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They look ok for the money. 1/2 the price of a hennessey. It would be worth adding some hennessey "snakeskins" to make it easier to set up in the rain. However, if you can afford £100 for a Hennessey I'd go that route as you can lie flat in one. The Tarp is a good buy at that price. A good addition to any camp. Thanks for sharing I'd not heard of them before.
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They look ok for the money. 1/2 the price of a hennessey. It would be worth adding some hennessey "snakeskins" to make it easier to set up in the rain. However, if you can afford £100 for a Hennessey I'd go that route as you can lie flat in one. The Tarp is a good buy at that price. A good addition to any camp. Thanks for sharing I'd not heard of them before.
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Got to say; I was camped on the ground next to a Hennessey hammock user a couple of years back; me with a nice straight back on a Thermarest and he with a curved spine. Yes, they are a bit straighter than a conventional hammock, partly because of how they are manufactured, but they are not "flat" - a nice piece of equipment in certain "difficult" situations (the Hen Hammock website has some good pics to show the point).
Also, without an airbed, any hammock can be very cold!
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Warm Up That Hammock!!
if you read the blurb, you can put a foam or thinsulate if you wish matress between the hammock "skins" as it is twin skinned..... and with a nice warm sleeping bag,,,,,,mmmmmmmmm toasty!
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Flat and hard wins every time
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if you read the blurb, you can put a foam or thinsulate if you wish matress between the hammock "skins" as it is twin skinned..... and with a nice warm sleeping bag,,,,,,mmmmmmmmm toasty!
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Been there, done that - I still prefer a flat and hardish surface, just like my own bed!!
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In much of Mexico and Central America 10" hammocks are not seen.
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Mollydog, what you say sounds right. I'm still getting used to sleeping in my hennessey but it's so comfortable for dozing or reading a book. Keeping my sleeping mat under me is a problem. The double skin seems like a good solution. You can definately lie dead flat in the hennessey on the diagonal,it's designed so you can.
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whole families?
and I thought i had problems with my Staffordshire bull terrier sharing my hammock. I wouldnt mind but she will not watch where she puts her feet as she jumps out!!!
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