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channah
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Aug 15, 2017
I received my hammock and fly at the start of summer. I've now spent 7 nights over 3 trips in it. I'm a hammock newbie so this is my first experience hanging. Overall I am very happy with the product - easy to set up, comfortable - I had to go to ground one night on my last trip for *reasons*, and I will be avoiding it whenever I can in the future. No more roots, rocks and slopes to contend with. I had rain on 3 of the nights, the fly looked small, but I didn't get a drop on me. I'm 6ft and on my back, side and (almost) stomach with comfortably. I used it both with and without a pad in the hammock, with and without a light-weight underquilt. The biggest adjustment is for gear storage. I've taken to bringing a cheap, small 2nd hammock that I hang under my sleep hammock for my gear, which helps to keep it in range at night so I can store my phone, headlamp, water etc. Overall this sleep system with top/underquilt packs smaller than my 2-man tent + bag.
The only issue I've had is with the spreader bars for the netting. The last night they slipped out of the bag as the did almost every time I set up, and the size and color made it nearly impossible to find on the forest floor among the similar sized twigs. A better color would solve this - bright red or green, I'll be adding a strip of vinyl tape to mine. Then the ferrule fell off of the poles, I was not able to find it so went with one spreader bar. Finally, sliding the remaining one into the webbing pocket, it pushed through the seam - not a big deal - a few stitches to fix, but I'll need to jury-rig a replacement ferrule.
One other note if you are new to hanging - the mosquitoes sound like they are in the hammock with you and take some getting used to.
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