Great customer service as well. I may have to hit him up for a ground sheet for my winter trips.

@@backpackingadventures4813 once I settle in on a prototype for the xMid Pro I plan on sending it his way to fabricate. I have a factory one on order but prefer different material.

Thanks Dave! It’s a great set up for the price. There seems to be quite a few hammock and backpacking companies popping up in PA. Lol 👍

I agree. Very comfortable. I haven’t looked at the guilts yet but I’ve been checking out the tarps.

Thank you! I think you will enjoy the hammock. We have quite a few cottage companies here in PA all very good. Enjoy your new hammock. Happy New Year! 👍

I agree. It’s only a couple oz heavier than my darian but with a few more features.

It’s really a great hammock. I do like switching out my hammocks from time to time. Changes things up but this will be the one I use most of the time.

Thanks Warren! I appreciate it. I’m with you. A wide hammock just isn’t for me. In rally love the red tail. Used it quite a bit last year and late the year before when I originally bought it. A few months ago go I bought the West Rim from HMO. It is a net-less Red Tail. I use it for winter/cold weather. Very comfortable.

Thanks is John! It is a great hammock.

@@backpackingadventures4813 Dan, I am looking for a budget hammock tarp with doors. I saw 1 by One Wind. Do you have any recommendations or do you have a video on one already?

@@unpavedexplorer338 I don’t have one comparable to the One Wind Price. But the closest one in price but a really high quality tarp with doors is the Journey from Hammock Gear. It is wide and has doors so also good in cold and wind. It’s about $140 though but for the price it’s a great tarp. hammockgear.sjv.io/YgJXNB

@@backpackingadventures4813 thanks

You’re welcome! You produce great high quality gear. Love the hammock. I saw you made some upgrades but after I made the video. Lol. I look forward to even more innovations.

Thanks Derek! It is an awesome hammock. With this hammock it doesn’t matter which end you put your head or with side you lay.

I just say that as well. Would be a great upgrade.

That’s one of the reasons I use a hammock most of the time. I don’t have to crawl in and out and when it rains I have a huge space that I can walk around in.

It’s really a matter preference. I prefer a hex tarp. Colder weather I use my 12’x10’4” tarp to provide better coverage from weather and wind. And I have more room to hangout. Summer I use an 11’x8’6” since I’m not worried about the weather as much and it’s lighter. I also like the catenary cut because you can get the sides taut. Not sure if there are any real pros or cons of using a square tarp over another. However, a 12x12 tarp would give you a lot of coverage with no real downsides. Maybe packability and weight would be a difference but not by much. If I could only get one tarp to use and not have multiple for different situations, I would get the bigger one. I had my huge palace tarp before the one I use in the summer because it was expensive and I o not could get one at the time. So I figured the larger would be better because I would use it all year round. And I do for 3 years until I got the smaller one I used this year for summer. Now that it’s cold I’m back to using the palace tarp. So if you want more coverage and don’t mind the little extra weight and a little less packability than the larger one would be better or if you want to be lighter and don’t worry about huge coverage than the smaller.

Dan. Thanks for such a detailed reply. Looking forward to trying some hammock camping. Always enjoy and appreciate your videos. 🏕

I used to be ultralight, sun 10lbs base weight. Last year I started adding things back in. So this year my base weight ranged between 11-12 lbs base weight depending on whether I used my tent or hammock setup. As far as my hammock setup specifically, I use a dyneema tarp that weighs 10oz. My underquilt for 3 season is the Hammock Gear Premium Phoenix 30 degree and weighs 14oz but that is with an extra oz of down and a special print so it weighs a little more. The top quilt is the Hammock Gear Burrow 40 degree wide version and weighs 14oz. I got the wife so I can use it in my hammock or on the ground. Hammock Gear has economy versions which are still down but just not higher fill power. They are great and aren’t much heavier than the premium at all. They also have non dyneema tarps that are much less expensive. A 40 degree under quilt would work well. I just use the 30.

@@backpackingadventures4813 Thanks! At this point though, I’m thinking a weight penalty is worth the good sleep.

@@tommaurer996 when researching make sure you compare the weights. If you have a non dyneema 2 person tent now, most likely it won’t be that much heavier if at all. Both setups are pretty comparable. If you then get a dyneema tarp your setup most likely will be lighter.

That’s a tough one. It comes down to personal preference. Some people that are 6’ are comfortable in a less wide hammock. Some are not. But the rule of thumb is the taller you are the wider the hammock should be. But again it’s personal preference. That being said, if you get a wide hammock and say wouldn’t have needed it, it wouldn’t be any less comfortable so that would probably be the safe bet.

Also, here is a link to Dream Hammock. They have a chart that shows you the width you should get based on height. Now this chart is for custom hammocks where you can tell them down to the inch but like I said before the best bet is wider if you are taller. dream-hammock.com/pages/size

@@backpackingadventures4813 thanks Dan. I love all your videos and info.