Newbie Tree Hugger from UK

[Col_M]

Col_M is that a gradient wing above your head? where do you fly?

I fly swing and gradient here in BC, good to see another Paraglider on the site, Hammocks work well with Paragliding, That's how I flew the world cups and the worlds for two years on the trot

Hi Kudu,
That was a tandem jump/flight that I did in Chamonix, France. I'd never done it before or done it since but I loved it, I'm seriously thinking of doing a course or something to learn the basics but have no idea where I'll find the time right now but it's on the list. Gliding so close to mountains and a km above the village below was just amazing, I'm sure you know but I felt like it's the closest thing to flying that I'll ever do.

[mikewilkinson]

Hi WildWhippet, Welcome to the Forum

As already mentioned DD are great for Hammocks in the UK, also I've had a good experiance with Tenth Wonder gear, and there is always the DIY approach.
If you are intending to do a lot of Modding to what ever you buy, I suggest you pick up a simple two layer hammock (cheap) from tenth wonder, play around with it till you find a set-up you feel comfy with and then look at buying or making the set-up that you want.

I still use my (cheap) two layer, however it is now hung from 3mm Dyneema from Marlow ropes, uses poly strapping for tree huggers and has a seperate DIY bugnet on the ridgeline.

As for weather protection, you can't beat a good Tarp with a bit of space for personal admin, DD have a nice 3mx3m tarp that works well with a Hammock and also the old Army Surplus tend to have 8' x 5' basha/tarps knocking about.

What ever you decide to do, make sure you are comfortable and happy with it, before spending loads of cash on a top of the range hanging palace that you can never hang properly and gives you a bad back!!

Where in the UK are you?