I have been doing some experimenting ....
with odd dimensioned hammocks.
What is the shortest ridge line you've managed to lay comfortably in ?
I have found that in severely shortening the ridgeline, extreme hammock
width becomes a necessity. In turn you have to lay on a more severe
diagonal, 40+ degrees off axis. This does really weird things to gathered
end hammocks. I have been playing with old cotton king size bed sheets
and actually cutting away loose fabric while laying in the hammock.
Hopefully this will serve as a template later. amazingly sleeping in the
fetal positing is really comfortable this way.
I am down to a 78" structural ridgeline, in a hammock that is 100" long
and varies from 70 to 78" wide.
(i am 5ft 10") the sweet spot hits just past 45 deg when i swing my legs to
the diagonal. Its a nice side sleepers hammock.
I had a long nap in it and felt great. but first full night left me with
some torso twist and lower back pain.
still I think I am on to something. .... short and stubby super wide
hammocks could be the next big trend
anyone else play with really wide, short hammocks? Is there some secret
gathering and whipping technique to work with almost square pieces of fabric.
(sorry typo in my measuring. its corrected now just measured again)
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