Newbie Question

**wirerat99** · 10-07-2013, 19:17

Slept in my hammock for the first time last night. Only made it until about 2 am. I woke up with a lot of pain in my shoulders. And today my collar bone and neck are sore. The hammock is an Eno Double, I did pretty good at getting flat with a diagional lay. Though I am a pretty big guy 6'3" 325lbs and I have really wide shoulders. No matter how I tried to adjust I couldn't stop the squeeze happening on my shoulders. Other than that I was very comfortable. I was thinking tonight I would try to put a pad under my shoulders. Any other suggestions? I would love some feedback on how to get a little more comfortable. Just FYI I am hanging in the house with just some blankets on top. Thanks for the help.
Joe

**f k** · 10-07-2013, 19:52

I had the same problem when I first started. Now I am not close to your size. I am 5'8" and 150 lbs, but I found that if I get the nice comfortable flat lay on the diagonal then just roll a little to one side I don't wake up sore.

**Sidewinder** · 10-07-2013, 20:00

play around with the hang angle and sag of the hammock. also a longer hammock might be more comfortable at your height.

S

**Debi Jaytee** · 10-07-2013, 20:06

make absolutely sure that your head end is hanging lower than your foot end. I learned this the sore neck way.

**f k** · 10-07-2013, 20:06

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

play around with the hang angle and sag of the hammock. also a longer hammock might be more comfortable at your height.

S

Good point, I forgot that I also put the head end lower than the foot after reading on here that helps. It did seem to help.

**wirerat99** · 10-07-2013, 20:21

Thanks for the tips ill give it a try. It does seem like I need a longer hammock, I am realy pushing this to the limit it seems to get flat
Joe

**ClayTurner** · 10-07-2013, 20:53

When you find your optimal hang angle/sag you can put a ridgeline on it to get the same setup everytime. You can also use a string level on your ridgeline to help zero in your setup. After a while you will probably just eyeball it, but these tools can help you dial it in.