this is the most helpful video in the hammock-realm

Exact reason, I just ordered a new 12 foot hammock. Thanks for making this highly informational video. Enjoy the outdoors!!!

Great video, love the side by side comparison of the three hammocks. I'm getting ready to make my first one and this was very informative.

Somewhere down the road I plan on getting a hammock and the information you gave us should help me in keeping warm when camping out in a hammock.

Great info and demo. Thank you.

Thanks! Appreciate the info.

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

I just started using a hammock for when I go backcountry fishing. It's a good choice. Liked and subscribed.

Good vid content. Answered all my questions. Thanks.

I`d knew, that it give so much information about Hammocks. And i have to try it by myself in the riality. Thank you very much for the informative video. Christian from Northgermany.

Big like. All through your demonstration I was wondering about under-quilts and then you very helpfully dispelled my doubts. As for cold-butt fixes it is almost a necessity to have a helper for initial set up. I have recently discovered that I was making the same mistake at my foot end, and in trying to cure a problem I failed to correctly identify on my own I also used too much tension on my suspension and compressed my lofting. Just enough is always right. I saw a presentation on fitting under-quilts on Jacks'R'Better's website and they suggest doing the opposite of what I intuited, namely to have the head-end drawcord quite tight but the foot-end drawcord quite (and surprisingly so) slack. Thank you for posting, and kudos for your DIY efforts.

The tip about the tightness of the shock cord is a good one. I had the same kind of thing going on that you described and I saw a video by Paul from AHE on how to setup up his Jarbridge and he covered it there. Good to know about the length of the hammock. I'm hoping to get an 11' in the near future

Thanks for the tips!

Thanks a lot for this informative video! I guess it would help folks if you could write down the exact measurements of the hammocks (length, width and length of the ridgeline) in the information box. Thanks! P.S. I really liked your tip about the underquilt! Very helpful!

Always really informative great video!!!

Thank you !!

hey man great video thanks for taking the time to put it up very helpful. Atb jam

Really glad I stumbled across your video, as I am 6' 2", and almost bought a 111" hammock tonight. Thank-you...

Good vid! Thanks for the tips...

Thank you :)

Greg, I just bought my first hammock and your video was absolutely fantastic and very comprehensive! Do you use any special underquilt suspension? What do you attach the suspension to? thanks for great vid.

Good video... I am a short person so I can get away with a regular size hammock, but someone 5' 9" or taller should consider a longer hammock for their first hammock or they might be put off by hammocks because their first hammock was too small. Good demo. 👍👍👍

nicely shot! very clarifying. For me, a side sleeper, it isn't as much of a trade-of between comfort vs weight. I found many perfect trees but often to close together. My summer set is very short and very light. It fits under a 2.9 meter tarp and will fit between trees only 3 meters apart. Opening up more and cozier stealthcamps! Also shorter ridgeline means smaller tarps possible thus lighter. Not that i am UL freakish but my knees hurt...

Great Info

That looks so comfortable. You made the quilts as well? I'd like that setup.

This helped me TREMENDOUSLY!!! Been looking at hammocks, both big brands and independents for over a year, trying to make an informed first, and probably last(gettin' old,heh)hammock. It's finally come down to size. I'm pretty big(6'4, 260), and a 100% side sleeper due to NASTY neck injury several yrs ago. Tent camping is not an option anymore, but I still want to camp, with short, light hikes in and out, 2-4 days, max. Length seems more important than width, although I need more than most, I'm sure. But simple geometry tells me that longer equals more room to flatten out, making it easier to side sleep, as your video seems to prove, unless I'm missing something. Anyway, looks like I'm going with 11X68, but I haven't ordered it yet. I could go 12', but it was brought to my attention that trees aren't always over 12 feet apart, but proper straps can accommodate a shorter hammock if they are(makes sense)! So, do you have any input? The netting is fully enclosed with wide opening at the bottom with bungee cord closure, so I don't foresee a problem there. Not in a GREAT hurry, but I plan to place order within the next 2 weeks. Any advice, input, or suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated, from you, or anyone else, for that matter!!! Thanks!!!

My favorite hammock to sleep in is my 13' Yucatan. it is just to big and bulky weights almost 4lbs. to use camping. My pares from SMr is 10 and three quarters but doesn't give me as much wiggle room. Not having access to a sewing machine. Making my own is out. lol

Man I hate cold butts, Fronkey is the man. great video !! thanks

Très bon ! Merci 😜😜😜🎩🎩🎩

I think the dawn is effective if is next to skin, you put if under many layers below the hammock.

Came across your videos and based on your videos it looks like I may be needing a 12 ft hammock being that I’m 6’4”. Curious about what the width of them are? Even though the length helps. If you’re pushing the width out to go diagonal can’t you be comfortable in a 10’ and let’s say 68” wide or even wider🤔? Thanks. Also would a synthetic quilt stretch as well?

Been wonderin if I should go ta 12 feet er not.thanks fer the help.

So...what did you use to make your under quilt? And did you make your top quilt as well?

Had all the same problems in my black bird xlc. I went to a bridge hammock and will never go back, the ultimate comfort!

9x12 cotton painters dropcloth=perfection.

I've been thinking about making my own hammock and this was very insightful. I've been leaning towards a longer hammock due to back issue (thanks to Afghanistan). My wife swears she can integrated a zippered bug net into the hammock for me. Opinions?

Have you considered an asymmetric hammock, which can be shorter but wider where it counts?

its called a calf ridge

What width was the finished hammock on your 10.5 and 12.5-foot hammocks?

I see two variables in the video: hammock length and tension. Is it the increase in length or the increase in sag that is allowing for a more diagonally lay?

Great content, i have to ask though because i have not caught it if it was mentioned, but how tall are you?

good comparison Greg, how tall are you? Im sure that will affect the results in some way.

is there anywhere a site with a tutorial for the hammock seen in 03:30? It looks great - i would so want to build one like this... is there a bugnet included in that design?

How tall are you? Opps 6 foot 1inch. thanks.

doesn't the width matter as well for comfort in a diagonal lay?

I like shorter hammocks. But make up for the diagonal with width. Wider hammocks are more comfortable to me.

great video :-) I was thinking about this a lot as I am 6"6 would you recommend an even longer hammock?

Just bought a sewing machine to start making gear. Locally, bought parachute silk and rips top is approx 62" width, full-without hemming. I've seem some hammocks with extra strips of material sewn onto each side to make them wider. So my question is: if side panels are sewn on to make a hammock wider, do they become less comfortable due to the extra seam that would pass under your head and calves? Any info???

What is the width of your fabric?

width would be nice????

Loosening the end also allows the entire length of the under quilt to get closer to your back. Instant heat! Hang on!!

What is the width of your 12+' hammock?

Greg, what is the math to figure out length of hammock ridge line to the hammocks length?

Guys, I'm having issues finding the answer to this question. When people speak of an 11' hammock, do they mean the length between the lines you attach it to a tree with? So only the fabric while laying flat? Or is it the whole hammock with lines and attachments included?

Lol.the quilt looked like a 3/4 at first.that thing is huge....bet it needs a big fly.

Were all 3 hammocks the same width? Thx

My my, hammocks are so complex, i'd pay a course to learn how to sleep on it properly...

I have to say that in my 9' 6" Yukon outfitters Double, I can get a perfect diagonal lay which keeps me flat. The double width allows me to do this with the ridge line adjusted correctly.

What were the hammock widths please?

why not give the width dimension for any of your hammocks? Does it make much difference depending on the width....would be interesting to know

I'm afraid you're not seeing what i see need to watch your own videos and think think about it. It's not the length of a hammock that is helping you it is actually hindering you in some ways. Think about this a shorter hammock like the second one. But make it wider. That way it still staple but you have the extra width to lay diagonally for what you need is a medium length hammock that is whiter

What if instead of cutting hammock square, the ends were cut half-moon, such that side-rail length was longer than middle-ridge length? Yes, the continuous-loop channel would be curved. Thus, a better diagonal lay would be available in a shorter overall length (and lighter weight) hammock?

Most people get store bought universal hammocks and they are not universal. Everybody I've seen hanging that complains is in a hammock too small for them.

It seems to me, a non-expert, that hammocks are more comfortable the more diagonal you lay. If true, wouldn't width be more important than length? Just asking....

Do they make netting for a 12' hammock?

Great video I’m making my 12’ this weekend ?ridgeline length, 83%? 11’ tarp work?

Aren't you supposed to pull your hammock taught? This is what gives it support so you're not curling in a U shape..?

Must lay flat diagonally

One word. Windscreen

Hey dude if you don't tell us how tall you are, what's the point of this video ?

This video doesn't explain anything! He didn't tell how tall he is and how wide the hammock is:(

No shoes in the hammock? Cardinal rule#1

how about adding some width? 12 feet long for a hammock is a bit excesive no? I bet if you went up to 180cm wide then your 10 foot hammock would be just as comfy as your 12 footer....i mean why stop at 12 feet why not make it 16 feet or even 20 feet. At some point it matters not how long your hammock is cos if its now wide enough then you will never get a decent diagnonal lay ... just thinking out loud. Thanks for the vid

shush!! be quite!

And if it rains

Are you not trying different widths? There are more variables here that you're not manipulating. Not a bad video but not super useful.