out of curiosity Captn, why would you go and buy a nano after you (seemingly) easily whipped up a homemade one which weighs only a few oz more? Is 3oz worth $60?
out of curiosity Captn, why would you go and buy a nano after you (seemingly) easily whipped up a homemade one which weighs only a few oz more? Is 3oz worth $60?
Also, I'm trying to decide between the nano and the Warbonnet Traveler for bug-free seasons. The 1.1 traveler is 12.5oz with the line suspension (no listing of hammock weight alone), but is 65" x 120". I can't decide if that size difference will make a comfort difference to me or not. I'm pretty tall at 6"1, so I have a feeling it might matter. Any thoughts?
the Nano is small!
you may find it like the Hyperlite sans netting.
mine stock was 6.6 oz.
i ditched the 'biners, added 6' whoOpie slings, and stock HH tree huggers @ 4 feet each.
that got me to 8.1 ounces total.
I dont see how you are getting 7.65 - but im thinking your straps are lighter...
*edit*
i shortened the straps 6" each, trimmed the WhoOpie slings down to 4' from 6' usable (8 from 12 basically) and ditched the arrowshaft toggles and got ~7.6
i think im going to stick with that.
and Kim, YES to that
Last edited by te-wa; 11-03-2009 at 18:13.
I've been using smaller hammocks for a while and I guess I'm used to them (my other favorite is the GT Ultralight. Compared to my HH Exp Asym, it doesn't feel that much different to me (for some reason, I keep thinking my HH was cut small...).
As for the Nano, when I get home tonight I'll measure my whoopie slings and see if that makes up any difference. I'll also itemize everything so you can see what's going on.
My straps are pretty light. I bought some new webbing from WalMart (I know, I know, some of you have warned about such foolishness), but they work great for me; no stretching, fraying, or breaking so far.
*EDIT*
Okay, here are the measurements:
Nano 7 Hammock: 5 oz (141.7 g) in stuff sack. 9 × 4 ft (2.7 × 1.2 m) ... or 108 × 48 in
Straps: 50 in (127 cm) long each, finished size. Loops are 2.5 in (6.35 cm) long. Weight: 1.4 oz (39.7 g). The webbing was purchased from Wal-Mart, but the nylon had a weird name I hadn't heard of before. I was a little skeptical, but it's working. I'll try and grab the name tomorrow.
Whoopie Slings: (Since I'm new to slings, this is my best guess on how you measure them)--the finished length is 3 ft (91.4 cm). One end is a buried eye splice through the channel with a 4 in (10.2 cm) bury. The sliding eye splice has a 5 in (12.7 cm) bury. I'm using 7/64 Amsteel Blue. Weight: .75 oz (21.3 g).
Toggles: I used a 7 in (17.78 cm) aluminum stake, cut in half. The whole stake is .55 oz (15.6 g); one half is .3 (8.5 g) and the other is .25 (7 g). I could trim these down as they are wider than I really need.
Total weight: 7.65 oz (217 g).
I am 70 in (1.8 m) tall and weight 165 lb (75 kg), and I find the size of the Nano 7 just about right. Do I like larger hammocks? Yes. But something about an 8 oz hammock with suspension makes me giddy.
Last edited by dejoha; 11-03-2009 at 23:36. Reason: Made the measurements.
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