Hard cuben hammock

**Dutch** · 08-02-2010, 08:32

I love the weight of my cuben hammock but it feels hard beneath me. I think it may be that it has absolutely no stretch or give to it. Usually a good thing but I think it may be harder than the ground. Has anyone else noticed this also?

**Savage** · 08-02-2010, 08:42

If you make one and send it to me, I will tell you what I think.

John

**slowhike** · 08-02-2010, 10:13

Originally Posted by Savage

If you make one and send it to me, I will tell you what I think.

John

Yes, please let me try it w/ my Exped DAM. I'm pretty sure that will soften it up

**angrysparrow** · 08-02-2010, 10:24

Originally Posted by slowhike

Yes, please let me try it w/ my Exped DAM.

Using a heavy DAM in a cuben hammock would sort of defeat the purpose of using cuben in the first place.

**slowhike** · 08-02-2010, 10:25

Originally Posted by angrysparrow

Using a heavy DAM in a cuben hammock would sort of defeat the purpose of using cuben in the first place.

No, it just helps justify my heavy (by Dutch standards) Exped DAM

**slowhike** · 08-02-2010, 10:27

Since I regularly sleep on a DAM for the extra comfort & it's not breathabl, I've thought about making a narrow cuben hammock. Just not in the budget right now

WV · 08-02-2010, 10:52

Is it a gathered end asym? Or a bridge? Did you try shortening the ridge line (if any) or lengthening the end ropes?

**Dutch** · 08-02-2010, 12:34

Originally Posted by WV

Is it a gathered end asym? Or a bridge? Did you try shortening the ridge line (if any) or lengthening the end ropes?

It is a gathered hammock with no ridgeline. I could give it more slack and really didn't think of that. It really only in the center back area.

**SGT Rock** · 08-02-2010, 12:43

I would try putting a ridge-line on it about 8' long and suspending it. The ridge line shouldn't be a load bearing ridge-line, just enough to use as a measuring stick when hanging it. Then see how it feels. It took me some playing with my hammock to get the right feel because that thru-hiker 1.1 isn't very stretchy, and if that stuff took some time - I can imagine how cuben feels.

Mountainfitter's cuben hammock came to a bad end. Have you done something different on yours to try and avoid the same fate? I'd love to see a cuben hammock succeed over time.

**Dutch** · 08-02-2010, 12:52

Originally Posted by SGT Rock

I would try putting a ridge-line on it about 8' long and suspending it. The ridge line shouldn't be a load bearing ridge-line, just enough to use as a measuring stick when hanging it. Then see how it feels. It took me some playing with my hammock to get the right feel because that thru-hiker 1.1 isn't very stretchy, and if that stuff took some time - I can imagine how cuben feels.

Mountainfitter's cuben hammock came to a bad end. Have you done something different on yours to try and avoid the same fate? I'd love to see a cuben hammock succeed over time.

I saw that thread by mountainfitter and I had already had some time in a cuben. It only takes one negative thread about a peice of gear and people can a bad concensus about it. I am going to try it until it drops me the same way. Actually it did but that is because the whoopie slipped off the gathered end. However I cured that and I am going to press it into service. Money is already spent and I don't need suffsacks.
I had a ridgeline but took it off along with the tie out because I wanted it as light as possible. I think I will add an adjustable dynaglide ridgeline and see if I can't work out the end to end tension.