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    Stomach sleeping

    Which hammock do you think is most comfortable for stomach sleepers. Is it even possible to sleep on your stomach in a hammock?
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    Not sure which hammock is best for stomach sleeping, in my WBBB i can sleep "semi" on the stomach(i'm usually a side sleeper so it's not practised that often)

    But it's definitely possible, just lay diagonal - and fin that sweetspot....
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    I think the only one that you have a chance with is the bridge. Even with a good diagonal lay I don't think I could sleep all night on my stomach in a gathered end hammock. I can sleep on my side but not my stomach. The Jacks will have what you are looking for eventually. You may have to contact them to get an ETA on the next batch of hammocks.
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    I am usually a stomach sleeper at home. I have adapted to sleeping on my back and side in a hammock. I have noticed that I can lie comfortably on my stomach in my new bridge, and am hoping I will be able to sleep that way. I believe that Griz says he can stomach sleep in his bridge.

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    I can't get a comfortable lay on my stomach, whichever arm I put up over my shoulder ends up dead and I have to turn back onto my side or back

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    I don't think a bridge would work

    I sleep on my stomach with my right knee bent up. I would think the squeeze on a bridge wouldn't allow me to do that. Not to mention IMO bridge hammocks look very uncomfortable. As I said in my OP I am not even sure this is possible. So far I am more comfortable than the ground but I still haven't slept well. I am going back and forth between the HHAUL and BB. Are there any other asym hammocks?
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    Warbonnet blackbird, I sleep on my stomache, side, or pretty much anyway I want.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mancat View Post
    I sleep on my stomach with my right knee bent up. I would think the squeeze on a bridge wouldn't allow me to do that.
    I think you are right. You can bend your knees a bit, but not bring it up - I've tried.

    Quote Originally Posted by Mancat View Post
    Not to mention IMO bridge hammocks look very uncomfortable.
    I find them to be among the most comfortable of all hammocks.

    When I first started using hammocks, I thought I would never find a comfortable way to sleep. I've learned, over time, that I can sleep well on my back if I need to. It just took adjustment time. Perhaps you just need to keep trying things out.

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    I agree with Krugd. I'm also a stomach sleeper at home, but in a hammock I usually fall asleep on my back before I even have a chance to think about rolling over onto my stomach.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mancat View Post
    Which hammock do you think is most comfortable for stomach sleepers. Is it even possible to sleep on your stomach in a hammock?
    As some one who does not do a full stomach sleep even in a bed, the answer is probably "none" of them.

    But I can come very close to a stomach position in the JRB BMBH and the HH Safari. Those are the ones I can come closest to "stomach" with. If I could find a place for my elbows, I could definitely accomplish it with the JRB bridge.

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