Little Shop of Hammocks reviews?

**Fishbite** · 01-31-2016, 23:03

Has anyone purchased a hammock from Little Shop of Hammocks? If so, how did you like it? I am looking at his flecktarn model and he has been great at answering all my questions. Also the Canadian exchange rate of s 30% off. Still, this would be my fourth hammock and it needs to be a great one before I make a purchase.

Thank you for any input.

**Dutch** · 02-01-2016, 10:36

All my gear from James has been top notch. I look at all the stitching and go over every seam. His designs are solid. All my professional dealings with him have been excellent.
But then I am biased as a closet Canadian.

**paulw** · 02-01-2016, 10:43

got a flextarn top quilt from james a while back, love it workmanship is 1st class,and with your usd $ vs the cad $ you will be getting a great deal indeed

**BigRed77** · 02-01-2016, 11:02

I have the Warrior 1.9 Multicam. I love it. Used it bout 7 nights now. Probably end up selling my 11' Multicam Black Bird. He is great to do business with. I plan on buying one of his UQ in the future. I'm 6'5' 240 for reference. BigRed77

**jonnyrockets** · 02-01-2016, 12:04

This may be my first post here - not sure. lol - I'm a lurker on forums, but I had to chime in to support my fellow Canadian and Saskatoonian?? ( I don't know if that's a thing. )

Anyway - I have purchased 3 hammocks from James. 1 was a long time ago, doesn't have a bugnet, but lots of bells and whistles. Then now 2 of his Warrior model. They are amazing. My first is a purple unit that I didn't know would handle my weight or not - Really neat soft feeling fabric - Maybe James can chime in and tell you what it was. Anyway, It could hold me and my son, Equal to over 320 pounds easy with gear. I recently bought a flecktarn Warrior, which is wider, and wow - what a difference! My son now will get to use the purple one. Like Dutch said above - the seams and sewing are top notch, the little details are great. He even did some custom work for me with one of my goof ball suggestions for more color. There's triangle at the top corners, I asked if I can have them different colors. No problem! he even took pics of different colors by the Flecktarn for me to help decide.

I also have 2 tarps from him, 1 heavy PU coated custom, and a very light Silnylon unit I haven't used yet - But again, looks tough as nails.

2 underquilts - both 3/4 length, both Synthetic Climasheild - Tested down to 37 F by my son and I. Toasty warm! ( I don't see 3/4 on his site currently, so maybe custom? )

Anyway - He's listened to many of my stupid beginner questions, We've become friends and he let my son and I tag along on an off road camping overnighter with him last fall. HIGHLY recommend his gear.

**jonnyrockets** · 02-01-2016, 12:20

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All of these camping pics are when I was using purple, my son a cheap green hammock - 1st trip only had one underquilt - then got another. Man - what a huge difference between that and a sleeping mat. The pic with 3 hammocks - the single is James, and his tarp is wrapped up in Snakeskins - that's high on my list now - seeing how fast setup and teardown was. Also a pic of my new hammock I haven't got to camp in yet - I'm going to love getting rid of that stupid extra ridgeline for Thomas's hammock and also having it spread out nice - Thomas has gotten a mosquito bite or 2 through the bugnet on his old hammock.

Oh - and here's one of the pics he sent me while working on it to show me how the colors looked! And a Shot of the PU coated tarp I got from him all Battened down for the rainy night ahead. THis was my frist time out in hammocks - I'm scatterbrained at the best of times - so this is 2 tarps - one under this covering more of the back side / my sons side. I ended up adding a 3rd smaller tarp in the night as it was quite rainy and windy and blowing a little in. Learned a lot since then. Tarp was way too high for a rainy / windy night.

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edit : I see that the 3rd ( orange) tarp was already added in photo.

**Fishbite** · 02-01-2016, 17:06

Thank you for all the feedback! I just purchased a Warrior Hammock from Little Shop of Hammocks. I must say that James at Little Shop of Hammocks is outstanding at customer service and answered all my questions in my quest for the perfect hammock, which are not easy questions.

Thanks!

**BigRed77** · 02-01-2016, 18:40

You want be sorry! BigRed77

**mm53bar** · 02-01-2016, 22:11

James is fantastic to deal with. I've been really happy with both his work and his customer service.

**Bluknu** · 02-09-2016, 22:48

Many thanks to James for the amazing customer service and for very patiently putting up with my newbie questions.

My beautiful olive 11' HyperD hammock with cinch buckle suspension arrived today and looks first class. I cannot wait to get out and have a little hang in it.

Thanks again James and for the little extras you threw in as well.