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If there was a "no sewing" bridge hammock plan, I might try making one myself; but having no sewing machine myself, and not knowing anyone with a sewing machine, it wouldn't be practical for me to...

I really like your description of the various ways that you can/cannot lay in a hammock.

I'm still trying to find a comfortable setup/position...regardless of the position(s), I can't sleep more...

Kinda thinking out loud here...

Looks like it takes about 3 hours to drive to that area from Seattle...

I'm not SURE I'll be able to make the drive, but I'd love to have someone (several...

Otter,

That Bear Mountain looks sweet, and all the reviews I've read are positive, but I really can't spend that money right now.

BB58,

Yeah, it's my lower back that hurts (probably doesn't...

Doctari,

Thanks for the offer, but I live in Seattle, WA. I have checked the "Hangouts" section of the forums, but I don't see anything in my area.
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Shug,

I did consider the bridge...

Well, after spending several weekends trying to get this hammock to work for me in my backyard, replacing the straps and rope, making a ridgeline, and setting up, adjusting, trying, adjusting again,...

Sorry if I come across as very negative about all this; my back is still causing me a lot of pain right now, and my painkillers aren't really helping much. So I'm sure the pain is affecting my...

Well, I REALLY want this hammock camping to work for me...I'm getting on in age, and I can't take sleeping on the ground like I used to, even WHEN I can find a clearing that has no roots, rocks, etc....

Thank you! As a noobie, that is certainly true.



All kinds of good info here...I did try the "pistol" hand thing, and it looks like my suspension angle is correct...but it must not be.
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I'm hoping someone of you hammock experts can tell me what I'm doing wrong...

I'm new to hammocks; only slept in mine (Skeeter Beater) a few times now, each time for only a few hours. I've read...

OK, let me see if I can reply to some of these replies:

Thanks for the info on Arrowhead Equip's long straps; this will at least give me some options.

I guess the area I went this weekend was a...

Hmmm..."old growth forest" is probably the best description of the wooded areas out here, so I guess 15 ft long strapping is my next purchase!

I'll probably have to search for trails in "non-old...

So, I went on my first "real" hammock/backpacking overnight this past weekend. All my other "testing" has been in my backyard.

I expected to not hike in very far, maybe couple miles or so. I just...

OK, I was going to go out NE of Seattle this weekend, to a little trail part way up Stevens Pass, to test out my SPE-like hammock pad, as well as some other camping gear. I wouldn't be able to hike...

So it sounds like I'd have a little better luck practicing on the 550 paracord first...
I did go to the animatedknots site during my original search for "knot sites", but I'm ashamed to admit that I...

OK, after reading about Amsteel, I purchased some 7/64" to try. I had never heard of it before I read about it here recently. It's very different from paracord...

So I go onto some websites to try...

Thanks, but I've read/seen those pages before, and it didn't help. I did just find this site:
http://www.animatedknots.com/truckers/index.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com...

Well, I've tried & tried, but that Hennessy wrap just purely eludes me:(..this is the best set of step by step pictures I could find:...

OK, just finished PART of a night in the hammock (had a kitty emergency), so here's what I found...see if this makes sense.

Sleeping in it as I had it arranged was somewhat uncomfortable: the...

Thanks all!

I would attach to some closer-together trees, but unfortunately I don't have any in the yard.

Ahhh, so distance between trees will have an effect on "attachment height" and "hang...

Another newbie with more first time questions...

I just bought the Hennessy Scout. I've setup the hammock (and taken it down, and reset it multiple times) for the first time in my backyard today,...