Does Your Hammock Fit You?
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Hey Shug, I came across your videos in 2016 right before I started my backpacking journey. Because of you, I bought a hammock, and because of these videos, I bought a chameleon back in 2017. I still use that system to this day. You even helped me learn how to take it to ground when I can’t hang. I had to get off the trail to start cancer treatment, and I have even used it after surgeries inside for comfort and ease of getting up from. And now that cancer, surgeries and treatments for three and half years are taking their toll, it’s the hammock that keeps me out in the backcountry. Which gives me the best way to kick this cancer’s ass while knocking off some bucket list adventures. I can’t thank you enough for these videos, and I always look forward to watching them. Thank you for the very expensive, unhealthy obsession with hammocks, and new ideas, because you know our system always needs improvement 😜
Got into Hammocks because of bad hips. Beds r painful. Sleep with no hip pain. Hang in there.
Cancer is a tough trail, glad to hear you’re still in the fight BTDT. As to hammocks the worst night in a hammock is still better than the best night on the ground. And the community is delightfully different.
You GO girl !!! Hiking and backpacking is good medicine. It’s also where I go to church !!! I admire your courage !!🙏
Thank you for EVERYTHING you've done for our community!! Ive learned a tremendous amount from you over the years. I sincerely hopw your surgery and recovery goes well!
Awww thanks. I truly like it is someone gets something from all this. I watch a lot of You Tube a music theory and bass and mandolin and sheet rock repair. It is satisfying to learn something from somebody.
@@shugemery I bet you have a few holes to repair when you are practicing your juggling or other shenanigans indoors and have an oops moment. ;-)
Good luck with your surgery, Shug! As an exclusive ground-dweller, you’re the only person I’d ever watch a 20 minute video, start to finish, about hammocking. 😂 Sending all my wishes for a speedy convalescence!!
Cape Breton. Bet that is some nifty camping up that way 'eh....
Thanks for the good words and watching. Mucho appreciato.
Hey Shug. Ahh the hammock fit journey, I went through four until finding the one that works 98%. I’m 6-3 so it ended up being a 11 foot Warbonnet. Went through two under quilts and top quilts. You’re sure right about setting up the Warbonnet hammocks, the best thing I did was to make a backyard hammock lab to sort out all the issues before hitting the outdoors. Good luck with your throat surgery and protect that fine tenor voice.
Warbonnet has some good set up tips. www.warbonnetoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hammock-setup.pdf
Hope they include them with hammocks.
Thankee. Maybe I'm be a mezzo soprano after!
I found that raising the foot end 12 inches plus was the magic trick for me. Been awhile since I’ve bought any new gear but those Superior Gear hammocks have been talking seductively. Here in Texas much of the public land (rare as it is) isn’t easy to hammock in. Overgrown or not hammock tree friendly.
I recall the WL Snipes & Owls with the draw cord & footbox.
Luck with the GTrunk Starter, about 9'6" × 4'7". Can lay right in it or really great with 66"×20" Womens Neo Air X-Lite Pad.
What beats the Superior in warmth & comfort is the slightly wider 49" +extra baffle Hammock Gear Incubator: it wraps the feet & covers the head better.
With the Superiors I feel they get a cold spot where my foot hits the uninsulated hem & I feel like they somehow could be a touch longer: like the Blackbird the Superior takes a bit of alignment for the hang angle, I imagine especially for tall people.
I think the "Hood" at the top of the Superior Hammock, like Simply Light Designs uses, helps eliminate calf ridge, because my 10' older Superior with no hood gets a bit more calf ridge than the 11' with the hood. Weird how the $29.99 GT Starter does not seem to have much calf ridge & is a good overall hammock configured many ways.
If one can arrive at a hammock that can be hung in the middle of the night in a weird place, perhaps bad weather too--and that hammock has the fewest adjustments to make, it might be the winner.
Good luck. I think Joe from The OutdoorvGear Review is doing silent videos...a silent chanel.
Thanks for everything you have done for the hammocking community. Good luck with surgery and I hope to see some more content soon! Wooo Buddy
Thankee. I must admit to slowing down on content. After 16 years I done about give out........but I go a few in me.
I made a diy hammock from the directions you have back in 2007. I heard about you on a podcast, "Southern Backpackers" or something like that. Came to your channel and have been hooked ever since. I am praying for your surgery to be a success and recovery to be quick.
Nothing like sleeping in one you made. The best really. Thanks for the prayers...I'll take 'em.
The first hammock I bought was in 1983. It was a WW2 surplus jungle hammock I paid 30 bucks for, and I used it until the late 90's when the canvas started to wear out and the top started to get brittle and leak. I went to tents for a few years until I discovered manufacturers starting to make modern hammocks.
Those are cool old hammocks. They bring a lot of memories to those that have used them in times of conflict and peace. Whoooooo Buddy)))))
Always love it when a Shug video pops up in my feed! Praying for a successful surgery, and an easy recovery.
Much appreciate the sentiments~~
This wasn't asked, but I am at about 2.5 years in a cheap Amazon hammock with an inexpensive synthetic underquilt.
I sleep dang well in it, even in winter, but I also line it well with other insulation in the cold. I am always tempted to upgrade to an insulated Superior Gear hammock, and you are pushing me over the edge.
God speed brother. It was nice hearing your voice. I look forward to hearing it again when it has recovered.
Glad that is doing the trick for you. I do really like the Superiors. My Water go-to for sure.
Started with a Grand Trunk Nano 7 with a Kymit pad and a sleeping bad. Quickly realized the nano was a great day pack hammock and too small to sleep on. Upgraded to the Dutch Half-wit, still using pad and sleeping bag. Went all out and got a Dutch Chameleon, 20° Underground Quilts under and top quilt. Still the setup I am using today. I did add a custom made 40° under and 50° top quilts to my arsenal. My entire hammock journey is thanks to Shug. I found his videos and dove in head first.
I too started with pads for a long time. Was fun. When I went under quilt I never looked back. Thanks for your hammock history. Whooooo Buddy)))) Chad.
Love the bass Shug! Can't believe I've been watching your videos for 12 years now. Best wishes for your surgery and recovery.
Thankee! Thankee and thanks. Yessir. I just got that Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling USA made bass about a week ago. Traded in my P bass and a guitar and got a great deal Have been researching them and found one about 90 miles away to try. I loved it so brought it home. Can't quit playing it.
Hi Shug! I’ve carried a hammock for ten years thanks to you and I’ve never slept better on the trail. I’ve got two 11 foot Amazon gathered end hammocks that work fine for me but I’ll sew a Knotty Mod(tm) into them and see what it does for that annoying flapping on windy nights in northern Ontario. Shout out to Hammock Gear for great quilts! And best wishes on your surgery Shug! Maybe you could do a Buster Keaton silent film! 😁
I added a knotty mod once and had good results making the whole knotty mod on a separate piece of fabric with the shock cord it it and done and then sewed that to my hammock hem. About 20 inches long works well.
Surgery went real good. All done. Had it yesterday. Just feels like a bad sore throat. The low dose oyx they gave me helps. Still can function. Not uttered a peep yet. 2 weeks total silence. Got a white board. Funny...Meg talks to me like I'm deaf since I can't speak....haaa.
Thanks! It won't take much material. Some nylon for a sleeve, shock cord and a couple toggles. I saw your Jan22 video. Your surgery hasn't affected your amazing playing! Would your vow of silence make you the first Backpacking Monk? 🙂@@shugemery
I bought the ultimate bundle from Danny @ Superior Gear back in Aug bc of you, and I absolutely love it! Thank you, and good luck with your surgery. 🙏
Went all out!!! Hope it is doing you right. I trust mine for deep winter camping and that is saying a lot. Whoooooo Buddy))))
I just bought an 30° Ultimate Bundle from Superior Gear last year because of Shug & Buckley. It was pricey, but it is less expensive that the cheaper hammocks & gear that I pieced together earlier days!
Love the Superior Hammock...easy up, no fuss underquilt!
I started out with a 9 ft.hammock I got at Walmart over 10 years ago, which I still use on my deck as a quick set up when my hang addiction overwhelms me. Since then I got Warbonnet and Dutch hammocks. I stopped backpacking many years ago( same age as you ) because I just couldn’t sleep on the ground without waking constantly and couldn’t stand up in the morning. I do have to thank my brother for turning me on to hammocks and after that first sleep through the night I was hooked and found your channel. Been in the woods constantly since. Thanks 🙏
Glad the hammock turned your camping experience around and you are back at it~
Best of luck with your surgery shug... I've been in a 11 ft Onewind for 3 years now... Love every thing about it... Built in whoopie sling Ridgeline...Have it set on 110 inches and get the best sleep...On the trail 40 plus weekends a year so it gets lots of use...I think Onewind is one of the best kept secrets in the hammock world... Very affordable and great quality...My hammock looks like it did the first time i used it...Most my weekends are in Linville Gorge Wilderness and the AT... Happy Trails Shug...🥾🥾
You are giving that Onewind some good time out there in the woods. Awesome you get out that much. Man I need the LinvilleGorge.
@@shugemery I always enjoy all your gorge videos and I'm lucky to live within an hour of the southern end and 45 mins from 105 at the Northern end...I did the grand Loop labor day weekend...It was a blast...
@@randypeterson4146 Hickey and I want to do that Grand Loop again. It was a blast!!!
Whooo Buddy! Thanks, Shug. I will be thinking of you for your surgery. Here's to healing fast.
Thankee. My surgeon seems smart and capable and at the Mayo Clinic. In good hands. She is very confident and laughs easily.
In 2013, I purchased an ENO single at Neels Gap, on the Appalachian Trail. I've used it for several section hikes. Following your videos, I created a Ridgeline, l made the Whoppie Slings, and use a nylon tarp. Since 2017, I use it for lounging in the backyard, and throw it in the travel trailer, to lounge in the campground. I've always thought I'd try a different mfg when this one gives out. I'm either taking good care of it, or I'm not using it enough. But the bottom line, when I need it, it still works for me.
Sounds like you modded it well and are happy with it. I call that a WIN!
Shug, I got a Warbonnet blackbird double layer XL, got great service with custom down placement in my 0 degree Wookiee, under quilt and xl x60” top quilt the morning after seeing your videos for the first time 4 or 5 years ago!😂 I love the way my quilt protector zips into my winter top or my bug net for a nice winter sleep! I’m 68 and still hike and camp! I sleep better in my hammock than my bed! I keep it up year round! Still using and loving my warbonnet, wanting to get a Superior with attached under quilt like yours! Hey best wishes with your upcoming surgery you have a lot of people who appreciate you! God Bless and get well soon, and please let us know, a little typing! Please keep us informed ❤
Happy you have had good and positive hammock experiences. That good sleep in the woods adds to ones life. Whooooo Buddy))))
Thankee on the surgery. Should be an interesting experience. Hoping to get out Winter camping soon.
I’ve got a bunch of hammocks and I have settled in most often with my Dutchware Chameleon. I get the best sleep in it.
We drift to the one that call us. Those are comfortable hammocks for sure.
Hooray!! A new Shug video😁 I can't tell you how much I look forward to these, doesn't matter what your theme is, if it's you and hammocks Shug you make my day. Dealing with some hard stuff right now and your cheerful presence has helped, thank you so much and I wish you every good thing you would like 👍
Hope the light shines brighter soonest....
My first hammock was a hammock gear netted hammock, now im running a half-wit and absolutely love it. I didnt realize how bad the calf ridge was in the old HG hammock!
Your hammock groove is set! Alrighty.
Been into hammocks for I guess 10 years now. Always made my own. I made an XL hammock, but it was just too much. I felt like I needed to go really crossways subconsciously to take advantage of that width. Ended up making another around 60 wide and love it. The XL was around 70 wide. Hope all goes well with the surgery. We gotta have that Whooo Buddyyyy!
60 is just about perfect.
No Flop!!!
Making your own is a great way to learn more about hammocks as well.
Best of luck with the surgery. Thanks for all the information, help, and laughs!
Thankee for the sentiments~ Whooooo Buddy))))
Shug, you've seen my one of a kind hammock, 11' long, 48" wide with a spreader bar above my head. When I discovered hammocks, shortly before Hammock Forums was hatched in 2006, I bought an ENO. Made at least one simple DIY hammock Then, in 2007 I made the style hammock I still use today.
You have a great one-of-a-kind rig. Glad I know it.
Yyyyessss... Finally a Musicman StingRay...💪 That's your bass...
Yessir. I just got that Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling USA made bass about a week ago. Traded in my P bass and a guitar and got a great deal Have been researching them and found one about 90 miles away to try. I loved it so brought it home. Can't quit playing it. Smaller than the original Music Man. www.music-man.com/instruments/families/basses/sterling
I aim to learn more as I like playing up the neck. The new Music Man has that nice neck cutaway on back and eases getting up there. Thankee!
Fun to have a bass challenge~
Hey Shug! We met at COTA last year. Great to see some more hammock content!
To answer your question. Like many people I started with an Eno hammock. It was great for the backyard, but not for camping. Then I went to a Hennessy 10ft. It was around that time that I started watching your videos. My current hammock is a Warbonnet Eldorado and I love it!
Good luck with your surgery!
For sure....I remember. Got out deposit down for next year. We may shoot for Main Grandstand this year. Be fun to see all the Grid action.
When I take a Warbonnet it is my single layer Eldorado. Shelf is nice but I prefer my smiling mesh ridgeline organizer.
Had the surgery today. Feels like just a very sore throat. Only 2 weeks of no talking or sounds. So far so good.
Prayers for a speedy recovery from your surgery!
Mucho appreciato.
Thank you Shugmister.....Great content with a smile...Love your Goldie Locks syndrome... Just Right... Can't wait to give a hammock a try. I'm 73 and still smokin the hopium to hit the AT. Keep em coming. Now I need to check out all your videos...exciting!!!
Hoping the hopium gets you trucking on the AT...in a hammock!
Shug, thanks for all the content and for helping to guide me through the hobby over the years :) If you ever want to come recover (or just visit! ) in the warmer climes of mexico, i'd love to give you the royal tour.
Wish you the best on the recovery from the surgery!
Thankee. I spent a good deal of time in Mexico back in the day. Worked a lot of cruise ships. A Royal Tour...can I wear a Crown? Though these days I really love being home after a life on the road.
Shugs rippin' the bassline a new groove.lll Stay well and a quick recovery from surgery. We need the Shugs on the spring trails before the big thaw...
Thankee and thanks. Yessir. I just got that Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling USA made bass about a week ago. Traded in my P bass and a guitar and got a great deal Have been researching them and found one about 90 miles away to try. I loved it so brought it home. Can't quit playing it.
Hey Shug,
Man You're sure bombing on that bass?
Beides playing a mandolin and guitar, is there anything that this young man can't do?.
I think being in the circus caused you to be at master of all the arts.
A jack of all trades you're not but a master of them, you are!
Well that's my opinion of you
and I'm sticking to it!
I pray that your surgery goes well, and wishing you only the best in this 2024 season.
Really sweet of you to say Bec. Circus teaches one to practice and practice more. And play. And enjoy the progression. I will never master anything. Maybe if I was into just "one" thing but that would bore me I think. I'd rather be "pretty good" at a few things. Don't we all feel that way?? Surgery Friday. Then Mute I'mm be. Could be life changing!!
@@shugemery
Will, needless to say, I love watching your videos. You inspire a lot of people.
If it weren't for you, I would have never learned about hammock camping.
If it weren't for you, I would have never learned how to make a whoopie sling.
If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even know to put a ridgeline up.
You have been an inspiration with all of your videos.
Not just your juggling, not just your Halloween get up. But all in all just everything you do is an inspiration to everybody.
Thanks for all your vids!
Really enjoyed your video as always. Playing Jaco at the end was the cherry on the pie. Goodluck with your surgery and lots of patience during recovery. ;-)
Thankee thankee....I am 2 hours from surgery right this moment. "time to get serious!!"
Good to see ya, Shug. Hope surgery goes well and we see you back in the woods soon.
Took advantage of the recent snow storm here in Tennessee to finally give my Superior Gear hammock a true cold weather test and it passes with flying colors…new personal low of 19 degrees. Slept like a baby. Cannot thank you enough for convincing me to invest in it. Looking forward to getting back out in few weeks. Stay well.
My personal low was 15 with a 20 degree down sleeping bag, no underquilt. The only thing that got me through the night was packets of peanut butter. Just a 1/4 mile up the trail was a huge firepit with reflector/split wood and two trees perfectly positioned in front of that fireplace. Grrrr. The funny part was the previous night was 50 degrees at 3am.
Love it! Remember to migrate your down from time to time after packing and unpacking. Migrate means patting the down where needed. czcams.com/video/07rYfwaOyDQ/video.html
Whooooo Buddy))))
No underquilt or pad?? Sleeping on peanut butter packs just does not insulate well. But good on a sandwich!! The Superior Gear he mentions has built in under quilt. I know you ate the peanut butter, not slept on it. I'm just being a wisenheimer....
@@shugemery Thanks for that tip. I just washed all my down quilts, pillows, and jackets for a fresh clean fluffy warm cuddly sleep. Since my excursion with the 20 degree sleeping bag, I purchased a 40, a 0 degree overstuffed hammock gear quilts, plus a 20 degree jacks r' better underquilt. All brands you have done videos on in the past. Thanks.!
@@shugemery You'll have to be a wisenheimer here in the comments for a while after your surgery. I hope it all goes well for you.
Praying for you! We will miss your voice. Can't wait till you're back!
Much appreciate the sentiments~~ Maybe I'll talk like Jon Hamm after....
My hammock still fits. Last year's bathing suit, not so much.
I did actually laugh out lot at your comment.
😂😂😂
Thanks for taking the time to share with us your hammock experience. I have the Warbonnet XLC. I have the older nylon version. I’m not completely at ease with the setup and probably should do some trials at home in order to properly dial my setup. The RR is much easier to setup. Good luck on your throat surgery. I guess you won’t be appearing on THE VOICE anytime soon 😂. You can always stick to the guitar 😉👍
@@ricardoneto7789 Thankee for the good words. I can't even watch the voice. I like to just look at my tv while it is off. It is a nice rectangle.
lol
@@shugemery
I’ve been using my Hennessy for the last 15+ yrs, still one of my favorites. My other favorite is superior gear.
Nice to hear of your loyalty your hammock.
Great to see a new video Shug, love the base too, a new passion keeps life interesting doesn't it. Just thinking about you post surgery, if you're up to it, maybe a silent winter hammock camping trip video, a first for Shug! No lolly gagging, just taking us along for the ride. The mime (1) and the voyeur (112K). A performer like you, no problem...Whoooo Buddy!
Thankee. Yessir. I just got that Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling USA made bass about a week ago. Traded in my P bass and a guitar and got a great deal Have been researching them and found one about 90 miles away to try. I loved it so brought it home. Can't quit playing it.
I am itching to go Winter camping and hope we get lots of snow soon.
My best sleep always comes from my 12ft chameleon. My first hammock was a onewind 11’. I slept in it enough to get into hammocks. I have a 11’ Darien I’ve never spent a night in. I’m going to give it a try soon. Every time I’ve lounged in it, I’m surprised how comfortable it is. It’s something to do with the bug net sewn on one side. Just works better than my sparrow somehow..
Best lounging hammock is my 12’ DutchWare nettles like the one in your video.. Im a few years into hammocks 62 years old and a hammock and kayak junkie..
I appreciate your videos and you’ve helped me through a lot of learning curves..
Good to hear you hammock grooves. Thanks..
May God bless you and keep you through your surgery. May God bless and huide the Dr's. May God's loving will be done.
I think He will. The surgeon is good too. Mayo Clinic. Thankee.
I have a hammock ive been using since 2013 at least. I recently upgraded it, for car camping, with a hammkock stand. I like your ideas. You are an experienced hammocker.
Thankee Rush. Hammock on!
All the best for your surgery! Have a good and speedy recovery! Cheers, jochen
Thankee for the good thoughts.
Hey Shug! Love your content and videos! Best of luck with your surgery! No idea how an entertainer like yourself can keep quiet for 3 full weeks! 🙂
I'll have to go full on Mr. Bean!!!! Thankee.
"something so simple in concept can be so complex" - Bingo! Why I love them.
Touché
We bought Dutchware netless 11 footers in 2016, and those are the only hammocks we've owned. I finally bought a new netless hammock last year to loan out to people that want to go with us.
Nice to hear you are happy with those hammocks.
Hi my hammock guru. I started with very short hammock from Aliexpress (9 ft long) with DIY underquilt, then i found your youtube channel. Now I have 11" Polish hammock Lesovik Draka. It similar like Dutchware chameleon.
I wish you good luck with your surgery, and also greeting to Meg.
Hey there Milan~ Yes I believe the 11' hammock will bring you much better slumber. Meg says Hello~
On my Chameleon, I took a piece of shock cord and tied it into a loop, then attached it to two of the UQ hooks on my head end where the fabric used to hit my face. Works really well, especially since I don't use my hooks for my UQs. I guess I organically discovered the function of the knotty mod.
The 11-foot Chameleon in 1.6 hexon is my second hammock. This April will be two years of sleeping in it every night. I sometimes think maybe I'm missing out on a better sleep, but I really can't see how that's possible. I sleep 10 hours no problem, don't even move once.
Good use of those wee d-rings. I like that 1.6 Hexon and find it comfy. 10 hours of nod. You are good.
Thanks Shug. As so many have said, I have been watching the journey for many years.
Looking forward to "hearing" you in a couple of months. Carpe Diem! !! !!!
I may do a video blinking in morse code.
Great content, as always!
Quint! Thankee.
Hey shug, I just started sleeping in a hammock last summer. Your videos helped me a lot with the right setup.
Been using an Amazonas traveler quilted.
I had a lot of great nights in it. But I remember getting a small calf ridge in it... Did not really bother me till now but that's something to improve on for sure!
All the best for your surgery and a fast recovery!
Greetings from Germany
Is it is insulated? Nice.
My Calf Ridge video....czcams.com/video/cFHvX56ZKNs/video.html
Thankee for the surgery sentiments.
Good luck with your surgery. I hope you have a speedy recovery.
Thankee. My surgeon seems smart and capable and at the Mayo Clinic. In good hands. She has a good laugh and seems to love to heal folks.
Good luck with your surgery and I wish you a speedy recovery!
Appreciate that a lot.
Oh McGoo you’ve done it again
"Ahhh....yes....mumble mumble mumble...."
The fact that the hammock can be viewed like a suit is a helpful thought. Thanks for the video Shug. See you again. Auf Wiedersehen.
In changes everything when you think of it that way for sure. Danke.
Always love your content. Good luck on your surgery!
Thankee for the sentiments.
Yeah, I'd watch a pantomime video while you recuperate!! Again, a successful, easy surgery and a quick recovery are wished!
Thanks for this one!!! Appreciate the humor and, no, I wouldn't 'lie' to you, either.... 😉
I'll come up with something. I have a striped shirt and beret. No lie!
Thanks Shug!! Good luck with the procedure!!
Whoooooo Buddy)))) It went well. Not much pain other than the pain of holding myself back from uttering a sound!!!! Only two weeks with total silence. Third day today. WAY harder than I thought it would be. Knowing I can speak but can't. All my thoughts need to escape through my gob and can't. Writing on the white board is so slow.
Nice and hammocky! Good luck with your procedure! 💪❤️
I was going for ham-hammocky. Thankee.
Entertaining and educational as always. Sending my best wishes on your surgery. Ian
Thankee. It looms~~~
Love you! Good luck on the surgery.
AwwwwThankee. My surgeon seems smart and capable and at the Mayo Clinic. In good hands.
My first hammock: tablecloth, 13' x 90". Did a LOT of testing in the back yard with that. First, tried adjusting the length up/down...found 11.5 foot as my sweet spot. Next, was to adjust the width. HOWEVER, I found that I kinda liked the wider 90" width; in summer, I'd flop that part over me to act as a kind of bugnet, and in the colder weather, flopping the excess hammock over my head provided that extra little bit of warmth.
3 years ago, I left for a group camp WITHOUT my dear hammock...a fellow camper had a spare Blackbird XLC to get me through the weekend. That was enough to tell me that I liked the XLC, and now I have one of those as well. Only have about 40-50 nights in my XLC, but still carefully weigh the options of using my old 90"-wide tablecloth instead for every trip.
Built in sheets with the flop~~ We all have ur own way. You will always have a soft spot for your first hammock.
I gave away a hammock that didn’t fit but I love my Hennessy. Thanks for the informative video.
Good on ye'~~!
Good to see ya Shug, My first hammock (2007) was a Hennessy Expedition. You know the one where, when your non hammock camping friends thought you were crazy for exiting out the bottom, and one clever friend said you looked like a dinosaur afterbirth coming out of that contraption. I eventually did the zipper mod, and it was my go to for about 5 years. Then a got a couple of Dutch's double lined 11 ft with the knotty mods. Still got them and I like them for summer. For winter, I have A warbonnet ridge runner. I need the Spindrift Sock. For the kind of winter camping I do. Good luck on your upcoming procedure.
Oh yeah....had one!....czcams.com/video/3EZrZ7cE2Bo/video.html
Ridge Runners are nice. Never use mine enough.
As a kid I actually camped in a cheap net hammock. Woke up the next morning looking like a Belgian waffle, but I slept ok. As an adult I've had 3 so far; An Amazon ENO knockoff, a Ridge Outdoor Pinnacle 180, and a Superior Gear Classic Hammock. I've had a fair number of nights in each, but the SGC has been my main for about a year and a half now. it is only 10', but is very comfortable. Eventually my plan is to get an insulated hammock from SG for fall, winter, and spring and probably a Chameleon for summer. Only time (and budget) will tell...
I know those hammocks! Waffle. Time reveals all.....
As always an informative and entertaining video, thank you😊 You'll be in my thoughts and prayers on Friday for smooth surgery and speedy recovery. More base videos would be cool 😊
Thankee and thanks. Yessir. I just got that Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling USA made bass about a week ago. Traded in my P bass and a guitar and got a great deal Have been researching them and found one about 90 miles away to try. I loved it so brought it home. Can't quit playing it.
I really do wish you the very best for a swift and complete recovery, from someone who hugely benefitted from your videos when I was recovering from brain surgery 5yrs ago. From a ginger-haired UK guy who was brought up in a few US states, including Minesota! Take care, buddy.
Hope you brain is better than ever. A cuppa and a Crunchie will do ya'....
And I one who was born over and now live here. Thankee.
I really enjoy your videos. Your tutorials have helped me along the way. Keep pushing hard, it is keeping you young. Thanks for all the work you do on these.
I'm 65 but feel like I'm 63! Glad some of the videos gave you some insight...
Hi Shug! Recover quickly!
Years ago my husband was ready to give up camping because he didn't like crawling out of the tent each day. I found hammock forums, joined and then made double layer hammocks for each of us. We then made a plan to hang out once a month and successfully did it for 4 years (side note, we live in NE Ohio). Yes, many nights were in our side yard.. sub zero Temps are not my favorite. Over the years we have amassed a lot of hammocks. My favorite is still the one I made. My least favorite and most expensive mistake was the bottom entry hammock (I had several panic attacks in the middle of the night). It's so hard to admit to my husband I will never sleep in it again. I now use a winter sleeping pod designed for the hammock. I now sleep warm and happy. Thanks to you and hammock forums for all your words of wisdom over the years.
The ones you make yourself are always special to you forever.
Hey Shug, sooo first hammock was an Eno Double Nest. I cobled togather an over quilt and under quilt from old sleeping bags. It was a week long trip in the BWCA at the beginning of Oct. Temps were high 20's to mid 30's i was comfortable the whole time. Since that trip I've tried Dutch Half Wit. I was all right didn't love the bug net situation. Like you said,"I REALLY wanted that to be the one." I used it for 3 years. Just didn't ever get really comfortable in it. Whether dealing with the calf ridge, or side flop or bugnet issues wasn't the one. I'm currently into a Chameleon and it has fit me pretty good. I've had pretty consistent setups generally enjoy it the most of the three. That said, the ENO was a close second at this point. Woo Buddy Good luck with your surgery (and staying quiet that long). You got this.💪🏼 Thanks for sharing your experiences and knowledge with us. Appreciate you. 🤙🏼✌🏼
I think we all did a lot of cobbling in the beginning. Chameleon is really comfy. I like that 1.6 heron fabric a lot.
All done. Had the surgery yesterday. Just feels like a bad sore throat. The low dose oyx they gave me helps. Still can function. Not uttered a peep yet. 2 weeks total silence. Got a white board. Funny...Meg talks to me like I'm deaf since I can't speak....haaa.
Thank you.
Y'elcome....
Hi,glad to see you back,missed all your humor and fun videos,good luck with your vocal cords...take care!!
I was enjoying some obscurity but did put a video out a couple weeks ago..czcams.com/video/pdJsKH8kO04/video.html
Thankee.
Praying for you and for a successful outcome for your surgery! Thank you for your knowledge and enthusiasm, and your willingness to share them with us.
I feel well. They done turned me a-loose. Thankee.
Good episode as always good luck with the surgery
Thankee for the good thoughts. Whooooo Buddy))))
Best wishes on your surgery this week. Hope you’ll have a speedy recovery.
I appreciate the sentiments.
Thanks for all the hammock content and fast healing on your upcoming surgery. I car camped in a Wise Owl 9’ with a Nemo Pad for the past six years . Last year I got back into backpacking and after a few nights in a tent I was back to hammocks. I just ordered a new 11’ L, 58” W Redtail from Hemlock Mtn Outdoors and hoping it’s a good fit. I went back and forth on getting a wider hammock being 6’ and 230 lbs but took a chance that a 58” will be a good fit. Cheers to ya buddy and healing vibes! J Bear
58 is a good width in my opinion. At 6' the length should do you well. Hope it takes! Thankee for the good sentiments.
Hey Shug, all the best anda speedy recovery!
Thankee. Still waiting to be called in.
Great topic and thanks for all of the education on better hammock hanging for the past 13 years. Best wishes and prayers for a speedy recovery from your surgery.
I enjoy exploring it for sure. And passing it on.
Was just looking through your channel last night for some more hammock content!
I've about hit the wall on hammock content. Only so far and so much one can do over 16 years of hammock musing...thankee.
@shugemery honestly, Shug.. it's just so fun watching the random camps you and your pals do. No need to provide new knowledge per se. As long as you're posting, some of us will be watching. God bless!
@@NickLoganbill Thanks for the good words Coach Loganbill.!!!!
@@shugemery :D
Praying for a speedy recovery from your surgery. Rest up and get back at it!
Much appreciate the sentiments~~
Godspeed for recovery Shug
It is in others hands now...thankee!
Great video Shug! Thanks for esplainin' the knotty mod....new to this myself and didn't know what the heck people were talking about.
My first "backpack" hammock: Hidden Wild Blue Jay from Costco. $114 CAD. I bought knowing I could return it. It was a test (I didn't want to go down your 1000 hammock road because I don't have a garage for my gear lol). It was heavy - 5 lbs 10 oz. Length 9'4" x 59" wide. Integrated UQ + TQ (which is crap. Froze my butt off at 14 C/57 F ). No ridge line. Horrible sleep. Next time I took it out, I incorporated a ridge line, and that made ALL the difference plus I brought a sleeping bag. Super comfortable. But too heavy. Then I knew I wanted a serious hammock for backpacking. I went on Reddit and asked "what would your soul mate hammock be?" And the SG was the answer for me. I think the integrated UQ is the ticket. I'm in Canada, so it is NEVER too warm. That's what I have now (10' 30 degree UQ), but I kind of had a shit sleep in it my first night out (I was warm though, at -12C/10F), but I felt a "shelf" - not just calf ridge, but a bloody shelf! It was horrible. Got to mess around with the ridge line to find my sweet spot.
Hey Shug, maybe you could use AI for voice video after your shuggery, I mean surgery. Thanks man! Happy hangin.
Good stuff. The SG hammock with the built in UQ solves the problem for a lot of people. Truly like mine a lot!
Right on Shug.
Luv the end. :-)
Thankee. Blair. i think I do videos now just to squeeze in a bass moment~~~
Praying for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery! From the Duke of Dilly Dally to the Lord of Lollygag. 👍🏼🙏🏼
It went well. Not much pain other than the pain of holding myself back from uttering a sound!!!! Only two weeks with total silence. Third day today. WAY harder than I thought it would be. Knowing I can speak but can't. All my thoughts need to escape through my gob and can't. Writing on the white board is so slow.
First of all, good luck with your surgery.
I have two hammocks one HG for most of the time with various TQ and UQ from HG as well. When it gets serious cold i switch to my superior gear 0 degree with the 40 degree cocoon and whatever additional TQ needed for the conditions. I love both of them. Also thanks for introducing me to ula. I have a catalyst for winter and ohm 2.0 for summer. I love them both
Great report thankee.
Had the surgery today. Feels like just a very sore throat. Only 2 weeks of no talking or sounds. So far so good.
What a great video. Thank you, Shug! I'm still on the path to finding the perfect hammock for myself, but I'm getting there. Your content helps a lot.
Greetings
Felix
It is a quest and a fun quest. Looking for perfect...Perfect!
Great video Shug, and best of luck with your upcoming surgery!
Thankee...standing by......
My cocoon of comfort fits me like a glove! Nothing but fantastic sleep whilst out in the piney woods!
You got that right Jim~~~!!!
Great video! Take care of yourself!
Thankee. My surgeon seems smart and capable and at the Mayo Clinic. In good hands.
Hey Cuz… good to see you again .
Hey Cuz. You good?
Hey shug
My first hammock was from sail, just the standard double-wide two-person 9 foot hammock.
I found it comfortable, I'm 6'2. my whole life I had one vertebrae sticking out in my back that no one could fix it really cared too much about and usually had back pain from physical labor jobs.
After 2 months of sleeping in that hammock every night, it was gone.
Just like that my fiance rubbed my back one day and she said where's that bump and I looked and it was gone.
So that was a life changing moment for me and I bought a Dutch chameleon and I've slept in that for almost 3 years now every night.
I wake up restored, no back pain, best sleep's in my life I use it every night at home and for camping and just recently made my own hammock which is turning out to be just as comfortable. But hammocks are their own magical beasts I guess you could say and there's fussy sometimes but in the end I think they're Superior to beds and like most people here I believe you were a big part in my hammock learning experience and still are and truly appreciate what you did for me and what you do for the community. Well that's the short and sweet to my hammock story.
I wish you good luck on your surgery and a fast and speedy recovery. Happy hanging.
🌳👍🌳
A sail. The cuben material is from sails. They call it DCF now.
I hear you on the restorative powers of the hammock!
My first hammock was a Warbonnet Warbird 2006 circa. I went through two of his, and I could never get comfy in them. I tried a few others, and they were OK as well. Enter Papa Smurf and his prototype danger bird he posted on Hammock forums around 06/07. I bought the 2nd one he made. I still use it to this day. I have other hammocks, but I always end up reverting back to his original hammock he made all those years ago, and it's still holding up fine. I will say last summer I did grow a kin to his free Bird. I think I might rock that this season a bit more and see how I like in comparison.
Ya' know...it is like that favorite tee shirt. That is the one you want to wear. Glad the Dream Hammocks are suiting your groove.
Good luck with surgery, & be patient with recovery. You've inspired me to try other hammocks, I started with a Hennessey bottom entry.
I will be patient. I've recorded myself talking for my wife's pleasure,,,,haaaa. She is looking forward to my silence too much. Thankee.
Great video Shug! Best of luck with the surgery. 👍
Thankee. Will be an experience. That it will.
What up Shug?? Hope you and family had a great Holiday!!! Cheers!!
Thankee and Whooooo Buddy)))
Thanks for the video.
Good luck with your surgery Shug.
Thankee...it went well....czcams.com/video/IsfFZfuRp2w/video.html
Thanks for this Shug! A few years in and I’m still figuring out the art, with -20°C and lower it’s been tough to get out and experiment. You’re killing it on the bass keep it up and use that as your voice while you heal. Wishing you a swift and full recovery
It is a fun art to pursue those hammocks as it lead to sleep and hanging about. Thank you on the bass. I play daily and have so been enjoying the journey. Helping me see life differently.
Awesome intro song Shug!!!🐓
Thankee. A wee Jaco P. groove. Or my attempt at it.
I've been using the warbonnet ridgerunner for about 4 years now. Its more comfortable than my bed. I really want to try a superior gear hammock with the built in quilt. I've just never slept in a gathered end hammock. Thanks for putting all your knowledge on the subject into these videos. Hope you have a speedy recovery from your surgery. At least you can still make some noise slappin' that bass!
The nice thing about a bridge hammock is that you can just flop your feet out and not have them crammed to one side. Advantage I say. I've enjoyed putting out the videos through the years. Thankee. My surgeon seems smart and capable and at the Mayo Clinic. In good hands.
Happy new year i missed you 🇬🇧👍🏻
Thanks...but I was here couple weeks ago. czcams.com/video/pdJsKH8kO04/video.html
Nice yo be missed rather than being tired of me~
Yo Shug! Thanks for the video. I have had the floppy fabric issue but never asked anyone. I'm glad I'm not crazy! Good luck on the surgery, sir!!
Embrace the Flop or Tame the Flop. It is all good clean fun. Thankee.
Best wishes on a successful surgery! ❤
Thankee. I have a good and capable surgeon at the Mayo Clinic.