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In my humble experience.... The online people are mostly jerks, the instore people are awesome. Unfortunately, I do most of my shopping online :(

It's really a shame because the other aspects of...

I think it's really shady that they told us all it starts at midnight, and then started early. The customer service lady basically told me "sorry for the miscommunication". Lol.. nice.

I asked...

I talked to customer service and they said "Due to the volume of discounts, we're making them throughout the day"

I said "so am I supposed to refresh my browser every few minutes and wait for the...

I went with the synmat 9 deluxe for $44. I'll try it.

Trying to look on the rosey side, a synthetic mat might be better should I get rained on or something.

That SUCKS! I talked to the sales associate who said the sale would start at 12:01 pacific. Then they decide to "get a head start". bogus.... very bogus.

That's wierd. The sale isn't on, but a handful of stuff that was .83 is now marked at half the price.

And gone already.. awesome. I get screwed.

HH a-sym backpacker is 100" x 65"
Claytor is 118" x 48"

Little longer, but more narrow.

Would the 9 deluxe be too much pad for a claytor jungle?

Ah.. Ya I was told that Claytor went back to the original design of including the pad sleeve after hearing all the negative feedback about sewing it all the way up. I didn't realize the original...

My pad pocket zipper broke the second time I used the hammock, the material is now ripping as well. I'm going to rig something up I think. It's the one weak spot in an otherwise perfect (for me at...

To be honest, no matter how I started the night off, I landed like you see in that picture :) Come to think of it, I did have a little knee discomfort each morning. I think with some more practice...

Man. Once you have these things figured out, they are COMFORTABLE!

I took my Claytor on a 7-day survival training in Michigan. I was, of course, the only one with a hammock. I am happy to say,...

I just toyed around with a ridgeline last night. I don't have anything at my house sturdy enough to hang my weight from, but I can hang the hammock just to see how it looks.

I'm digging the ridge...

Makes sense. I plan to go to an Amsteel Blue SLS as soon as I get home. I just can't get the shipping turned around by Saturday when I leave. So it's 15 pounds of webbing for me :) At least this...

I'm heading out on Saturday for a week-long trip and want to use my Claytor again. After some lessons learned from my first hang, I've redone the hammock and tarp supports so now I have this:
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My wife and I just got into geocaching. We have 11 finds so far. It's a lot of fun.

Ok, I have 20' of Amsteel blue 1/8" line and 100' of Pro Marlow 3mm line coming. I'm also going to play around with a 12" or so spreader bar in the hammock support channles. I figure I've got...

Ya I suppose with no spreader bar it quickly v'd out to 18ish or o inches. With a 12" spreader I'm sure I'd get my full 20" for the pad.

Weight doesn't overly concern me, as I'm used to carrying a 5+ lbs tent. Spread bars in the support channels would be spectacular! I'd cut them as wide as my sleeping pad and it should be just...

Hmm Here's my suspension now:
Hammock end with the channel through it
2' strapworks poly strap through that
Biner through the two ends of the 2' strap to hold them together
12' strapworks strap...

And it was.... interesting. First off, I chose a night that turned into a massive thunderstorm. Nothing like trial by fire. I was hoping to have a clear night for my first hang. I got terrential...

My replacement hammock showed up and it's perfect! Tom was an absolute pleasure to work with. I'm looking forward to trying the hammock out (hopefully tonight). I'm sure I'll have a "first hang"...

Dropping out as well. I will still most likely end up getting a spare tarp, but I'll just go directly to Tom like normal.

Thanks again to Neo and Tom. This was a great idea. We just need to do...

I fully understand Tom's situation. Lumping all the tarps together and shipping once allows him to bring the price down. If he has to ship them individually, he pays shipping every time. At $40...

I'll take 1 tarp to my home address. Thanks!

I'd be in for at least 1.

I've looked it over pretty well, and actually crawled inside it on my hands and knees, and I don't see any openings. Thanks for the advice though.

I'm sure Tom will make it right. If he does, he'll have earned a lot of business as well. I'm sort of the "hammock guinea pig" for my friends and family lol :)

I have an email in to Tom. Mistakes happen, I just hope it can be resolved.

Also, is it normal for them to come with stains on the body? Here's a picture:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o79/Noshtero/DSC03789.jpg

I can't find the opening for the "pad sleeve". I can feel that there are two layers of fabric, but I don't see the opening to slide the pad in.

I'm assuming I'm blind. Can someone help me out?
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Have you ever have park rangers make you take your hammock down? Perhaps because it "damages trees" or because of some safety regulation? I'm just curious.

I'm very new to hanging, in fact, I've never done it and my first hammock is shipping right now. It is a Claytor Jungle Hammock

There's no way I can afford an underquilt at this moment, so I'm...

I'm looking at structural ridgelines. Tell me if I have this right. You hang the hammock from it's support lines. Then above this you put the structural ridgeline, and attach the mosquito net to...

Hey all. With some good advice from Neo, I ordered my first hammock and chose the JH. I also have poly webbing and cinch buckles on the way after reading how most people change out the webbing on...

Actually... banking that my wife will dig this and want one too, I'll need 2 more real quick. I'll just go for it.

Wow, with a minimum purchase of 5 and $9 in shipping, those two cinch buckles end up costing $24. That's pretty steep. Is there a cheaper way to go?

Ok I picked up Strapworks Simple Straps. I got a pair of 12'ers and a pair of 2'ers. Now I just need to get a couple biners and 4 decending rings and I should be all set.

Ok, my Jungle Hammock is on the way.

If I read correctly, to make this quick and easy to hang I need a pair of 2' poly straps with 1" loops on each end to run through the hammock, and biners to...

Ok I'm convinced on the JH from Claytor. I need to peruse the Claytor forum, but what's this I see about everyone immediately swapping out all the suspension stuff? Tom ships these with bad ropes?...

It looks like it's a toss up in price between the Claytor jungle hammock and the HH Expedition ASYM with Hex Fly.

With that setup, will I need anything else? Pad, webbing, etc...?

Also, is the jungle hammock worth the extra money and weight over the expedition?

Ah, didn't even realize that was the Claytor. I see talk about Claytors here on the forums. He should change the website to Claytor Hammocks instead of Mosquito Hammocks. :)

Hey all. I'm completely new to this, but like most outdoors things, I'm willing to try anything once.

Here's my stats:
5'9"
180 lbs

I surely want a bug net and tarp. For now, I'm only...