Had a hennessy, Is Speer better?

[MacEntyre]

I met Ed after buying a Hennessy. If I had met Ed first, I would have a Speer hammock, a Snugfit UQ and a couple of Speer tarps.

However, I have no complaints with my HH, especially after adding the 2Q/ZQ #2 Mod Bugnet Zipper to make it a top loader, a GuideGear camo tarp to replace the stock tarp, and rings to work with the cut suspension lines using a garda hitch. Oh, yes, there's a stuff sack on the suspension line now, too.

- MacEntyre

[fin]

I met Ed after buying a Hennessy. If I had met Ed first, I would have a Speer hammock, a Snugfit UQ and a couple of Speer tarps.

However, I have no complaints with my HH, especially after adding the 2Q/ZQ #2 Mod Bugnet Zipper to make it a top loader, a GuideGear camo tarp to replace the stock tarp, and rings to work with the cut suspension lines using a garda hitch. Oh, yes, there's a stuff sack on the suspension line now, too.

- MacEntyre

So Mac, it's not really a Hennessy anymore with all those mods, is it? I mean, once you mod it so much, it isn't recognizable as one anymore, other than the basic lay - which is nice - a very comfy hammock. If 2Q's wife had been doing the mod when I owned mine, I may have kept it!

[MacEntyre]

So Mac, it's not really a Hennessy anymore with all those mods, is it?

Should I call it a Heresy?

The SuperShelter is unmodified... except for a Gossamer Gear Thinlite CCF pad for really cold weather, and a space blanket, and a KickAss Quilt that goes over or under the undercover, and an Army surplus poncho that is my windy weather overcover.

[Cannibal]

Who wants a 'stock' hammock anyway?

[BillyBob58]

But even a bad day in a Hennessey is better than a good day on the ground. .........

Well said!

[fin]

Should I call it a Heresy?

YES - I LOVE THAT! Excellent!

The SuperShelter is unmodified... except

EXCEPT! The hallmark of the DIY gear addict! Welcome to the club!

[DougTheElder]

The combination of a Speer and a SnugFit is hard to beat...it's effective, simple, and hard to beat. I have a couple of HH's, a BB, and a Speer...can't say that any one is my favorite for all situations, but for quick and simple the Speer/SnugFit has me down and out in a flash.

[hikingjer]

Hennessey is the most common "gateway drug" of the hammock community. A lot of people start with a Hennessey, then move on to more "satisfying" hammocks. Some people are content with the "hang" they get from their Hennessey, and never experiment further. But even a bad day in a Hennessey is better than a good day on the ground.

I prefer a Speer over a Hennessey and would rather support Ed, but that is because Ed's a good and interesting person and I've never met Tom.

I met Tom while I was at work. It was the week after I used my new HH on a weekend backpacking trip. He was nice and it was really cool to talk about hammocking.

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IMO, the HH is for early summer right after the snow melts off when the clouds of mosquitoes come out. I don't like the HH bottom slit. The top loader gets whipped out after most of the bugs are gone.