Yukon hammock stretch?

[weaver2469]

I took my wife out for her first hammock camping experience. It was a great weekend. There wasn't much chance of rain, so we decided to try two hammocks from the same trees, with just one tarp over us. If it rained sideways, we would have gotten wet, but we took a chance and it worked out great. (i had a backup tarp just in case).

Anyway, I put her in my WBBB and I slept in my Yukon netless that I got on Woot. I hung them at the same height. By morning, I was a full hammock height below her. (at least 8-10 inches). My suspension was the cinch buckles that originally came on my WBBB, so I don't think it was suspension. The only explanation left is my hammock material stretched. Is this common with parachute-type hammocks? Or maybe it was because the hammock only cost $19.99. As it turns out, it is easier to get a good diagonal lay when you are a little staggered like that, so I didn't really mind, but I was wondering what you thought about the cause for the lowering.

[Dos]

I use mine indoors, and have never had a stretch.

[OSULumberjack]

Mine feels like it stretches a little with use, but what you describe sounds like more stretch than I see. Did the cinch buckles slip a bit?

[Zilla]

I have slept in a yukon, we own 4-5 of them, just could not pass up the woot deal and i am over 300 lbs and have never had any stretch in any of ours, i dont know if it matters but we throw our hammocks in a pillow case and wash them in the washer machine when we first get them ,let roll around on a cool cycle in the dryer with a softener sheet and hang dry the rest of the way if that hels with stretching i am not sure

[BroChaos]

i'm not an expert on hammock stretch by any means (and i have heard the exact opposite stated before as well) but i would agree that this parachute style (nylon) hammock does seem slightly stretchier than my other hammocks (WBT and tablecloth).

i also have the same cinch buckles, and the only time i've ever had them slip was when i secured them with the wrong end of the strap.

Mine feels like it stretches a little with use, but what you describe sounds like more stretch than I see. Did the cinch buckles slip a bit?

[quball101011]

I got the netted one and I think there is a little stretch but not that much. As suggested, could have the buckle slipped. Or maybe it slipped drown the tree a little and a little buckle slippage. OR when you were sleeping she tried to sabotage your good night sleep?

[dragon383]

I took my wife out for her first hammock camping experience. It was a great weekend. There wasn't much chance of rain, so we decided to try two hammocks from the same trees, with just one tarp over us. If it rained sideways, we would have gotten wet, but we took a chance and it worked out great. (i had a backup tarp just in case).

Anyway, I put her in my WBBB and I slept in my Yukon netless that I got on Woot. I hung them at the same height. By morning, I was a full hammock height below her. (at least 8-10 inches). My suspension was the cinch buckles that originally came on my WBBB, so I don't think it was suspension. The only explanation left is my hammock material stretched. Is this common with parachute-type hammocks? Or maybe it was because the hammock only cost $19.99. As it turns out, it is easier to get a good diagonal lay when you are a little staggered like that, so I didn't really mind, but I was wondering what you thought about the cause for the lowering.

Perhaps it wasnt the Yukon at all sinking.....maybe the WBBB lifted up higher . But seriously, mine may have just the slightest of stretching, and as far as the cost ($19.99)... I like it better than my SB Pro ($74.99)

[weaver2469]

Thanks for the replies. I guess it could have been a combination of suspension and stretch, although I have hung on that suspension many times with other hammocks and haven't noticed any slipping. On the other hand, maybe it always drops a little and I have never noticed because I never had another hammock hanging next to it to gauge the amount of drop.

As I noted in my original post, it taught me a lesson about hanging two from the same tree. At the beginning of the night, it was hard to get a decent diagonal lay, because my feet were restricted by her hammock, but in the morning I noticed how much easier it was when I was staggered a bit below the other one. If I try this again, I might try to set up the left hammock a bit lower to allow my feet to move to the right a under the other hammock. Every trip out teaches you something, I guess. Other than the bit of drop, that was my first trip with the Yukon and it was pretty darn comfortable. Thanks for your input.