I purchased a Hennessey Deep jungle aysm (zipper entry). I'll admit I am a gadgethead, but this product is the answer to those who find sleeping on the ground, a pain in the butt.
After sleeping in the hammock a few nights in my back wooods, I must say that it is the BEST nights sleep I've ever had!! I use a Big Agnes O degree (whiskey park) with the -30 pad. Toasty warm, bug-free and DRY!!!
  Making this change eliminated the need for a tent, tarp and chair. Now all my gear fits in one 60l bear barrel. Looking forward to single portaging.
  A note on knots, The manufacturer suggests using a lashing knot.
I switched to a truckers knot with a quick release. Much faster and adjustable. Happy trails! Fishpig 

fishpig -- did you do a lot of research before buying the hammock?  Are there other similar products/models out there that you looked at?

I recall you live in Cambridge.  My canoe buddy lives there, and I'm up there alot.  Want to meet for coffee some day?

prouboy

I've been in a Hennesey for 6 years. No regrets. This year I've bought an under quilt and top quilt. No pad, should be even more comfortable.

Dumb questions to all you hammock guys --

1. Did you ever have a hassle finding trees needed to hang the hammock (and rainfly), and

2. Is it tough to get the lines high enough up in the tree?  I'm only 5'9"! 

prouboy

Mike,

I think your travel plans include WCPP.  Depending upon the lake, trees can be a bit more sparse there and, often, more scraggly/less stout.  You may have to look around a bit more than usual to find suitable trees.  I think MagicPaddler solved this problem by doubling up on trees (ie. tying rope ends to more than one tree).  I haven't had to go that route, yet, fortunately.  On the other hand, the Clark can be set up on the ground as well as in a tree.

Also, I've always ordered oversized tarps for the Clark Jungle Hammocks I've purchased.  They have several options.  It might be that Hennessey does the same.

Remind me at 'Copia & I'll show you the new "quick set-up" trick I recently learned.  It's slick!

Jimbo   

I agree with the Speer recommendation as well.
Even if you go with different brand, they have some interesting ideas and if nothing else, you will get some great ideas.

I toss and turn, so a hammock full time isn't for me, however I do bring a Byer Mosquito Hammock and have on occasion used it under my Dry-Fly when there wasn't a suitable campsite available. I stayed dry, but didn't sleep as well as I would of liked too.

I heartily recommend this item. It will simplify your hammock hanging, gives you a lot of adjustment options and doesn't tear up the tree bark like a rope does. If you just go with the rope, the trucker hitch is the way to go, easy to tie and adjust.

These guys make some nice looking tarps/hammock/bug screen items as well. My Byer had a bug net attached, but when it tears up, I'm going with this companies bug net that would retrofit most any hammock system?

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Not sure if this has been mentioned.

Webbing loops for attaching to the tree.  Not rope.  I've seen people tie with crappy yellow poly-pro rope.  As soon as they get in the hammock the rope cuts the tree.

I don't want to pooh-pooh that notion but dat's da silliest ting I ever turd!


Jimbo