Originally Posted by
BillyBob58
Dingus, that was the exact same problem I had on my 1st night hammocking--- I would wake up during the night having slipped down to the foot end of the hammock much further than I had intended. This was with the hammock pitched perfectly level as close as I was able to tell, with confirmation from some friends. From my years of tent camping, I knew I didn't want the foot higher than the head! I didn't want my head downhill, so I was very careful to get a level pitch. So the next night I pitched with the foot end several inches higher than the head, and that was the end of that problem. I have experimented and I now set it even a bit higher than that night, on the foot end.
The other thing I have recently realized is, it seems that I am better able to get flat and more comfortable with more room on the foot end/less sleeping bag side compression, if I get pretty far up in the head end of the hammock(HHULAS Explorer with SS). When I sit back and pull my feet into the hammock, I grab the sides and scoot up a foot or so, then get a little diagonal. Then, with the foot higher than the head, I stay in place, my feet don't seem so high above my head , my knees don't seem as hyperextended and in need of a pad under them, and there is more room for my feet on the right side of the hammock. Side positions seem a little easier to pull off, also. This seems to work somewhat with my Speer also.
This is a recent discovery and I'm still experimenting with it. Does any one here have any experience/opinions on this "scoot pretty far to the head of the hammock" concept?
Bill