buy a Hennessy Explorer Deluxe all-in-one package and start hanging rather than spending all your time trying to decide what to purchase
Hmmm for 199.95 that includes everything.......hmmmmmmm Had not thought of HH before.
buy a Hennessy Explorer Deluxe all-in-one package and start hanging rather than spending all your time trying to decide what to purchase
Hmmm for 199.95 that includes everything.......hmmmmmmm Had not thought of HH before.
Last edited by NarlocB; 09-06-2012 at 09:03.
I started with a GT SB Pro and a Kelty 12. I slept very comfortably in the SBPro for about 70 nights before I moved into a WBBB. I used the Noah 12 for several months before I went to a custom silnylon and more recently to a Cuben tarp.
If you get the GT, you will want to upgrade the suspension, but just buy some whoopie slings and tree straps. If you get any WB hammock, you will not need to upgrade the suspension. Either stock option with the Blackbird or a traveler are just fine. You may eventually want to change it out, but unlike the Grand Trunk, it is not necessary.
Just my 2˘.
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Do you mean these???
http://www.tableclothsfactory.com/Bl...nk_117_blk.htm
will these hold up a big guy???
In regards to the Tablecloths holding up a big guy the answer is Yes. I'm 240 lbs and me, my wife and our 5yr old Boxer were in one with not problems. Granted he did not stay in it long, maybe 30min. The combined weight was around 420 lbs. This is my go to hammock, and you can outfit the family with hammocks very inexpensively, especially if they are only hanging in the backyard or overnighters.
Except the link you posted is for the round table cloth. You want the rectangle 60x126, 90x132 or 90x156. (I use the 60x126 but I'm a short build)
http://www.tableclothsfactory.com/ta...shes-s/132.htm
http://www.tableclothsfactory.com/category-s/149.htm
Last edited by RockIsland; 09-06-2012 at 11:59. Reason: add links
I made a double-layer tableclothfactory hammock that probably has the weight capacity to hold a small elephant. At $12.99 a tablecloth, you can save your greenbacks for insulation, tarps and bugnets. I wish the tablecloth hammocks were around when I started out hammock camping.
That's what I did. I was so much simpler. I was ready to go for $200 plus it came with free snake skins. Only thing you might do afterwards is tweak your suspension alittle. But over all the HH explorer Deluxe Side Zip was a great choice.
Think about it, by time you buy all the individual items from various sites the shipping is gonna kill you. WB makes a good hammock but its gonna run you alittle more in cost. Its up to you how you want to do it.
I recommend buying a all-in-one kit. That way you have one solid setup. After that start DIYing a new setup or buying parts of other setups. But first get one solid setup complete.
That's what I did as well, buying a HH Expedition Asym Zip for $159.95. I simply couldn't deal with the information overload. At the rate I was going (months of research), I was never going to make a decision about any gear. Once I got my Hennessy, I could lie in my hammock and continue to explore options without any pressure. My only regret was that I didn't get the larger HH Hex tarp.
They have been rated up to 400lbs by papasmurf, who uses these for his danger birds...I am ordering one within the next week from amazon.
People have reported them ripping through, but if you check your tablecloth and find any holes or thin spots, you may have to get another and use the first cloth as intended. Don't let this discourage you though, it seems like a fairly abnormal thing.
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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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