Bob: I'm not sure of it, but the hammock you've envisioned has already been created by a company called Terrelogic. It's actually a suspended cot, based on the port-a-ledge type design climbers use. This thing has a more rigid frame bottom, and suspends from one or two points, and doesn't appear to need tension to make it form up. The manufacturer says people use them with climbing ropes and ascenders to spend time way up in the rainforest canopy. I think it would be way cool to use one in a BC rainforest, 15 meters up some red fir or something. Or suspended over the water. With an optional pole it'll also pitch on the ground. The only problem I saw in glancing at the specs is that it's only 84" long; kinda short IMHO for a six-footer, particularly with in-sloping walls. Check them out at http://www.terrelogic.com/. Cost was $400 or so, as I recall. I'd love to hear from someone who's tried one out. -- Rob Gendreau Oakland, California gendreau_at_ccnet.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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