Lightest all in one set up...

[lundquistas]

Hello!

Wondering what company sells the lightest all in one hammock set up...suspensions, tree slings, etc, everything!

Thanks!

[Fish<><]

Here's what i think:

BIAS: for hammock and straps, they sell open hammocks that total weight will almost blow your mind.
Dream hammock: Darien UL integrated net and overcover. lightweight body and suspension.

if you are talking tarp included, look at warbonnet and clark. all the other "all in one" systems have heavy tarps comparitively. i personally recommend buying your tarp seperately. doing so allows a huge base of suppliers and weights all variant on material and size.

[LegoFox]

- Bias hammock in 1.1 ripstop (they will custom make any size) I would do a 9.5 by 4.5
-Bias nano bug net custom fitted shorter to perfectly fit hammock for maximum weight savings. Since they make both I'm sure they would do this.
Cuben fiber hammock gear tarp. Or zpacks tarp.
This is the lightest you could possibly go without diy( only because you could then trim and fine tune everything.) but it is basically custom made to your specs. I really would suggest getting a small hammock as this will shave weight off hammock and net with no sacrifice in comfort. That's my experience. I'm 6'1" and sleep fine every night in a nano 7( 9x4 hammock made of 1.8 oz ripstop nylon) also for suspension get dynaglide whoopie slings and use short straps with dynaglide "strap extenders". I personally don't use any straps but use amsteel as my straps.

[Gideon]

Unfortunately I don't think Dream Hammocks makes the Darien UL anymore but I believe that is the lightest all inclusive hammock you can buy. If you contact him and ask, he might be willing to make one for you.

I've heard he stopped making them because he got so many complaints about damaged ones.

I've had mine for almost two years and will say that it is ultralight and you have to understand that and take care of it as such. You can't lay it on the ground while hanging it or taking it down. Even letting it touch against some thorn bush while packign or unpacking it could cause damage. Get in it one time with something pokey in your back pocket and it will likely rip.

Having said that, what do you expect for an 11 oz hammock that includes all suspension, bug net, ridgeline organizer, etc.

You may get lighter by going with a hammock that has no bug net but in Missouri where I live it simply doesn't make sense. I've never liked seperate bug nets and although I like the feel of sleeping without one in the winter, it's easy enough to unzip the net on my Darien UL and lay it to the side.

I've had BIAS hammocks and they're good and light and I also think you could buily your own DIY hammock using the Darien UL as a model...particularly if you're going to go without a bugnet.


Good luck on your search
Gideon

[tri-pod bob]

Dear LegoFox, Your post states..."I personally don't use any straps but use amsteel as my straps." I'm a firm believer in "Do your own thing as long as it harms no one else", but I also believe in "Do no harm" even more. There may be some missing info in your post, something along the lines of...."but only on the hanging posts in my yard." If that's not the case, you may want to consider the harm done to the trees if, in fact, you do use amsteel as straps while hanging between them. It may not be noticeable damage on the bark, but due to the amount of force we, as hammock hangers, exert while pursuing our passion.....well, it'll eventually do serious damage. Including, quite possibly, killing the trees. Or, having local city, state, federal parks banning hammocks because of it. Just something to think about....for anyone not using straps. OK, my sermon is over. Thanks for 'listening'.

[LegoFox]

I hang in areas where I'm deep in the jungle and only in one area overnight. If I do stay in a park or somewhere long term then I use sticks to brace the bark. I also hang on trees that are invasive to the area. Rainforest are a little different when it comes to "damaging" the trees. The canopy is very dense here. It's common for invasive "java plum" to be cut down by park rangers in the area I frequent. But yes I do use sticks against trees when camping longer than a night.

[hammock_monk]

My Darien UL is an awesome ultralight all-in-one setup. I absolutely love it. Don't know if you can get one but don't pass up the chance if one comes along. Good luck. 😆

[Kyle]

I believe the Darien UL is just special order now because "inexperienced" people were having issues with it (stuff like tearing the net by laying in the hammock backwards and whatnot). My understanding is that Randy just removed it from the easy-to-find area of the storefront. There's still a page up for it and it just says "Special Order Only."

At least I hope that's the case, 'cause I'm seriously looking at it.

[pndwind]

http://www.dream-hammock.com/DarienUL.html

Even with this hammock there is room to lighten the suspension some.

[barchetta]

Simply light designs are the lightest I believe