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11-25-2012, 10:09 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Lil
Trailer: '84 13' Scamp & '14 homebuilt Benroy Teardrop
Minnesota
Posts: 347
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Hi Gilda,
I actually bought the first one you linked to, in blue Hawaiian floral, but, sadly, never yet had a campsite with trees the right size and distance apart to use it. I'd love to hear what others who have it like or dislike about it.
Take care,
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11-25-2012, 10:18 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Tonia
Trailer: Scamp 13' (1982)
Wisconsin
Posts: 112
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I have the Texsport La Paz.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000P9...sr=8-1&pi=SL75
I bought it because it was the least expensive one I could find since I wasn't sure how much I'd use it. Pros are it comes with ropes and carry bag, is fairly compact, and it's cotton (cooler and more comfy in my opinion). Con is that it's not real wide. But fine for one person.
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11-25-2012, 10:27 PM
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Gilda, we use one of THESE. Very well built, with great materials and seaming. Two can relax in it no problem. We also take it canoeing, a great comfortable place to just hang out. Very lightweight, and packs up nice and small.
We had one like the second one you listed. a well made one too. While it worked great, and the free standing concept was great that it could be set up anywhere, but it was real big and very heavy. We only take it on trips close by where we will not be travelling.
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11-26-2012, 04:34 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave
Trailer: Bigfoot
Newfoundland & Labrador
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Hammock making
My hammock, a single, is one I made years ago with para cord. It is not a complicated process even if you are 'no good at knots'.
I bet there are lots of tutorials on the net and, after I get home in March, I may be able to post my instructions to the site. D
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11-28-2012, 02:35 PM
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Trailer: 2004 13 ft Scamp Custom Deluxe
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I have a really cool woven nylon hammock, but somehow I have not found a campground which allows anything to be tied to a tree, eventhough it has attachment cords which are large and soft to protect the tree.
Now it just sits in a little bag on a shelf.
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11-28-2012, 09:12 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
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Good topic. Note to self to buy a hammock when I get to Mexico next week. Have always wanted one!
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11-28-2012, 11:31 PM
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We have had a couple of those woven ones from Mexico. They are really not built very well, and don't last very long. Plus, they are fairly bulky. Though more money, that one I linked to is 10x the value, to me.
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11-29-2012, 04:03 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Jared
Trailer: 1984 19' scamp
Kansas
Posts: 1,610
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
Gilda, we use one of THESE. Very well built, with great materials and seaming. Two can relax in it no problem. We also take it canoeing, a great comfortable place to just hang out. Very lightweight, and packs up nice and small.
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My family bought me one for my b-day. I love it. I would come home from work at night, and read a book or listen to an audiobook on the hammock. I ended up falling asleep for hours, many nights. Awesome hammocks. It's so thin, I was really paranoid about it, but they're incredibly tough. Cats hang out with me in it, and they've never hurt it.
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11-29-2012, 08:42 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave W
Trailer: Escape 19 and Escape 15B
Alberta
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Here is one that I am thinking seriously of getting (Jungle Hammock from www.mosquitohammock.com) My current hammock is a little bit different. It does not have the integral bug screen or insulation pockets on the underside. My sons have been using hammocks for several years when we go camping and I have only recently begun hanging out when I go camping. The quality of sleep is so much better for me than sleeping on the hard ground (even with a thermarest pad) inside a tent.
Of course, when I have the Escape with me, I will most likely be sleeping on a real bed.
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11-29-2012, 08:59 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Jason
Trailer: 2007 Eggcamper & Homemade Tear Drop
New York
Posts: 663
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ice-breaker
Here is one that I am thinking seriously of getting (Jungle Hammock from www.mosquitohammock.com) My current hammock is a little bit different. It does not have the integral bug screen or insulation pockets on the underside. My sons have been using hammocks for several years when we go camping and I have only recently begun hanging out when I go camping. The quality of sleep is so much better for me than sleeping on the hard ground (even with a thermarest pad) inside a tent.
Of course, when I have the Escape with me, I will most likely be sleeping on a real bed.
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I have this hammock and I love it. I use it all the time when back packing!
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11-29-2012, 09:15 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
We have had a couple of those woven ones from Mexico. They are really not built very well, and don't last very long. Plus, they are fairly bulky. Though more money, that one I linked to is 10x the value, to me.
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Thanks Jim for the input. I had been looking at the REI ones as well. Wondered if anyone had tried out this one. Seems a little lighter than the one you have posted the link to.
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11-29-2012, 09:31 AM
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I know nothing about that one, Carol. It does seem to get good reviews.
edit: I did look further at the specs and see it is considerably smaller, and has a smaller weight limit. I know two of us can hang out in ours with no problem.
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12-01-2012, 11:28 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Boler 1984
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Check out the Hennesy Hammock. I have one for very light weight back country camping.
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12-02-2012, 07:32 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Gilda
Trailer: 2011 Scamp 13'
California
Posts: 1,445
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Who knew the simple hammock could elicit so much interest? The Hennesey hammock is amazing! I might just give up the Scamp (just kidding) because this hammock is an "all-in-one". I never thought to camp in a hammock in the snow, but there you go! Thanks everyone for your great response.
Happy camping.
Gilda
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12-05-2012, 12:03 AM
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Trailer: 1977 TM14 Surfside / 2007 Toyota Tundra V8 2wd
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I have tried a hammock chair in Vancouver, BC a while ago at the " The Hang Out Place". It was really comfortable. While I was talking to the sales person, my friend fell asleep.
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12-08-2012, 04:58 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Boler
Posts: 228
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I have a couple of the woven cotton hammocks I bought in Mazatlan Mexico in 1974. They are supremely comfortable and with proper care will last a long time. I tie one off to my truck's roof rack and loop a motorcycle tie down around whatever I can find nearby - even another truck. The tie down will adjust in length if the trees aren't quite the right distance apart. I also have one of the nylon ENO hammocks from REI. I can't tell you how many nights I've spent swaying in a hammock - try it you'll become a convert..
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12-08-2012, 09:20 PM
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Member
Name: Doug
Trailer: Escape 19
Ontario
Posts: 92
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I have one of these: Deluxe Hammocks - Lee Valley Tools including the stand. It always comes camping with us, and everybody loves it. The stand is obviously not for those who are trying to cut back on their equipment weight...
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06-23-2015, 08:21 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Thom
Trailer: Chevy AWD Van Conversion
Astoria Oregon
Posts: 1,004
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I know this is an older thread but thought some would enjoy the info...
Cari and I pitched our two hammocks on a recent adventure and spent five of five nights out under the stars. A good hammock is like sleeping on a cloud. The Warbonnet Blackbird (mine on left) and Hennessy Expedition (hers on right) are two amazing hammocks if you are serious about having three or even four season options to your current camp setups.
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06-24-2015, 07:41 AM
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Member
Name: Tom
Trailer: 21' Escape
Tennessee
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