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Stop - Hammock Time!

A question for those who have used a hammock.

How comfortable are they for lying on your side?



Kind regards
Mick
 
The assymetric ones feel good because the ridge line provides support. You keep your legs on one side and body on the other. Can roll around with surprising easy and sleeping on your side isn't a problem. It gets a little trickier to do with a sleeping mat and bag. I find a blanket much easier to deal with than a sleeping bag.
 
I'm a big fan of the ENO hammock system as well. :thumbup:

I have no experience w/ other hammocks, though.
 
Any camping hammock allows for side sleeping. Just don't tie it too tight, allow the correct amount of sag.
 
I'm a HUGE fan of the Clarke North american.I spent many,many nights sleeping in mine and I'd be very hard pressed to go back to a tent.I'm a big guy (6'3" 260) and I find I'm very comfortable even in very cold nights.I put down a sleeping pad and a -5 rated sleeping bag.Good sleep.
 
I have a warbonnet that I used when I went on my motorcycle trip around lake superior this summer.

Set up easy and almost anywhere. I only ran into problems when the trees were too small to support my weight.

I sleep very well in a hammock except when I have to go to the ground like I did in Bristol TN. There were no suitable trees around that I could use.

There is a new builder that is getting good reviews over on Hammock forums for their Switchback. Looks like a good hammock.

http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=11811&highlight=switchback
 
That Switchback looks like a roomy hammock, with plenty of room to not come in contact with the noseeum netting. It's a good weight at 1.5lbs minus suspension.
 
I've used a Hennessey and a Lawson. The Lawson is a neat little critter. It has a lot of room in it, but does not pack down as compact as the Hennessey. The Hennessey is a great design, I have no qualms with them
 
I too was interested in a Hammock for a long time.
Did lots of research, spent many hour pouring over models, on net, reading anything I could.
I came to a few conclusions:
1) i do not like the HH method of entry, while it seems neat i like to put stuff in the bottom of my hammock aand this would muck it up.
2) The Clark model seems very nice, but also very pricey, lots of features but you pay for it, and if you find that Hammocking is not for you, well thats a big outlay.
3) www.mosquitohammock.com/ this is what i went for in the end, the Jungle hammock its USd 150, no postage charge, big and comfortable, up to 350 pounds and a good 7 foot person will sleep soundly.
Its used by several milliatry units, has a double sided bottom so you can put a thermarest in it and not worry about it sliding around, has a mozzie net, a sepearte tarp it comes in camo, you can sleep on it on the ground if you run out of trees, very strong and easy to put up, not as many bells and whistes as the Clark but bigger and stronger and will save you $$, the only thing to be aware of, the straps and string that comes with it is cheap and wicks water, i repalced them with clibing ropes, clibing straps carabiners and ring bickes for a few dollars.
Its perfect as far as i am concerned.
 
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