As an ultralight devotee, I had been using a GT Nano 7 without the carabiners and with dynaglide whoopies, straps and toggles. At 5 ft 10 and 155 pounds, I find the Nano 7 comfortable, and in super cold weather (freezing and down to as low as 0 F) I have been happy pulling my Kelty Lightyear Down sleeping bag around the hammock (footbox has a little zipper in it).
For kayak camping and bicycle camping, where weight and volume isn't quite as crucial, I decided to try the Butt In A Sling Weight Weenie Micro. I set it up with standard whoopies (not Dynaglide, since I have been seeing worrisome wear on my dynaglide whoopies and getting paranoid).
I think the whole setup is about 12 ounces heavier than my Nano 7 setup, which is quite a bit when you are counting grams, and bulkier, too. But oh holy toledo it is so comfortable. I had never used a double layer hammock before, and I have used the Weight Weenie with a super thin closed cell foam pad in between the layers and the sleeping bag inside the hammock instead of pulled around it. This allows me to get a very flat lay -- something I really couldn't do in the Nano 7. The double layer holds the pad securely, my back and shoulders stayed very warm, and I slept better in this hammock than I ever have in my Nano 7 or Byer Mosquito Traveler hammocks.
On a scale of one to 10, I give the BIAS Weight Weenie Micro a 20. And no, I am not related to the manufacturers in any way.
I'll be enjoying this new hammock on a quick weeknight kayak camping trip Monday night. I live along the east bank of the Susquehanna River, in Harrisburg, PA, and after work, I often carry my kayak down the bank, paddle a couple miles upstream, and sleep on a secret island campsight. I will paddle back before dawn, shower, put on a suit, and go to work, where nobody will know I slept out like a hobo. Ultralight packing makes it quick and easy.
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