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General => Gear Questions, Information, Reviews and Competitions => Topic started by: b0ogaloo on September 10, 2011
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My new hammock arrived yesterday ;D
Excuse the image quality . the forest where I hung it this morning was in the cloud base . light was terrible
This is a custom built hammock from Mat @ UKHammocks . its not cheap but it is kinda nice :mrgreen:
I asked Mat for a double layer with footbox , Whoopie sling suspension. internal pockets and double zippered bug net ( zips on both sides of net)
The hammock arrived after 14 days . first impressions were bloody hell thats small and light, build quality is superb and the material its manufactured from is almost like a synthetic silk
I also received a new tarp last week for winter hammocking , Its huge at 3mx4.5m but the plan is to hang it like a ridge tent and get sil-nylon doors fitted to it
In the photo below the ridge line is at 6' 6 "
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This is the prussic knot and karabiner method i use to tension the tarp on the ridge line
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Pack size of the hammock is tiny compared to my DD and its about half the weight , of course the DD has the karabiner mod done to it so that accounts for a lot of weight ,
Pictured beside a 1ltr nagalene bottle. it could be compressed to half that size
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It comes packed in a bishop bag. note the drawstring openings at each end . the bag stays on the suspension when its hung and makes unpacking and packing very easy
The suspension system uses tree huggers and whoopie slings , I also received two amsteel soft shackles but opted to go with the marlin spike hitch and toggle
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Its a gathered end hammock which has a structural ridge line which keeps the sag consistant and the noseeum mesh off my face
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With the noseeum mesh folded back you can see the ridge line
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The hammock feels huge compared to the DD , i asked for a foot box to allow me to lie on the diagonal across the hammock.
Photos crap but you get the idea
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Feet in the footbox
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Diagonal lay on my side
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I had asked for a few internal pockets for storing my camp shoes , head torch book etc . these were sewn n the perfect position , easy to access and big enough even for my size 11 crocs
Again sorry for the crap photos
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The Hammock is incredibly comfy. lightweight and the build quality superb if this bloody wind would feck off i'd get it tested properly with a few nights on the Lough
After all struggling to get decent pics I got the stove lit and got the moca filled , cant be having with any of that instant gravy granule crap
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As well as the Hammock and tarp I also bartered some fishing gear with Pablo for a new knife . I was after something a bit smaller than my usual camp knives and he came up with this
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Its perfect for whittling the hours away , I can choke right up on it for fine detail work and it is of course razor sharp
Andy