Best hammock for me? HELP!

[CorrosiveCookie]

It's not that I am unhappy with double nest in fact last trip I finally found my sweet spot and it was great. I am just wondering what else is out there.

[CorrosiveCookie]

Your absolute best chance to get an answer is to drive north next weekend and make the Hoosier Halloween Hang.

Camp all weekend (tents are OK) or just visit Saturday afternoon and you'll get to see and usually hang in a wide variety of hammocks. One hint about hammock etiquette, empty your pockets and take your shoes off before you try out a hammock.

Hangers love to show off their setups and talk about them.

Unfortunately I have already made plans if they fall through I will join.

[CorrosiveCookie]

Or Warbonnet. Those two vendors seem to be near the top of everyone's short list.

You didn't mention budget, priorities, or why you're moving from the ENO DN listed in your profile.

Read up on gathered end versus bridge style hammocks to get a sense of which might be a closer match to your priorities.

Sounds like you could use a clinic at a group hang to get exposed to lots of the options out there.

I am looking to go backpacking with other hammockers but so far I have been the only hammocker in the groups I go with.

[CorrosiveCookie]

being a few inches taller and a few pounds heavier I find the blackbird to be just a little "restrictive" in terms of width.

..handing that down to my wife and waiting on a dream hammock to arrive..

What fabric and dimensions did you order?

[Law Dawg (ret)]

You sound similar to me in build. That said the WBBB XLC 1.1 dbl that works like a charm for me might be the opposite for you. I went to this one after owning 10' WBBB 1.7 plus 1.1 dbls and needing a smidge more length (larger sweet spot). Some swear by stiffer and some (like me) find the stretch of a 1.1 more comfy. The recommendation to attend a gathering is a great one. If there were any closer to me it would have saved me a bunch of PayPal "research".

[autolox]

What fabric and dimensions did you order?

[@Diagonal]

For warm weather, I highly recommend the Tommy Hamaca Queen Mayan hammock. For cold weather, I highly recommend a Brazilian family-size hammock. You can find a nice assortment of both hammocks, as well as other hammocks and accessories at Seaside Hammocks. Also, the owner of Seaside Hammocks, Tommy Sloane, is always willing to answer any questions you might have about a particular hammock.

[CorrosiveCookie]

Thank you for posting the details.

[Maytag]

Order as many hammocks as you can - try them all - keep the one that suits you best and sell the others Or keep them all, just for fun...

Hammock comfort is highly personal. You won't find YOUR best hammock by asking others what THEIR best hammock is. You'll only find out how many hammock brands are out there (plus all the DIY)...

Best and most common sense advice I've seen on this post give randy smith at dream hammocks a call he will be more than glad to talk to you and help, even if you don't go with his hammock, he is simply the best.

[SpitballJedi]

I have a ENO DN and I think it's great. I'm new to hanging and it's the only one I've ever tried. I like it so much, I can't imagine ever going back to tents except in rare circumstances. I sleep so well in it, I bought another to hang in my bedroom and moved the bed out.

I know it doesn't answer your question, but just thought I'd share anyway. I guess the point is, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

When I was considering a hammock for the bedroom, I did a lot of research to see if I could find something that I would like better. I decided to go with another ENO DN. I'm already familiar and happy with it and I have a spare to take a friend along. I didn't find anything that made me think anything was any better for my purposes. Just my 2 cents

I'm 6' and 275