Quote Originally Posted by barbermike View Post

As for how it pleats near the end I'm not sure what that has do with anything but keep in mind this is not a gathered and whipped or knotty end. It has a channel end.
I suspect that the tendency of the hammock to pleat in so many small pleats is related to the absence of a few major ridges which make occupants uncomfortable. Just a theory or notion, and I may even be incorrect in how I read those photos and the multiplicity of ridges I see.

Gathered end hammocks include, in usage here, all but bridges. I have several Clarks, all have channels which I use, and they are all, to most, gathered end hammocks. The techniques of handling the ends, with or without channels, to maximize comfort, is a subject that has come up repeatedly, with some recommended, but without widespread recognition and adoption.