[Paddlewise] Hennessy Hammock: Functional Equivalents?

From: Pete Cresswell <">
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 19:21:35 -0400
Intrigued with the idea of a sleeping hammock, I bought one of these things at
REI a couple of months ago.

For me, the idea still shows promise, but the Hennessy implementation doesn't
suite me.    The bug netting is too fragile - I ripped it in several places just
practicing entering/exiting in my back yard.....and I'm 6'5" tall and the
hammock about a foot too short.  I suspect it could also use some sort of
mini-spreader up around the head....but wouldn't bet too much on it...

Anybody know of something bigger/tougher?    Right now, I'm playing around with
some nylon pack cloth - but realize that the whole Hennessy implementation is
not quite as simple as it looks....
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Pete Cresswell

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