ok folks so i just got back from a quick over-night trip to redtop mountain (GA) and it was as pretty as ever. i went up for the "Iron pour weekend".
I slept in my Hennessey expedition for the second time since buying it and was a little disappointed. I took a friend up and introduced them to hammock camping by letting them borrow my ENO doublenest. I set up their hammock (ultra quickly) with biners, slapstraps and a cheap walmart tarp in an A frame and it looked awesome.
It took me ages to set up my hennessey (Admittedly it was dark when i was setting it up). I did look up lots of attachment styles before i left it still took ages. I ended up doing a cloveshitch on one end as the main fastening method and a truckers hitch on the other end (attached to carabiners which were attached to the webbing). A little complex i guess (i wanted to do garda hitches but REI was out of descender rings and i wasnt sure where else i could buy them at short notice in ATL).
Any other hennessey (stock rope) suggestions would be welcome. whoopies are great but i am poor at the moment
I had alot of trouble sleeping in the hennessey. i know i can sleep pretty well in the ENO because i have used it alot just hanging outside my house in the summer evenings. Does anyone else have these problems.
1. the velcro section in the bottom caused a ridge as my legs were laying across it and was pretty uncomfortable.
My thinking when getting the Hennessey was an all in one bugnet, hammock and tarp (at the time i didnt have anything but an ENO hammock) i was going to get the bottom entry and have the zipper mod for maximum functionality but i didnt plan on the problems with the velcro (maybe its just me)
2. it was a little difficult getting in and out when i needed to pee in the night.
3. it seemed a little stuffy (not a big deal though)
I am also not so sure about the A-sym cut. i am thinking i would prob like it cut the other way, i am a lefty (dunno if this makes much difference) and i think i may be more comfortable with an asym cut in the other direction across the ridgeline. (May see about getting a warbonnet ...and asking for a different cut, everyone seems to rave about them ) or i may see about making my own.
Anyway i woke up around 3 feeling a little cold and threw my sleeping bag around me and after that slept until 9 ish. As soon as i woke up i put the hennessey away and used the eno as a chair
We spent much of the rest of the day swimming in the lake
Bottom line
I am not sure whether to return my Hennessey to REI and stick with just the ENO or give it another try. What do you folks think...any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
either way i look at it i love being above the ground alot more that on it
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