Gathered End Hammock Question

[Hanging]

What makes for a more comfortable Hammock.

Been eyeing up two diiferent Hammocks, will the wider one offer more comfort ?

Additionally l read you could us a bugnet hammock , by reversing it and have the bugnet on bottom, in order to use a Pod quilt. Is that correct.

I am sure the better way to approch it would be to buy a non bugnet Hammock, and just add a bugnet. Am just curious if reversing an existig hammock with bugnet can also work..

Your thoughts
Thanks

[exup]

What are the hammocks you're considering? I feel a wide hammock certainly makes for a nice comfortable diaginal lay. I have heard that length is more important to comfort than width, which I always thought the opposite. I believe read Cannibal say that and I trust his opinion more than my own, haha.

[Bubba]

I wider hammock can be more comfortable depending on your size or how you lay in it.

You can only flip over those hammocks whose bugnets proportions match the hammock body. The Tree to Trail Gear Switchback or Hammock Bliss No See Um No More are a couple of examples. Something like the Warbonnet Blackbird can not be flipped over.

[gargoyle]

Certain hammocks can be flipped, not all. If you see a hammock with really tall netting, normally the netting fabric is the same size as the hammock body fabric.

The hammocks with lower cut netting won't do this. Hennessey and WB Blackbird come to mind as hammocks with "sculpted" netting.

[Hanging]

Thanks guys... Looks like a non bugnet may serve me better..

Been doing some comparisons.

Two on my short list are
1) Warbonnet Travler DL 19.5oz / 23.5oz 65”W x 120”L $75
2) Wilderness Logic DL Nite 27oz, or Light 19 oz Owl 58''W x 132'' L $120
I'm adding a third Switch Back Classic DL 22.5 oz. 52 W x 120 LN $130
Am I missing any others for consideration. I'm 6'2'' and 200 lbs

All of the above can use a seperate bugnet, so no interferance with a Pod. Not sure which bugnet would be best choice.

I like 2 diiffernt tarps
1) Warbonnet Superfly 19 oz $130
2) Wilderness Logics Oldman Winter 19 oz $140
At this time I'm favoring the WL OW because it includes 4 pullouts 2 on each side and both tarps close fully on the ends.
Any others to consider?

I'm sure others have done simular comparisons to purchase there first hammock system.

Thus far from the specs, it looks like the WB Travler and the WL OW tarp.

[Bubba]

The WL Nite owl is particularly comfortable due to its extra length but thats not to say the others won't be. It depends on you.
The superfly also has 4 pullouts and can be fully closed.

[Catavarie]

Living in FL, my suggestion is to go with a hammock that has a integrated bug net. You will want that bug net more than not. Even in NC I only remove my bug net for 4 months out of the year and in FL it will be more like 2 months out of the year.

Of course if you want to go with a separate bug net from your hammock you have lots of great options.

Warbonnet:

Traveler Double Layer 1.1oz   19.5 oz     $75.00
Bug Net                       7.5 oz      $65.00
Superfly : olive brown        19 oz       $130.00
Total:                        46oz        $270.00

Wilderness Logics:

Lite Owl                      20 oz.      $120.00
Noseeum Bug Net               8 oz        $65.00
Old Man Winter Tarp           19 oz       $140.00
Total:                        47 oz       $325.00

Looking at just weight and price Warbonnet wins. I can tell you that both are made to the highest of quality. Really the big difference is the hammocks. The WL has the stretch side mod, so no floppy sides or chasing your TQ out of the hammock at night, and is a foot longer. The WB is half a foot wider, so you can get more diagonal. Both are great setups and I'm sure you will be happy with either one. Plus if you don't like a particular piece of gear you can resell it here for near full price.

[Hanging]

Thanks Bubba, wasn't aware that the superfly included the 4 pull outs as well.

Catavarie, thanks for the comparison.

I do plan to have a bugnet.
Since I wish to use a sperate bug net, which one offers the best features.

As I said I do plan to buy the Polar Pad, but what would be a good UQ/TQ set up for the 3 seasons, sping, summer and fall.
I have been considering the Black Mamba TQ and Incabator for UQ

[FLRider]

Honestly, the need for an underquilt down here in summer is next to nothing. Bring a lightweight synthetic quilt that's a little oversized, and you can tuck it under you for those rare times when it's below 75 F. If you have a sit pad, that will take care of the majority of your torso if the wind picks up at those temperatures. Personally, I get by with a blue CCF pad about 12" x 18" and a poncho liner during those months. Didn't have a problem once with feeling too cold last year (matter of fact, never even had to pull the sit pad into the hammock).

During spring and fall (and even "winter" most times here), anything rated to 30 F should be just fine. If you're a cold sleeper, make that 20. If you're (like me) a warm sleeper, make that 40. Really, it comes down to how much weight and bulk you're willing to live with and how much you want to pay for it.

[Cannibal]

I believe read Cannibal say that and I trust his opinion more than my own, haha.

Might want to look into therapy. Delusional thoughts are not to be taken lightly.

I do think comfort comes more from length, but I don't think width should be ignored. I like a diagonal position in a hammock and any additional width helps broaden the 'sweet spot' of the hammock, making it easier to settle into quickly. I think the length determines the comfort of the 'sweet spot' and width determines the ease of finding said spot. Milk and cookies; best served together.

I've slept in a few hammocks upside down. Heck, I woke up one morning looking at the ground through the netting of my Hennessy. Wasn't on purpose, but... Honestly, I take the appropriate hammock with me on trips instead of trying to make one 'work'. A luxury of having a robust hammock collection. Probably better folks to ask on this point.