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    Senior Member TATO's Avatar
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    Looking for a Bridge Hammock and Tarp

    Looking to put my wife in a bridge hammock. She has been testing my gathered end hammocks and can't stay comfortable for more than a couple of hour due to the shoulder squeeze.

    Also needing a tarp for her setup.

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    I thought "sholder squeeze" was one of the drawbacks of he bridge design. I may be wrong, but my DIY bridge (based off of the grizz bridges) has some squeeze that my gathered ends don't. May want to look into it.

    ETA: Sorry, I just realised this was in the WTB section. I'm not used to it being available on tapatalk.
    Last edited by packeagle; 06-05-2013 at 23:18.

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    Looking for a Bridge Hammock and Tarp

    I've never been in a bridge. I may be thinking wrong then. Will post te question in the appropriate plae to get some input. Thanks.
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    Yeah, I'm 6'3" and 260 and I don't get shoulder squeeze from my gathered ends but did when I tried a bridge. Hard to believe your wife would get squeeze if I didn't, maybe the setup wasn't right or she wasn't diagonal?

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    I get mild squeeze, but I'm able to alleviate it better in a gathered end by getting into multiple sleeping positions for short periods of time (always end up on my back). Same thing happened in the RR, but I never could get comfy in any position other than on my back.
    "I wonder if anyone else has an ear so tuned and sharpened as I have, to detect the music, not of the spheres, but of earth, subtleties of major and minor chord that the wind strikes upon the tree branches. Have you ever heard the earth breathe... ?"
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    I had the same problem. Kept getting a sore shoulder, neck and sometimes leg in the gathered end hammock, until I made a 90" wide x 11' long table cloth hammock. The only problem I have now is keeping my blanky and pillow where they belong. Because your legs and head are higher than ur butt, mine eventually end up bunched up under my butt in a few hours.
    You can get 90" w Tablecloth material here > http://www.tableclothsfactory.com/category-s/149.htm

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    I don't get any shoulder squeeze in the RidgeRunner. It is a mighty fine hammock. I think your wife will love it.
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    Looking for a Bridge Hammock and Tarp

    Thanks, Gonna order a tablecloth and see if that helps her. Might even throw an extra one in for me 😉
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    My wife prefers my Ridge Runner over my Blackbird. She says it's just more comfortable and has a better view.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Traverson View Post
    My wife prefers my Ridge Runner over my Blackbird. She says it's just more comfortable and has a better view.
    Quote Originally Posted by BajaHanger View Post
    I don't get any shoulder squeeze in the RidgeRunner. It is a mighty fine hammock. I think your wife will love it.
    Big +1 to both of these. The Ridgerunner is a GREAT hammock with very little shoulder squeeze (if any) compared to other bridges.
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