Footbox on both sides?

[OutandBack]

OP you could try a hammock like the Tree to Tree Trail Gear Switchback.
It has no head end, left or right lay requires no footbox and to top it off 0 calfridge pressure.
You don't need to raise the foot end higher so you can switch from right to left lay and even change your head end if the view is better.
There is also no wall of fabric in your face. The hang angle is very forgiving. I've had a perfect night sleep with 20-35 degrees.



IMO the only con to this hammock is the weight do to the very large net that can't be removed.

[hutzelbein]

Tying this back to the OP's question... I think you should try adding a 'footbox' to both sides, maybe even all 4 sides! Attaching it to a net or topper (either no-see-um or fabric) and using a full length zipper like the XLC or the DH could make for a nice flat lay, no matter what sleeping position you choose. Otherwise, attaching the footbox to the hammock itself would create too much stress on the material getting in and out, as Boston noted.

I don't want to keep the OP from trying (and hopefully posting about it), but I strongly doubt that 4 footboxes or even 2 footboxes on the same end (either head or foot) would achieve a good lay. The reason why the footbox works so well is that it creates a channel. By adding another footbox directly opposite, I think you would cancel this out, because the fabric needs to spread on the opposite side. My guess is, if you would do 4 footboxes, you would get a ridge in the middle (because this would be the longest part of the hammock that is taking all of the weight) and the sides would slightly fall away left and right.

[hutzelbein]

OP you could try a hammock like the Tree to Tree Trail Gear Switchback.
It has no head end, left or right lay requires no footbox and to top it off 0 calfridge pressure.
You don't need to raise the foot end higher so you can switch from right to left lay and even change your head end if the view is better.
There is also no wall of fabric in your face.

How does it do that? I'm intrigued.

[Snowball]

How does it do that? I'm intrigued.

+1
I finished a Streamliner look alike hammock with some mods this weekend and I have to lift my legs for the feet to go over the edge. The cat-cut is 4 ¾”. I won’t say it’s impossible get the feet’s over the edge in your sleep but I think it will take some skills

I was convinced a bug net was more or less mandatory in Lapland? An integrated bug net would solve your problem.