Just wanted to say thanks to everyone on the site for the great information here. I've been lurking for a bit trying to figure everything out on what I want and have to say I've learned a lot from everyone. Great attitude and helpfulness here.
Bit of background. I haven't been a big camper for a while (almost since my scouting days which is farther back than I care to remember) but I was recently made a Varsity scoutmaster for my are and am getting back into the swing of things, that and my family of 5 is starting to camp much more often. Trying to get used to sleeping on the ground took a bit but I found this site and thought I would try hammocking it.
Well on a recent trip to a site in the Wasatch mountains (Ruth lake for those who've been there) I took a Hennesy hammock and has the most comfortable nights sleep I've ever spent freezing (early September at 10k feet and it was cooooold ,frost on the the ground before 10 pm ). Needless to say I was cold, heck everyone in their tents were cold but at least I wasn't fighting the ground. I have to say I'm a convert to the hammocking way of camping even after being cold.
Well I decided the Hennesy wasn't for me and after spending way to much time on this site decided on a 1.7 dbl layer blackbird, just got word today that it's shipped and looking forward to it. As for why I decided against the Hennesy, well it was a bottom entrance and after having my wife and two girls try it and everyone got their hair caught I wanted something else and the blackbird looked like a good fix.
Now I just need to get a couple of trees planted since I'm in a fairly new construction house and a vinyl fence just doesn't work. Biggest problem is figuring out a hammock stand that is portable but will fit in the back of a short bed truck.
Well, that's a rather long intro but I want to again say thanks for a great forum and wonderful information.
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Originally Posted by DJRansom
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