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I second the layers thing. On a mid-May trip in Shenandoah last year, the wind suddenly whipped up on a cloudless night and dipped below freezing. I was in a Clark NA (totally battened down) with an...

Ha, ha! My Clark NX-200 is known around the house as the "bear taco," shortened to just the "taco" as in, "I'll be in the taco tonight."

I'm eyeing a BB because of the asym design, but I will...

Raw -- Looks very cool. This is the first structural ridge line I've seen used on a Clark. What's the reason you did this?
Chris

I'll echo Raw's comments: The first time I needed to use the weathershield on my NX-200, I was shocked at how well it kept cold air out of the hammock. The thing made a huge difference. That one...

I find my Clark most comfortable when I get the right balance between sag and pull. Pull it tight and I get a flat bed, which is great for my back but squeezes my shoulders. Let it hang with too much...

Rockdawg69 -- Thanks for promoting New Jersey. We're not all refineries and roads. :D

Which shelter forced you to go to ground? Also, why not move on a bit until you found trees?

- Three

Thanks, everyone. Cavscout's comment clinched it for me. After looking at my options I decided to bail on the cam buckle because of the combination of wear from the cam buckle teeth, its weight and...

Hi all. Is anyone using cam buckles (example from StrapWorks) to secure their hammock to strapping? Any pros/cons?

Right on. I'm experimenting with sag and discovering new pains when I sleep on my side when there's too much sag.

Bananas don't have hips. Advantage banana.

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I experienced similar problems at first with my NX-200 even though the NX-200 is bigger than the NA. Try hanging the head-end a little higher. The instructions make it sound like you have to hang the...

Ordered mine yesterday, which was about the end of the preorder period. I procrastinated because of the price. I hope it's worth it.
- Chris

You mean Lakes of the Crowds ;) If you're in the Presidentials and you want to skip Lakes, Madison to Mizpah in a day is doable. It's a tough day, and I wouldn't want to be a northbounder doing it,...

Oh man, the snoring at the huts! Add to it the people who talk in their sleep: kids with bad dreams, people who have hiking nightmares. You need earplugs at the huts. I'm not a hut fan.

Don't fret the Whites too much. Open woods last until about 2,100 ft., when the first firs appear (the boundary is dramatic, very cool). As the birches disappear, the fir forest tightens and is often...

What is it about the XL fly that made you upgrade to another? Is it that the XL didn't provide protection for the hammock or that you needed more cover for cooking, etc. or was it something else?
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Hi all. Thanks to everyone who posts. This forum has helped me a lot. I will buy my first hammock this spring after years of thinking about it. I had a lot of questions, and you answered many of...