12-17-2012, 08:01 AM
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I couldn't find that in about 10 minutes of going through Google searches. The closest thing to it is the Lawson hammock that Oldsarge linked to. Perhaps it's something homemade. I can see two major downsides though. First finding three trees in the right configuration may be quite difficult. I use a traditional camping hammock and sometimes it can take a while to find two trees of the right diameter and distance apart without a huge boulder, bush or smaller trees between them. Finding three in the right configuration without an obstruction in between might be darn near impossible depending on how dense the woods are.
Second if it is windy that top will act like a sail and make for a very rocky night of sleeping. If you're in normal tent, if it is windy the top will shake, bend and bow but at least you're solidly on the ground. Many camping hammocks have a separate tarp and hammock so the tarp serves to protect you from the wind, not harness it.
A minor point is that two of the major benefits of hammock camping are light weight and ease of setup and those are lost with this thing.
If the idea of hammock camping is attractive to you check out some of the popular modern camping hammocks made by Hennessy, Eno (the Eno Double Nest is an inexpensive way to give hammock camping a try), Warbonnet (I love my Warbonnet Blackbird), Grand Trunk, Bear Mountain Bridge, Clark and others. For some good advice visit Hammock Forums
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Last edited by briansnat; 12-17-2012 at 08:05 AM.
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