ultra light

**Young hanger** · 09-02-2010, 10:47

i have resistantly made my very fist hammock. it ways 9.8 once with the suspension. edit now it is only 7.1 onces can any one tell me what would be considered ultra light for a hammock and suspicion.

**KerMegan** · 09-02-2010, 11:02

I think the ENO double with it's ropes starts at 15-17 oz, so 9 is very light indeed!
congrats- is it comfy?KM

PS welcome out of Lurk-dom! we are quite friendly here, no need to be shy..

**Young hanger** · 09-02-2010, 11:26

yes it is a lot more comfortably then my old foam pad.

**SGT Rock** · 09-02-2010, 15:02

I'm at about 14.7 for the entire rig between the trees. That means tarp, hammock, bugnet, suspension, etc.

**KerMegan** · 09-02-2010, 15:35

Well, Sgt; every bell curve will have two trailing ends...by definition. you are on the lightest of those ends after many (?) iterations; consider your starting system weight.
KM (trying to protect the new guys..)

**SGT Rock** · 09-02-2010, 20:07

I know. And for the record I am taking chances with this. I keep expecting a spectacular fail.

**gunner76** · 09-02-2010, 20:09

Remember, without pictures it dit not fail

**SGT Rock** · 09-02-2010, 20:21

Tell that to my wife.

That reminds me of a joke...

**dejoha** · 09-02-2010, 20:54

One thing I've felt strongly in this group is that the comfort of hammocks often tips the scales in favor of a little more weight. Not sure if that make sense.

My Grand Trunk Nano 7 hammock with suspension is roughly 8 oz. It's a smaller hammock, might not work for most people, and not as comfortable as larger hammocks, but it still beats the ground.

I don't think you'll ever beat an ultralighter using only a slim tarp and a CCF pad, but I don't think that's the point.

If you're looking for lightweight solutions, Sgt. Rock is the pioneer and he has some great posts on how to do it.

Personally, anything lighter than my 5 lb tent I used to carry is an improvement.