Is that 400lbs. for a sl or a dl?... I was looking at some of the taffeta colors and saw they have dimensions up to 90" by 156" which would most likely be a great choice for a DIY hammock for a bigger personOriginally Posted by Eagle84
Is that 400lbs. for a sl or a dl?... I was looking at some of the taffeta colors and saw they have dimensions up to 90" by 156" which would most likely be a great choice for a DIY hammock for a bigger person
+1. This is excellent choices
It's not the boulders that throw us off balance, it's the pebbles beneath our feet
With all the new high-speed fabrics, I think your challenge will come from a hammocks length. With my WBBB's footbox, I can find myself with feet all the way in it, and my head not far from the ridgeline and gathered end. I'm with Zatch in the 6'2, 290lb range. Though I haven't tried many hammocks to be honest, I forsee myself going with the bb XLC when I pass the BB onto my daughter...in like 8 years
i just recently started using a hammock. I have a very cheap and very simple setup. eno double nest, rings, and webbing. I am 6'6" 240 and I have been very comfortable in my eno. The only problem i have had so far is a little knee pain, but a sweat shirt or small pillow for support under my knees seems to solve that problem.
i was wondering if big guys could hang too when i found this forum...
i made a double hammock design that has openings for a foam pad as well...
here is my sister and her husband (he weighs 250 and she weighs over 140)
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...ictureid=20985
6'6 250 I find my xlc to give me excellent comfort can sleep on my back or side.
I am 6'5" and 250# and I have no problems sleeping in my gt double. It's wide enough to get a good diagonal lay. I just updated the suspension to whoopies and ratchet straps to make it a little more professional and easy to use. Heck I have loaded 450lbs in it on stock suspension and no issues at all.
Cummins powered.
Gear: superfly tarp gt double hung from whoopies and an eno bug net.
WBBB XLC under a super fly
6' 4", 250lbs.... my WBBB double layer is great!! not too heavy, keeps me up...
tx,
Bill...
I 2nd an 11footer for big guys.
Same height here, just 40 lbs heavier, and I like my WBBB dbl 1.7 fine.
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