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George Matthews
(gmatthews) - MLife
seeking hammock technique info on 02/01/2010 17:45:39 MST Print View

I've been wanting to try a hammock for a couple of years. This Spring I am going for it.

My hammock gear list so far:
ULTRALITE BACKPACKER A-SYM
No Sniveller quilt

Please point me to good hammock tip forums/discussions?
Lance Marshall
(Lancem) - F - MLife

Locale: Oregon
 		Hammock forums on 02/01/2010 17:51:22 MST Print View

George,

hammockforums.net seems to be the definitive forum for hammocks. Lots of info there.
Regards,

-Lance

Edited by Lancem on 02/01/2010 18:02:11 MST.
George Matthews
(gmatthews) - MLife
Re: Hammock forums on 02/01/2010 18:00:10 MST Print View

thanks!

just registered
chris arvin
(kychris) - F

Locale: Red River Gorge Area
 		Other sites on 02/05/2010 11:28:41 MST Print View

I'll add this one for general technique: http://www.tothewoods.net/HammockCamping.html.

And here's the site of the Blackbird, one of the most popular hammocks out there right now: http://warbonnetoutdoors.com/blackbirds.php.

All of my hammock gear is from Warbonnet. I have the Blackbird, tarp, underquilt, and overquilt. He makes great stuff.

KY Chris
Lori Pontious
(lori999) - M

Locale: Central Valley
Re: seeking hammock technique info on 02/05/2010 12:04:39 MST Print View

If you are taller than 5'6" the ULBA might be a tad claustrophobic. It works, but I had to move on to something else, and rather than getting a larger/heavier Hennessy I ended up with the Blackbird.

I also contemplated a bridge hammock. There's a lot more out there than Hennessy - you might find something else will suit you better, it's worth checking out the threads at HF to see what others say.