What size is best for you?
- Single: lighter but less spacious, good for backpacking
- Double: fits two but comfortably spacious for one
- Length: at least 2 feet longer than your body
- Weight capacity: single hammocks 300–400 lbs.; double hammocks 400–500 lbs.
- Ultralight: weigh less to carry but lower weight capacity
Consider accessories:
- Underquilts: great insulation for cool-weather hammock camping
- Rain tarps: suspended seperately, protect you from the elements
- Bug nets: 360-degree protection and “no-see-um” netting are best
Hammock tents
- Pros: Lighter and more compact than traditional tent, doesn't require level ground, less impact on ground vegetation
- Cons: Requires sturdy trees, colder, less rainproof than traditional tent, minimal interior storage
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