay, my Kelty LY down can be my pad"... but that must be wrong? And is a z-pad wrong too?
FanaticFringer
06-30-2007, 17:54
I've read so many posts about underquilts and pads. In my wee mind, I thought "okay, my Kelty LY down can be my pad"... but that must be wrong? And is a z-pad wrong too?
Use your Kelty Light Year as a top quilt in your hammock. If used as a pad you would be crushing the insulation as you lay on it rendering it pretty useless.
I hav'nt heard many good things about a z-pad in a hammock. If I remember correctly, something about it folding up and not able to stay flat.
I just got back from a brief overnighter to Dragon's Tooth here in Virginia and slept in my henessy hammock for the first time. I love it I love it I love it!!!
K
:) hammocks rock period:cool: neo
Curious to know what the typical hammock setup consists of. Obviously the hammock but...sleeping bag? Quilt? Insulation? How much does that typical rig weigh? How long does it take to setup?
trippclark
09-25-2007, 13:39
Curious to know what the typical hammock setup consists of. Obviously the hammock but...sleeping bag? Quilt? Insulation? How much does that typical rig weigh? How long does it take to setup?
Lots and lots of info on this in this forum, hammockforums, and other sites on the web. I am not sure that there is a true "typical" set up, but I'll take a stab at an answer.
I think that most folks that use a hammock for camping in all but the warmest of summer weather would agree that the system includes the hammock (most with bug netting either integrated into the hammock of attached in some fashion), a tarp of some size and type for cover, an underquilt or some other form of bottom insulation (pads are a less expensive but most agree less effective and less desireable bottom insulation), and a top quilt (or open sleeping bag as an often heavier but perhaps "already on hand" option).
That would be my stab at an answer for a "typical" set-up.
Time to set up is about the same or less than most tents.
Weight varies quite a bit also, but a set up like I described would usually run somewhere around 5 lbs. Compare this with the combined weight of a tent and sleeping bag and pad (all of which would be replaced by this), and most often the weight advantage goes to the hammock rig.
SGT Rock
09-25-2007, 13:48
My typical set up is a hammock a sleeping pad, and a quilt. I still use a stock Hennesy tarp. The only real modifications I've made are a couple of carabineers for faster set-up/take-down and some slingshot tie-outs to make the tarp stay taunt when it gets a little damp.
For special circumstances I do add an underquilt and weather shield.
FanaticFringer
09-25-2007, 18:41
[quote=EMAN;413498]Curious to know what the typical hammock setup consists of. Obviously the hammock but...sleeping bag? Quilt? Insulation? How much does that typical rig weigh? How long does it take to setup?[/quoten
www.tothewoods.net/HammockGroundWeights.html
Cannibal
09-26-2007, 17:16
Basic:
Hammock & suspension
Tarp
Insulation (not always needed): UnderQuilt & TopQuilt
It takes me about a minute to set-up the tarp and about 30 seconds to set-up the hammock. Once I find a spot, I'm usually making dinner about 5 minutes later. MUCH faster if raining. :D
:) hammocks rock period:cool: neo
but this hammock out rocks them all:cool: neo
http://www.mosquitohammock.com/junglehammock.html
kayak karl
01-04-2008, 06:18
My typical set up is a hammock a sleeping pad, and a quilt. I still use a stock Hennesy tarp. The only real modifications I've made are a couple of carabineers for faster set-up/take-down and some slingshot tie-outs to make the tarp stay taunt when it gets a little damp.
For special circumstances I do add an underquilt and weather shield.
what kind of underquilt do you use on your Hennesy hammock. i used a freezer blanket to test the idea. worked great, but too heavy to hike with.
ps what are sling-shot tie-outs
TY
Cannibal
01-04-2008, 09:42
ps what are sling-shot tie-outs
TY
Used as tarp tensioners; keeps the tarp nice and tight overnight or after getting wet. Very handy little gizmos.
peter_pan
01-04-2008, 11:22
what kind of underquilt do you use on your Hennesy hammock. i used a freezer blanket to test the idea. worked great, but too heavy to hike with.
ps what are sling-shot tie-outs
TY
The Nest is the most popular UQ for HH.
Sling shot tie-out are also called Self Tensioning Lines...here is one source...http://www.jacksrbetter.com/index_files/Self%20Tensioning%20Lines.htm
Pan