>many years ago I fell asleep accidentally, in a hammock. It was a terrible >experience. When you camp with a hammock does it get stretched tight enough >so that you can actually lay flat. Say, flat enough to lay on your stomach? >That one experience turned me off to hammocks but perhaps it was just a >seventies macramé thing? I've got one of those military type hammocks with the rain fly and mosquito netting and I've found it pretty tough to deal with. Can you sleep on your stomach? I don't think so. If you stretched it that tight I think it would be almost impossible to stay in it because of your high center of gravity. It's bad enough with a moderate sag. In fact, the first time I used it I rolled over, only to have the entire thing capsize and I couldn't find the zipper to extricate myself. (OK, alcohol may have been involved) I thought I might have to use the leatherman knife funtion to save myself. I guess you'd have to have been there to appreciate this scene! :) Another problem with this model is that you need lots of things to tie off to so the rain fly can be supported. About the only use I have for it is camping in dense timber where no ground can be cleared - then it's just right. Unfortunately, because it is made of heavy canvas, it doesn't really roll up as tight and lightweight as a moder 3 man tent. Pretty much of a dissapointment all around. Jeff Pritts - Decatur, Il tito_at_midwest.net COG #2190 HSTA #7752 Black 92 Concours "SR-71" (for sale) Kayaker Wannabe *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 28 1999 - 07:52:21 PDT
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