Well, I've slept in a lot of hammocks, I don't think I'm sacrificing anything with my hammock LOL. I think some folks equate big with comfortable. Some folks also think quilts are more comfortable than pads, but some of us also think the other way. I won't try to convince anyone that their hammock is less comfortable than mine either.The only sacrifice I think I may be making is durability...
Anyhow, my current hammock is an experiment. It is very light and has some tricks I'm playing with to keep it comfortable. I won't try and push anyone to any design. But if you are willing to DIY, which you seem to be, then I would say don't buy any hammock. Make one. I slept in Hennessy Hammocks for years, but I was about to start an AT thru-hike in January and realized I didn't need all that bug protection and stuff when the bugs were months away. I spent about $12-$14 on my hammock that weighed about 12 ounces with the lines on it - but no tree straps. It worked great for 800+ miles.
For your height and weight I would recommend going with some rip-stop nylon and sewing your own hammock. I'd start with about 4 yards x 60" and hem it, then add suspension. If you do the math, that would be about 6.67 square yards. If you make it out of 1.9 then the material would be about 12.67 ounces. That is plenty hammock for anyone. Then you can try "shortening" the hammock by moving the suspension up the hammock body until you hit where it isn't comfortable anymore. For me this is about 3 yards and I am also 5'8", but I've also tweaked my hammock body a little for the 9' to work. My hammock from my thru-hike attempt was 10' long if that helps. Then you can also try sewing the body so it isn't as wide, my hammock is about 48" wide, but again it is tweaked some with a footbox and shoulder curtain I'm playing with. On my thru I kept it at about 60".
Now my first DIY hammock was made with the $2 a yard remnants sold at the local wal-mart. I just found some ripstop nylon that looked strong enough and comfortable enough to lay on. I highly recommend doing something like this for your first DIY project so you don't order some expensive stuff, play with it, and take a chance screwing it up before you find what you like. There is even a good chance you can make the first one with remnant material work exactly as you want it too.
To get instructions, I found Just Jeff's site the perfect place to get a start:
http://www.tothewoods.net/HomemadeHammock1.html
Everything I needed to know to sew my first hammock was here.
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