Been watching a tonne of hammock camping videos on YouTube the last few weeks got hooked on set ups and knots and just loved the idea of it all, so bought the cheapest gear off e-bay and now at 9am after a 5°c calm Scottish night I'm now hooked. Just lying here right now in a forest rain lightly hitting the tarp I don't ever want to move lol

For the DIYers, Extremtextil currently have some 170cm wide 53g hammock fabric.

A lot of fabrics are produced to a standard 150cm width but the most comfortable hammock I've ever had was made with 160cm (and 11ft/330cm long). The extra width really seemed to make a difference so will be interesting to see how this turns out.

https://www.extremtextil.de/en/ripstop-nylon-hammock-40den-extra-wide-53g-sqm/71339

Paddled my kayak out to my secret spot for a nice couple of nights . Bugs have gone back to hell and we had lows in the upper thirties. Great sleep and great food.

It's quite nice out in Florida right now so I took my Ridgerunner out and forgot I don't have 2 trees appropriately spaced. So I used my Leaf as the other tree. Routed the dyneema line through the trunk and out the back passenger door to loop back upon itself. Hang is nice.

I’m curious if anybody knows how to calculate the differential difference between an inner and outer shell using cat splats calculator? It definitely shows that the outer shell needs to be wider than the inner shell but it does not calculate spacing.

Maybe I’m looking at this wrong, but if I use nine baffles according to the calculator that puts the spacing on the inner shell at about 5 7/8 inches in between baffles on the inner shell. The spacing looks almost too big as everything I can read. Seems to indicate you want your spacing somewhere between four and 5 inches ideally. It also looks like I want to achieve around an inch difference in between the height of the baffle and the top of the outer shell to achieve the correct calculated lofting of about 3-3.25”.

Thanks in advance

I’ve got a superior hammock starlight and when I’m laying in the hammock with the bugnet shut… the bugnet is so tight it pulls down on the Ridge line and it looks like the bugnet is going to tear… anyone else having trouble with theirs or am I the only one doing something wrong?

Hi all! My husband and I are backpackers who love our hammocks for lounging. We’ve been using single Wise Owls (which we’ve loved), but mine is starting to rip mid-body and I’m interested in a lighter option if possible.

Additional context:
- We sleep in a tent, not our hammocks (except for the occasional nap)
- Current hammock is 445g (~15.7 oz) including carabiners and straps. I’m aware that Wise Owl isn’t the lightest, but I like the ease of setup. I’m open to other setup options but don’t know much about knot tying.
- I’m a little wary of ultralight fabrics for the sake of durability. Weight matters, but I’m willing to sacrifice a few ounces for something that will last.
- We’re usually in the Sierra Nevada, so forest/mountain settings with lots of trees
- Not overly concerned with budget, more interested in what’s out there. Also open to mixing and matching hammock/suspension brands if that gets me the best setup.

Any and all brand/product recommendations welcome! Thanks in advance.

Am I working hard or hardly working lol

Does anyone have a suggestion on where to go for winter camping around vancouver? I'm planning to use a hot tent + buddy heater and a hammock gear underquilt (rated 0). I'm mainly looking to test the gear on a "milder winter" weather.

Hey there,

A question to my fellow Europeans. What are some good brands and models of budget synthetic underquilts. I'm looking for something with a comfort of about 0C as I would love to use it for both shoulder seasons and summer.

I've looked at TigerWood Marra 4.0 and DD hammocks underblanket. I kinda cannot figure out why one is much more expensive than the other. (It's pretty much double the price even tho the temperature rating is off by 2 degrees).

The information about UQs are so scares on the Internet.

Does anyone have any experience with either or better yet, both of them? Or have some other recommendations?

Curious for those of you that have made an under quilt, see my cross post, but what are some best practices?

With lows in the 30s this past weekend and a camping trip on the calendar I finally had an excuse to use the OneTigris Rocdomus hammock hot-tent that I purchased nearly a year ago. I used my portable Mr. Buddy propane heater in the evening and morning. My bluetooth thermometers gave me the data I was looking for: in the morning outside temps got down to 38F, inside temps never got below 68F with the buddy heater set to low. experiencing the effectiveness of the small heater in the rocdomus has me ever so closer to spending the money on the titanium wood burning stove I've been eyeballing for a looooong time now.

some rocdomus loadout details: I use a pair of onewind adjustable hammock straps to hang the rocdomus. the first thing I did with all the black paracord that came with the rocdomus is place it in the trash, replaced by reflective high-vis with custom tensioners/organizers. I snakeskin the rocdomus in a 2-piece/12ft snakeskin, and it all fits into an 8L s2s stuff sack.

I was able to get a used Hennessy Expedition Classic Asym for a good price used. Planning this as an upgrade from the OneWind system. Now I'm looking into underquilt options and just wanted to see if anyone had thoughts on the Hennessy Supershelter system for cold weather camping. I'm in Arkansas and we can get pretty chilly during the winter, sometimes into the teens. My friends and I like to do a cold camp because Type 2 fun is apparently our thing. Just wanted to get some feed back on this system or if I should look into a different option, or stick with my OneWind with their underquilt and a down blanket.

Acampamento usando rede (hammock) em uma floresta no Rio de Janeiro.

Hi all,
I know bug season just ended but I would like to get an idea of which bug net to get for springtime for my WB Traveler XL. The OEM WB bugnet is out of stock for the XL version but I am assuming most end-gathered hammock bugnets can be compatible. Anyone have experience with Nets for 11 foot hammocks? I currently use ENO guardian double bugnet for my 9 foot hammock setup. I like the split end ridge line but since there is a permanent structural ridge line I can use any net with 2 sinching ends and a zipper in the middle.

I run a Blackbird XLC and I know WB sells under quilts. I’m currently in the market for one that will work with the XLC. What are some other brands or options and pros/cons before just buying a WB under quilt. I do backpack hammock camp so I’m sure it can’t be any more bulky then my sleeping bag I currently use.

I full time. switching to simply light trail lair from an 11’ asym. I am 5’1”. dithering between 10’ and 11’. should I request splitting the difference? have a bad spine. any insights that might help?

This is my first time experimenting with hanging a small hammock underneath my main hammock, to keep stuff handy and out of the hammock, but still dry and off the rain-soaked grass. I keep a water bottle, shoes, a jacket and some snacks in there.

I bought a small portable outdoor fabric swing for kids that can hold up to 100 kg, so I also use it as a swing or just to sit in. On my last trip I didn’t bring it, so I used a spare towel as the under-hammock instead.

Overall, it’s a really useful addition. I think I’ll adopt it as a permanent part of my setup.

Anyone else have experience with this?

I made a post on here a couple weeks ago asking for advice on a starting hammock. Thanks to all your wonderful advice I got a 12ft onewind. But for the life of me I can't figure out what these are for. They're on both ends and I can't find any tie offs.

Hi there, I would like to order a Dutchware Hellbender.

There are many options for the quilt shell color/print, but the menu is very user unfriendly, to put it mildly. You can’t simply see all options side by side, as there are several subfolders. Also, many of the print2fabric options are not populated with a sample image, even though they are available for selection.

I have emailed a while ago and asked if they can provide a digital catalogue of some sort, but haven’t received a response at all.

Wondering if someone knows whether Dutchware has a catalogue or something available, so I won’t have to wrestle their website?

I was in RMNP this summer and this was the best hang i have had so far. I hiked to Fern Lake and found this spot that caught the breeze off the lake, it was perfect.