I have a Hennsey Expedtion asym zip, I have slept out in a couple times now, I have a feeling I am sleeping in it wrong, maybe it doesn't matter, anyone know
I have been using it so that the zipper entrance would be on my left side as I lay in the Hammock, Is this right?
Feet right head left and zipper on your left side.
Like this.
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I do it the same way. it may be the way you're hanging it from the tree?Originally Posted by OutandBack
I have been using this hammock since 2010 and have slept in it both ways with no problems. Try having your head end a little lower then the foot end, it will feel more comfortable and you won't be sliding down.
The text book lay for the HH exp is zipper right feet right head left. The instructions are on the bag
Really the zipper is not right by your head? You have to reach up over the wall of fabric to get to the zipper pull?
Sorry OP looks like my advice was wrong.
I always laid in a HH exp like OutandBack described with zipper left. I happen to have one set up on the balcony right now, and can confirm directions indeed say zipper right, feet right, head left. Having tried both ways it appears it works equally well either orientation to accommodate a predominantly left or right hand side sleeper. A nap almost snuck up on me it was so comfortable.
It shipped with the double zipper at the official "foot end", but it is easy to slide both zippers to the intended head end and reach them easily from the head left position.
I have yet to figure out what all the extra O-rings, and mitten hooks connected by a length of shock cord are for that come inside the hammock. The ridgeline organizer and mitten hooks on the ridgeline are easy to figure out, but there are a couple other attachment points and pieces of hardware that leave me scratching my head.
Last edited by DanglingModifier; 01-03-2015 at 18:07.
I believe that cord is for holding a pad in place if need be. i use the o-ring as a ref point on my shoulder position. The text book on this is to have the o-ring between your shoulder and your elbow. i find it most comfortable close to my elbow which requires about a 6 inch lift on the foot end.
If your talking about the thin bungee cord on the O ring with a glove hook on the other end, that is to pull up and over the bug net and then clips to the outside O ring to hold the netting out of the way. Don't feel bad most of us here had questioned it's purpose when we saw it. That said, I have never got into mine with the zipper on my right. I'll have to do that and see how the lay feels.
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
― Albert Einstein
The O-rings with toggles about half way down are where you mount the under pad for the SuperShelter.
For me, the left side is around my left kindey or so and the right side one is mid-calf or so.
The shock cord and mitten hooks pull out the sides of the main hammock and attach to the tarp in order to keep it snugged up.
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