Depends on how much you want to curl. If you want to go fetal, you'll need a wide gathered end hammock. But with your legs moderately straight, you don't lay on your side across a ridge in a bridge.
It is possible to make a light DIY one. The JRB BMBH is built for abuse, and weighs it. The key differential in comparing bridge hammock weight and gathered end weight is the spreader bars. If you don't have to count them because they are dual use hiking poles, then coming in lighter than a WBBB is easy---there's a lot less material involved. Carry dedicated spreader bars....well, there's 10 ounces right there.
MedicineMan had a set of custom fiber poles made for his BMBH, might have been these folks that did it. It lowered the weight by 3-4 ounces and lowered his bank account by $300-$400
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