Actually, the Superflies have always had side pull-outs. The Big Mamajamas didn't used to have them, but do now. For a while, it was easy to confuse the two since the BMJs came with the option of doors.
I own what I think is the only Superfly without side pull-outs. It is the prototype I took with me on my AT hike. Since Brandon got tired of hearing me whine about the lack of pull-outs, the production models came with them.
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I hear you FLRider, thanks for your input. Agree dont need much of a UQ here in the summer. I do travel to the Mts quite a bit during the 3 seasons, so for me, I think it going to be justified to have UQ and TQ. Been at the Ocala Forest several times in winter, where it was down in the 20's.
Even south of that around my old stomping grounds (Vero Beach), there were several times that I needed something below me. I remember very well one morning being flat-out cold with just a cheap Walmart pad under me...COLD! Sure, it was the exception that proves the rule, but sure did wish I had an underquilt that night.
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I like milk and cookies, so when opportunites present themself, try both the WB Travler and WL Light Owl, then decide. Keep one and sell the other.
Agree the arrpropiate Hammock for the job at hand..
Thanks for the input Cannabal...
Now I just need to know what seperate bug net, which one offers the best features.
Cannibal writes "...COLD! Sure, it was the exception that proves the rule, but sure did wish I had an underquilt that night.
Well said..
Umm Vero, my neck of the woods also.
Shoot - my hammock is only 5' long, but it's 10.5' wide. I just sleep in it sideways...
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I have all three of the hammocks you mention, I would say for comfort the WL owl is the winner, then the Switch back followed by the traveler.
But for your polar pod, you will want the traveler. Nice low and floppy side will help minimize air space in your pod. Less for you to heat up. Traveler is the lightest option which you will want if you are going to lug the polar pod around.
If it were me, I'd get the WL Owl use that for 3seasons with your TQ/UQ and the Traveler with the pod for winter.
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+1 props to Cannibal on the width+length question.
If I were to bet, I'd say there is a mathematical relationship / ratio between length and width in the hammock. To make it more complicated, that ratio is probably also dependent on the user's height too. Advanced hammock theory comes to play here.
I've slept in hammocks that were too wide without the right length. Hammocks that are too wide end up with flappy sides in all but the deepest sag. Flappy fabric on the sides tells me that either A) the hammock is too wide for the length and/or B) the hammock needs a deeper sag. If A. or B. cannot be solved, than that extra flappy fabric is just a waste of material.
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