Have I reached the end?

**Chris.Biomed** · 05-03-2009, 15:13

After my compulsory military service (here in Sweden) had finished I felt that the romantic image of the soldier carrying a backpack larger than himself for endless of miles and days was dead! I hated carrying that pack, 30 kilos in it and another 10-15 kilos with my rifle and vest doesn't equal heaven to me. So afterwards I began searching for ways to lighten my pack significantly and came across Just Jeffs site. That really blew my mind, I could get a lighter load and sleep comfortable by using a specialized camping hammock?! Too good to be true, I thought to myself. A few weeks later and there it was in my hands, a lovely brown HHULBA. Set up was (as a lot of you guys and girls know) a PITA, the knot in my opinion destroys the simplicity of hanging it. Searching for help to solve this and some more issues that I had with it made me stumble over this lovely site, talk about ruining your sleep

I read loads of threads and asked the usual questions only to get even more confused! What I wanted was: top loading, a zipper, storage, easy hanging and subdue colours. The Clark NA popped out and I had ordered my second hammock! Hanging it worked out fine and I loved the weathershield, it really does the trick when the temps have dropped, yet I missed some of the features that the HHULBA has... so what happens, well for the quicker ones reading this I imaging that it's already been figured out by now, I've gone and bought the Black Bird together with a Yeti UQ! Like Pavlov's dog I've heard the Paypal bell and can't stop drooling until it gets here

So, is this my final one, have I reached the end? My wallet hopes so.

**Shadowmoss** · 05-03-2009, 15:35

Well, of course you have. At least until the next person has an itch that the present options don't scratch. That person will ponder and play and make changes until there is a new something out there, and us gear heads will scramble to acquire it. It will take a lot of doing to eclipse the Blackbird, but time nor hammock innovation stands still for very long.

Don't cancel that paypal account just yet.

**TiredFeet** · 05-03-2009, 15:38

Does a circle have an end??

**HappyCamper** · 05-03-2009, 16:09

Until the BB V.2 comes out . . . Or until Mule's pleated bridge goes into production . . . Or until you get the DIY bug . . . Or Speer, JRB, Hennessy, ENO, Clark, Claytor, TTM, Byer comes out with new model. . . or . . . well no, it never ends!

**rigidpsycho** · 05-03-2009, 17:07

you're stuck in the never-ending story of gear addcidts now. There is always something else out there that you will want or try to make yourself. It just does not stop.

**BillyBob58** · 05-03-2009, 17:28

Well, the BB/Yeti( in my case, BB with a WB torso UQ-- like a Yeti, but with CS instead of down) is comfy and REALLY hard to beat overall. But if you are not too big a boy, there is that JRB BMBH for a really unique approach, and also a super comfy one. Especially with the super warm, head to toe( and then some) coverage and zero fiddle factor of combining it with a JRB MWUQ. Pros and cons, but both great IMO. Hard for me to decide between these two.

And I'm sure some one will have something new in a year or two.

**fin** · 05-03-2009, 20:34

I empathize with you, totally. I had a HHULBA, traded up to a Clark NA, then fiddled with the DD. Now, I have two BB's, a Clark NA, a JRB BMBH and a bunch of lesser hammocks. My wallet has been tapped, but I think at the moment, I am content with my hanging gear - believe it or not.

**Knotty** · 05-03-2009, 20:58

Satisfaction is ever elusive. There's always the next best thing that comes along.

I bought my hammock because I loved the simplicity of the idea. Then you discover the need for under quilts, over quilts, larger tarps, tarp tents...

**Chris.Biomed** · 05-04-2009, 05:50

Originally Posted by FishinFinn

I empathize with you, totally. I had a HHULBA, traded up to a Clark NA, then fiddled with the DD. Now, I have two BB's, a Clark NA, a JRB BMBH and a bunch of lesser hammocks. My wallet has been tapped, but I think at the moment, I am content with my hanging gear - believe it or not.

I tried the DD as well, but I ended up on the ground after a frustrating night. Just couldn't find the sweet spot with it.

Now I shouldn't ask this (as my gear hunger might be awakened again) but how is the BMBH compared to the BB?