What features should I consider when evaluating a hammock-tent hybrid?
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I have seen a number of hammock posts which replace the traditional tent structure by incorporating a waterproof bivi as top cover.
Have any Outdoors.SE used a system of that description and can they make any recommendations of features I should be looking for?
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Hammock
- Can you lie flat in it?
- How large/heavy is it?
- Footbox?
- Color (stealth camping?)
Suspension
- How easy is it to adjust?
- Can you adjust your hammock to different sags? Do you always want to have the same amount of sag?
- What is the furthest distance between trees that your suspension can accommodate? This will depend on
- How much stretch there is in the suspension
- If you have a structural ridgeline that allow you to get the amount of sag you want while running your ropes closer to horizontal
- If it rains will water run down your suspension onto your hammock? (Hint - drip lines).
- Weight/size
Insulation
- Choices are typically: Underquilt or sleeping pad for the bottom, sleeping bag or top quilt for the top.
- Do you want to sleep on the ground if you can't find suitable trees?
- Typical insulation questions and tradeoffs such as: weight, what temperature range are you targeting?
Shelter:
- Do you want to use the shelter for other things or sleeping, ie cooking, etc.
- Small & light
- Shape?
Bug Protection:
- How should it attach to the hammock?
Integrated system or separate system?
- You can sometimes get systems that include insulation/bug netting/hammock in one system.
- Benefits: Lower cost, comparability
- Drawbacks: Harder to use pieces independently (day in the park).
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