whats your hang?

**johnnyquest** · 10-03-2007, 13:01

im curious, how close to the ground do you hang? i like to be up 3 or so feet, just wondered what most folks do...

**angrysparrow** · 10-03-2007, 13:27

For me it depends on the situation.

If I am just using the hammock as a lounger around camp, I usually have it pretty low. Or, if it's cold I'll also have it low along with the tarp down around it. If it's nice out, though, I like to hang pretty high up (waist level, maybe).

I have been a little more cautious, though, when I'm hanging above terrain that might injure me if I were to fall out. In that kind of situation, I hang as low as reasonably possible.

**headchange4u** · 10-03-2007, 13:58

I like to hang so that my feet can tough the ground if I am sitting on the edge of the hammock, probably about 8" from the ground.

**Hooch** · 10-03-2007, 14:12

When I'm in my hammock, usually I am about 12-18" off the deck when I'm laying down. That's a good comfortable height for me. It makes for easy loading and unloading of the hammock as well as not giving me too far to fall in the case of failure.

**Miguel** · 10-03-2007, 14:13

I hang it where it's easy to sit in and get out of with little effort. If it's too low it's much more difficult to remove yourself. After I sit in it I like to be at the height of your average chair.

Miguel

**FanaticFringer** · 10-03-2007, 15:37

Originally Posted by headchange4u

I like to hang so that my feet can tough the ground if I am sitting on the edge of the hammock, probably about 8" from the ground.

With my Treklight double, that closely resembles me. Tons of sag.

**Cannibal** · 10-03-2007, 16:11

Totally depends on my mood and where I'm hangin. Sometimes I like a low-rider and other times I like a monster truck. I'll tell ya this much; for two or three weeks after my first fall; I went low, low, low, low, low.

**johnnyquest** · 10-03-2007, 16:58

FIRST fall??????

**Quoddy** · 10-03-2007, 17:10

In my short experience I've found that I like to be able to just reach the ground with my feet while still sitting somewhere between the center and front-center of the hammock. Any lower and I have to struggle to stand up. Any higher and I struggle to get my feet to touch the ground.

**Cannibal** · 10-03-2007, 17:12

Originally Posted by johnnyquest

FIRST fall??????

If you’re gonna be stupid, you'd better be tough.

The first one was a real fall due to negligence on my part. The following falls have all been tests and have usually been the result of a simple oversight. The difference being I knew I was testing and had the appropriate padding beneath. I might be a slow learner, but I do learn.