I'm good at sleeping in general, but I too tend to toss and turn on the ground. I've done several overnighters with Manny where he's been in a hammock, so I was intrigued to try it. I bought the brand that REI sells. I forget the brand now. I have a good hammock test spot in my back yard, and in the summertime, I frequently hang it up there and listen to the ballgame on AM radio while my kids do the gardening. I tried to do an overnighter in my back yard and I couldn't do it. The crescent shape it bends my body in locks my knees hyperextended, which gets uncomfortable after about 10 minutes. I think I'd need to run a quilt, instead of my minimalist down mummy bag, so I could have more leg-position options.
On Friday, May 22, 2015 at 6:15:11 AM UTC-7, jinxed wrote: > > I'm going nuts waiting for Colorado to dry out, and it's still raining. > Daydreaming of long hot dusty rides for some overnight camping has been > relief. > > My old Kelty Zen 2 person tent has been fine, although it's klunky, > showing it's age, and I know replacing it is on the horizon. Until last > year, I assumed it would be with an updated tent, but I am very intrigued > now with the idea of a hammock. Specifically some of the claims regarding > comfort. I'm not a particularly good sleeper anyway, so camping is > generally a night of tossing and turning in my bag. I'm curious if this is > familiar to anyone here? If so, has a hammock made any difference? > > My current set up is either a thermarest inflatable or Z foam pad, with a > down mummy style bag. Would my pads still work in a hammock for insulation, > or do you have to use some sort of hanging insulator? > > So far the ENO seems to be a front runner just on popularity. But then > theres tarps, netting, straps, etc that appear to get added on often too. > Aside from some random netted hammocks, I have little experience with them, > and certainly no overnight use. I've considered trying to find one used and > try it bare bones just to see if I could even nap in it. Or maybe take it > along while camping with my wife and daughter? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
