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    Is my hammock long enough ?

    Hey guys I have a eno double nest and it feels kind of short for me.. I am six foot two inches tall.. I wounder if I would get a flater lay with a longer hammock ? (yes I am trying to lay at a diagnol )

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    I found the ENO Dbl a tad short also. I am only 5'9". HYOH
    "No whining in the woods"

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    Tolerance for hammock length is a personal matter. However, a longer hammock is more comfortable. But, each person has a different point at which it doesn't seem to help.

    I am 6'-1" and prefer an 11' long hammock.
    Mike
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    An 11 foot hammock is my "magic length" as well. I am 5' 10" but the 11 foot hammock provides so many different options and multiple "sweet spots" depending on how you hang it and how you like to sleep.

    Cheers,
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    +1 on 11 ft. hammocks. I'm 5'11" and the difference between my shorter hammocks and my 11-ft. hammocks are night and day.

    I actually thought my shorter hammocks were comfortable, till I tried an 11 ft. hammock. There's comfortable, and then there's really comfortable!

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    i'm 6'2" and find my diy 9'6" hammock a little short. i am not 100% sure on the size of an eno, but i will not be getting one. im in the process of searching for my new hammock. BIAS(buttinasling) have a great chance of becoming my first "purchaced" hammock. hope this helps.

    Fish<><
    "We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it."- G. W. Sears

    My forum name is Fish<><; I'm in the navy; and I hate sleeping on the ground. If I didn't need ground to walk on or measure resistance to, I think I could happily give it up.

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    A ENO double nest is listed as 9' 4" at their website. It's the longest one they make.

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    I am 6' 3" and most comfortable in my 11' hammock

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    I'm 5'9" and I just made a DIY that's right under 11' and I've never laid in something so comfortable

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    I'm 6'2" as well. The SBP is 10'6" and does me fine ( for now )

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