Originally Posted by
sqidmark
Do you have knee and/or ankle issues? I do. I'm 5'4" and found that 11' is the minimum for me to be comfortable, and even that is with a cushion under my knees. But then, I have to use a cushion with a bridge as well.
In an effort to identify our minimum comfort length, my wife and I took our (almost) 12' indoor hammocks and tried them whipped to various lengths between 10' and full length. I had been hoping that a shorter length would work for us so we could use a shorter tarp as well. Less weight, bulk and all that. I even tried 70" wide fabric hoping for a flatter lay with less length. 11' was the winner for both of us. Interestingly, 11' also proved to be the point of diminishing returns, anything beyond that was not necessarily any better for us. I just completed a chameleon clone in Robic 1.7. It's 11' x 60". 62" width is acceptable for me as my new indoor hammock, but there is a bit of excess fabric that I didn't want to backpack with. 60" has proven to be perfect. YMMV.