No mention of a diagonal lay? I feel like that's the first lesson hangers need to lay comfortably.

Great tips. For the tightness of the ridge-line, if there is slack in the line, you are more then a 30deg angle,.. but if your ridge-line is tight, it should not make a difference (unless I"m missing something, I have never noticed) Because the ridge-line is preventing the hammock from spreading out anymore, so it is forcing the hammock to maintain the 30 deg angle even if you have it less from your hang from the trees. (not sure I was able to explain it right :-)

I found (finally) one way to get that 'perfect' lay for me. I lay at the normal angle, and turn on my side... I adjust until I have a very comfortable side lay. (That is very important). Then without shuffling within the hammock, I roll towards my back to where I'm almost all the way on my back, but not quite. for some reason, that makes my body perfect flat... or it feels perfectly flat anyway. What that does, is I can switch from side to back and a few spots in between for multiple comfortable lays. Which is important for folks like me who can't sleep in just 1 position all night long. By the way, I have the Chameleon Wide version. I'm 5'10". I likely could have gone with the regular Chameleon, but really wanted enough material to eliminate any shoulder squeeze and make sure I could do a flat lay. In hind-sight, with the extra floppy material - I think the regular size would have worked just fine... but I'm not sure about that.

If a ridgeline is too tight, it does not effect comfort at all. That's the point of a ridgeline it determines the sag of the hammock, that's it. A loose ridgeline, will though because the sag of the hammock is increased. A super tight ridgeline does increase the force on the trees and hammock suspension, but doe not effect the comfort.

Never heard the roll under your knees... I'll try that this next weekend... Thanks guys

some great ideas thanks!

Great video! Lots of useful points 😀

Nice matching sweatshirts. All very good tips. I've been waiting to see an overnight trip in sub zero temps with one of those fancy underquilts of yours :)

I would have thought Ridgeline length would be an important factor...

First backpacking video I showed to my girl she wanted to watch, think it was the title lol. Hello from Columbus.

Warbonnet basically makes you put your head end about a foot lower to use the foot box.

Matchy matchy, nice haha! When you were talking about the ridgeline I was thinking "Goldilocks" lol! These are good tips to start getting a baseline for your preferences. About the only one out of what you listed that i use is a 30(ish) degree hang lol. I don't use a structural ridgeline, don't use tie-out, quilt hooks, none of that stuff. Also I lay right down the middle like a banana and sleep like a baby =) Like you said, it's all individual preference and everyone's different!

Just got a Chameleon with Hexon 1.0. I don't know how I feel about the extra sag, but fabric feel is great. Watched this video, after the one comparing the 1.0 & 1.6, trying to make sure I was doing everything right. The tie outs are new for me, and like so far, but where do you tie out in the field? Separate stake, or to a tarp guyline? Thanks for the tips

Getting a perfect Dorito (in your hammock)

Very good points. Nothing like cold butt syndrome to ruin a good hang. Take care and thanks, Al

If you sleep on your side put a pillow between your knees. If you sleep on your back put it under your knees. Both of these things are what are done in the hospital by nurses to patients every day...

Who drinks warm alcohol?

Adjust the ridgeline or the suspension?

You answered a question I have had lately, but you didn’t give the “why”. Can you explain why the carabiner/ Straps come from the same side of the tree? I was starting to go opposite sides to more mimic laying across the hammock instead of in the banana of the Hammock.

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Funny.... no ridge line on nu hammock...

NOT what I expected from the title. When is somebody going to talk about sex in hammock??

I could never even dream of a nights sleep that could make ANY ANY ANY of this worth the fuss. A hammock could come with a beautiful woman and a case of beer and it wouldnt even be close to worth it. This is crazy! there is NO science associated with a tent. Im bewildered ....Ive been "not" sleeping in my tent for an hour while you go through your checklist...really only to determine what you left home. No way to remember all this BS - Im listening while I type. Open tent, get in, close tent go to sleep....the end

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