Originally Posted by
Rug
Around 3 weeks ago I ordered my HH in digital camo (for stealth camping), after 10 days my hammock arrived but to my dismay I got the wrong one. So I called and informed them of the problem, they said "No problem, sorry for the hassle. Send us the other one back, tell us how much it cost, and we will refund that to your credit card.
Fast forward to today, and my new hammock arrived in the mail. So out i went looking for some trees to hang to. After arriving at the local park, I strong out my hammock, placed the biners on the huggers (above head height), and tied the hammock to the biners. (I have a question about the knot I used that I will post later.)
Every review that I read online warned me about rope stretch so I was expecting it, but I never could have imagined the stretch would be that bad! The bottom of the hammock was at belly-button level, when I sat down, I almost hit the ground! There was about 3" of clearance between me and the grass. I had to roll over onto my front and crawl backwards out of the hammock! I could not stop laughing. So I got out, moved the huggers up higher (now ~7.5' off the ground), and tried sitting. Big improvement. The trees were about 17' apart.
Lessons learnt:
1) Tie the huggers as high as I can reach.
2) The tie-outs are necessary (it felt rather claustrophobic with the netting/hammock loosely piled around my head.)
3) Snake skins are very awesome.
Questions:
When using it in 'chair-mode' should there be a lot of tension on the mesh/netting?
When using it in 'chair-mode' should there be enough free room to lay on top, or should I only lay out inside the hammock?
I used a variation on the hennesy knot on the biners (the biners connect the support ropes to the huggers). It reminded me of the figure-8 lashings that boats use. It was secure, easy to remove, and didn't slip. Can I keep using it, or should I use a more 'official' knot/lashing that has been posted about before?
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