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    HH explorer deluxe or expedition?

    hey i'm jay and im new to this website. i'm not very tall yet but my parents are certain i'll be over 6' and am only light at 59kg(don't know how many pounds) i want to get a hammock and have been looking at the for a while now. i really want a hennessy hammock but dont know what size to get. i either want the explorer deluxe with hex fly or expedition with hex fly. what do u reccomend?

    Jay

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    Hi Jay
    Welcome to the forum and welcome another Australian
    I use a home made hammock but I am sure someone will pop up some with info about the Hennessy's

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    welcome to hammock forums jay. i'm glad to see you've already made a wise choice to learn about hammocks
    i'm not very familiar w/ the henessey hammocks (HH), but there will be others here that will be glad to help w/ your questions. ...tim
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    Quote Originally Posted by jay590 View Post
    hey i'm jay and im new to this website. i'm not very tall yet but my parents are certain i'll be over 6' and am only light at 59kg(don't know how many pounds) i want to get a hammock and have been looking at the for a while now. i really want a hennessy hammock but dont know what size to get. i either want the explorer deluxe with hex fly or expedition with hex fly. what do u reccomend?

    Jay
    I'm right around 6', and I'll just say that I'm a bit heavier than you. When I first started with hammocks, I bought an HH Expedition, but soon found that I needed more room to move around, so I bought an HH Explorer Deluxe and have been pretty happy with it.

    These days I use DIY hammocks because you can customize all you want and it's fun. Welcome to the forums!


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    Welcome to the forums jay590.

    As NCPatrick said the Explorer Deluxe would probably be your best bet. Check out the HH comparison chart to get an idea which models are made for you taller folks.

    You may also look into making your own hammock that way you can get one that you know will fit your height.
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    Welcome to the Forums!

    You will be more comfortable in the Explorer. I'm 6'1" and a shorter hammock is just not as comfortable.

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