Are the SB models all designed asymmetrical in their cuts?
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Are the SB models all designed asymmetrical in their cuts?
Yes, all of the Switchback models, including the Switchback LightHiker are designed for a head left/feet right diagonal lay.
Cheers, Dale
That's too funny. I own one and didn't know that. :)
Neither did I! hmmm that was one of the main things I liked ab the SB v the BB: the ability to lie any way and on either end.
So maybe THAT's why some people talk ab shoulder squeeze or whatever.
Well...I assume you can still lay at either end....just not any way.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandykayak
All in unison boys and girls...head to the left, feet to the right. Hope I got that right...err would that be left. I'm confused.:confused:
Good luck, Miguel
I found that I could stretch it more taut and I just got a flatter lay. No asym used.
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Originally Posted by Darby
- Is that a function of the cut and shape of the bed,
- or of where tie-outs or amenities (eg footboxes) are located?
Asking because it was a surprise to many, me included, to learn that the bed of a Hennessy was a rectangle and that the it remained symmetric in the gathering of the ends.
The Switchback hammock bed is a rectangular piece of fabric with channel ends. There is no fancy cut about it, every angle is 90°.
It is a function of all the things you mention. The switchback is not a square (90 degree) cut hammock. You can of course lay in any position you choose, but the optimal lay for shoulder room would be diagonal as Dale described.Quote:
Originally Posted by DemostiX