My JRB Bear Mountain arrived on Tuesday, but I had to take He-Dino to the doctor immediately after it arrived - both Dinos have been pretty sick and east TN has been windy, damp and cold. I finally was able to get out in the backyard yesterday for a test hang.
Wow, is this hammock comfortable. I used my Big Agnes insulated air mattress and a down comforter from one of my guest rooms (didn't want to drag out a hiking quilt) Info about comforter: filled with 17 oz of 600 fill power down / queen size/ doubled... laid in the hammock for a couple of hours, took an afternoon nap and was toasty - woke up because I was too hot... was able to move around pretty much like I was on a narrow cot. The temp was 42 F with intermittent winds at 5 to 10 MPH
My neighbors appeared disappointed... they are accustomed to much more entertainment when I exit a hammock. For those who don't know me, I have some mobility issues that make exiting a hammock extremely difficult and my neighbors are accustomed to scenes like the one described in this thread. JRB supplied me with an extra overhead webbing strap (deemed the "handicapped strap") to use to assist me in exiting the hammock. The design of this hammock is especially suited for this addition and I would recommend it to anyone who has trouble rising from a seated position due to back or leg weakness or hip or knee problems.
I will sleep in the hammock overnight in my backyard as soon as I'm over the current bronchitis and sinus infection and give y'all a report. I'll be trying it out with a Ridgerest CCF pad and a Thermarest Prolite 3 in the near future.
I've also started the design for additional 'wings' to our 10' x 12' silnylon tarp so two dinos can hang together similar to the way Ed & Karen Speer do. Eventually, I want to design a two-person tarptent for hammocks similar to the single versions current offered by both JRB and Speer.
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Originally Posted by Frolicking Dino
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