Hammock nirvana!

**Alan** · 02-07-2011, 19:40

Originally Posted by cataraftgirl

Is the SB a gathered end hammock? It looks like it from the pictures. Is it a whipped end, or a end channel? I'm trying to figure out if an end channel -vs - a whipped end has anything to do with the calf ridge thing?????
KJ

Channel end.
My Trek Light is also channel end and I don't get the calf ridge in it, either.

**Alan** · 02-07-2011, 19:42

Seemingly the same shot over and over again...but I was moving in different positions and flipped end to end to try it that way, too. Doesn't matter which way I lay in it - no calf ridge for me.

**MAD777** · 02-07-2011, 19:48

Originally Posted by ^shane^

Dang... that was quick.
How does the hammock hang without the net spreader bars? Could you go that way 100% of the time? (thinking backpacking)

I'm planning on leaving the arrowshafts at home and picking up a couple of (fairly straight) twigs at the campsite. Next morning at breakfast, those twigs become part the fuel for the woodburning stove

**pizza** · 02-07-2011, 21:18

Very nice. Looks comfy!

**Alan** · 02-07-2011, 21:26

It must be my lucky day.
I headed up to my local Gander Mountain to buy some cheap aluminum arrows. Turns out, all they had were carbon shaft. Yeah, they would work...but at $15 bucks for 3 youth practice arrows?

I walked over to the indoor archery shop in the store and talked to Doug. Asked him if he had any scrap shafts. He found two aluminum shaft arrows, cut the fletching off, and handed them to me. I asked how much and he said it was "on the house".

(Shout out to Doug and the other fine folks at Gander Mountain in Spring!
You guys rock!)

Came home, cut them down to 22", used a Dremel to smooth out the cut ends, and installed them on the netting on my new Switchback.

Wow!

Worked like a champ.

**MrTiles** · 02-07-2011, 22:13

very nice. hard to go wrong with TTTgear...

**millarky** · 02-07-2011, 23:12

All hail the mighty (comfy) SB

**^shane^** · 02-08-2011, 07:22

Okay... I believe

... now hit me with specs.

Yours is a 1.9 double. Need weight info on the hammock and whoopies (don't need the weight of the straps) when you get a chance. Or just compare to your WBBB - is it close to the same weight?

When they introduced the Switchback they were offering a 1.1 double. I know the SB light hiker is a 1.1 double, but I want the bigger hammock. Does anyone know if a 1.1 double Switchback is an option? (Again, thinking weight for backpacking.)

**Alan** · 02-08-2011, 07:58

Shane,

Unfortunately, I don't have a scale that will precisely measure weights of small items like this so I won't be much help there.

I'm sure either Dale or John can provide weight specs on the hammock.

I don't have a 1.7 DL WBBB any longer so I can't compare it to that but I will say the SB is heavier than my 1.1 SL WBBB, but that's a no-brainer.