>>669612As a ridge runner owner I'd like to point out a few things:
They don't squeeze your sides, thats why its a bridge hammock with spreader bars.
But the shape IS a slim cut, and its for that reason the objections of feeling small/tippy/constrictive/ lying 'high up' come up.
It can be tippy but ONLY with improper suspension lengths and angles. If you hang the suspension 'triangles' right up to the tree of course it'll be tippy. If you give yourself a bit more length, and hang at the correct 30 degree angle then its fine.
I used to own a DD Jungle. The RR bug-net is miles better.
It's not the be all end all, but at the same time it has no crippling flaws in its design.
I've slept maybe 50 nights in my RR, maybe 150 in a gathered end.
>>669750My RR is single layer and I use it with a widened pad (a pad with an extra 4'' or so each side). I use a UQ on my gathered end because it fits the design much better. HOWEVER, for a bridge hammock a pad is far superior IMO.
- Doesn't fall out like it does in a gathered hammock
- Its Lo-Tech - Doesn't get damp
- Can be used on the ground if I'm somewhere with no trees or if I have a suspension failure
- I loosely roll it into a tube inside my rucksack - no need for a pack cover.
- No faffing around getting a tight fit
I'm a back sleeper and side sleeper (foetal), never had problems moving around in it.
>>670119I've made hammocks from ripstop nylon, pertex (stretchier), cotton, and taffeta. Pertex was the lightest and nicest to touch but also the most expensive.
On my most recent build I used 4m ripstop nylon, did;t bother hemming the sides, just rigged it with a 2.2mm structural ridgeline and a couple of whoopies and blam, it's my day hammock / shagging hammock (as I've broken the spreader bar on a RR having two people in the hammock before...)
