I would never bunk either. I like my hammock a minimum 18 inches off the ground, and I've done the math - it'll be hard to get in that second hammock without a ladder (and forget that video - I'm not doing anything like that!). All my hammocks have ridgelines so it's not like I could hang a hammock bunk above me easily. Many hammocks with integrated bugnets (the only kind of hammocks you're looking at) come with built-in ridgelines, so it's not like you can disconnect the ridgeline. Besides, the bugnet usually rests on the ridgeline, so if you disconnect the ridgeline the bugnet sags in your face.
So to hang two hammocks bunk style, my bottom hammock will take up 54 inches vertically (I measured the hammock hanging in my office for an example, floor to ridgeline). Add another hammock above it, with 12" clearance between the two, and the tarp will have to be hung 54" plus 54" plus 12", or ten feet (120 inches) above the ground.
Do I really want my hammock ridgeline 10 ft. off the ground? Not much side coverage for sure!
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