I've been reading a lot of hammock reviews, and every one seems to tout the "flat lay". When a new hammock hits the shelves, be it Lite Owl, Ridge Runner or what have you, it's invariably described as a flat lay, implying that what ever hammock the reviewer has previously used has not be as flat.
I'm surprised (and maybe I've just missed it) that there hasn't been some sort of attempt to quantify how "flat" the lay is.
It got me thinking.
I have a few home made hammocks, 1 store bought hammock and of course my bed (the standard to which many seem to compare their hammock). "Almost as comfortable as my bed" "I'd choose this over my bed". So I was messing about laying in my hammock and realized that I could tense up and force my body into a flat lay. Basically lift my butt by pushing down with my heels and my head. This lifted my butt about 4". I got into my bed and tensed up and lifted maybe 1/2" if at all. Tried it again in my 11' long home made snipe and got maybe 3" lift. Now I I'm I'm measuring with a tape measure right at my belt buckle. It's all bit un-scientific, but I'm getting what appear to be repeatable results.
Seems like if we could determine an amount of "lift" when talking about how flat the lay of a hammock is, perhaps it'd be more informative for when comparing the lay of one hammock to another.
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