Exped Ergo hammock: Looks intresting

[Varg]

Hi,

I saw this hammock and was suprised. Very intresting form


Anyone has any experience?

Dries

[gmcttr]

A few previous posts here.

[VictoriaGuy]

Hi,

I saw this hammock and was surprised. Very interesting form

Anyone has any experience?

Dries

That's what I use - some of my posts are in the search results that gmcttr linked.

My review of the Ergo Combi

If you use the 'Search' function here at HammockForum (see the top of this page) and just search on the words 'Exped Ergo' you will get to a similar list as with the Google search.

Exped hammocks aren't very popular with Hammock Forum users, for a few reasons that I can see:
The Ergo is probably not a good choice for folks over 6' tall or so, and over 200 lbs (and there seem to be a lot of HF folks outside those limits).
The Ergo Combi is considered to be expensive
The Exped products aren't from the USA.
Most folks here are concentrating on the 'gathered end' hammocks and the variations of those ('bridge' hammocks), and the Ergo is unique (and patented).
The Ergo is, so far, too challenging/difficult for DIY enthusiasts.

[WV]

The Ergo is, so far, too challenging/difficult for DIY enthusiasts.

Speak for yourself.

When it first came out, somebody on HF accused Exped of stealing my idea. (They didn't - arrived at it independently, and besides there are some significant differences.) It is challenging and difficult, but that can be said of a lot of DIY projects that HF members have tackled successfully.

[VictoriaGuy]

Speak for yourself.

Sorry, WV!

I thought your hammock was a 90 degree hammock?
If you've worked out an Ergo 'clone' you should definitely send me a link to the details!
I thought I'd seen most of the 'Ergo-like' efforts with all the searching I've done.

[WV]

VG,
Just foolin' with you. You're right, my 90° hammock isn't quite the same as the Ergo (roughly 45°, I think, though the picture looks like 60°) but there are more similarities than differences.
David