Spent last night in the back yard in the HH. I wanted to get a feel for how it felt in there with humidity and rain. Forcasts were for a 68*low with sporatic rain (hurricane Bill barreling up the coast) and high humidity.
It was a little sticky in there until about 1am partly due to the fact that I had the fly set up for the expected rain. Other than that, no problems. Even though I was sweating there was zero condensation in the hammock and the 2 fleece bag liners, one for under/one for a quilt, remained dry and kept me more than comfortable.
I also experimented with cord and a couple Nalgenes as rain catchers. They worked pretty well but can certainly be improved.
The only real issue I had all night is that I would slowly slide to the bottom of the hammock. I got out and tried to re-adjust the foot end of the hammock around midnight but I guess I didn't raise it enough. I was plenty comfortable and slept very well but I would end up with my butt right over the birth canal. This also didn't cause a problem until I tried to push myself back towards the top of the hammock. When I did, I'd put pressure on the birth canal, it would open, and my butt would fall through along with some of my bedding (breech birth?). It only happened twice but it led me to believe that my set-up, specifically the height of tree huggers, was less than perfect.
Which leads me to the point of the thread (not too soon for most of you, I'm sure). Is there a rule of thumb for tree hugger height: head side vs. foot side? I think I remember reading somewhere in the forum that someone prefered the foot suspension 12" above the head suspension. I sure there is an element of personal preference here but, for those hangers that have been at this for awhile, what do you prefer? I noticed there was a lot of unusable hammock (HH explorer UL) above my head. Where should the head side of the birth canal opening meet the body? At my feet, knees, thigh, or was I where I was supposed to be (butt at head side of birth canal opening)? I hope this isn't too confusing.
Two breech births in one night! Worst than a long night at work. TIA -John
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