Quick review of my first use with the Hennessy Hammock while canoeing & camping in the Floodwood Loop area of the Adirondaks this past Labor Day weekend. This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
All the tips you need to know about the use of the hammock, no cutting involved. Tarp in rain, tarp in sun, use of snake skins for cooking and a drip stop, hanging your shoes, extra paracord ridge-line, how to use it as a chair, how to use it as a hammock without getting in, putting it away. The hammock used is the HH Explorer Deluxe A-Sym, bought from www.armynnavy.com it has been thoroughly used on expeditions in Borneo, Sumatra and Thailand.
On April 9th, our group of six hammock campers set up at the group camping area in Kejimkujik National Park for our first group hang, Betwixt Snow & Blackflies. In part 1 we check out our camp site and all of the rigs including bluenose rumrunner’s ENO….cheesepizza’s DIY hennessy with zipper mod….dragonfly’s HH Exped & his JRB winternest…jbtech’s UL Explorer…bluenose climber’s DIY hammock & his unique tarp guylines….along with some DIY uqs, whoopies and more.
I give a tour of the features and advantages of the Hennessy Hammock. I use it while I am out motorcycle touring, and think it would be useful for anyone sick of setting up camp and trying to travel lighter.
hennessy hammock quick setup and tensioning technique, this method makes it amazingly easy to get perfect tension and adjust it as and when you want without having to untie all the knots. its very simple, two rappel rings and a karibiner. set up time can be reduced to almost nothing and makes it very easy to set up at night as well. (apologies for the sound quality, was very windy, will do a remake if its a big problem) PLEASE MAKE SURE THIS SYSTEM IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE DIAMETER AND STRENGTH OF ROPE YOU ARE USING! DO NOT USE WITH HH ULTRALIGHT AS THE CHORD IS NOT THICK ENOUGH!
I show how to put up and take down a Hennessy hammock and some of its features.
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Geeting into the hammock
Description Hennessy’s first GSA compliant hammock – the “Hennessy Survivor” – This newest model is rugged and lightweight and combines all the best features of the Explorer Ultralight and Explorer Deluxe Hennessy Hammocks plus a new larger one-piece rainfly and 3000 lb. test spectra ropes for an increased weight limit. This model is designed to fit anyone up to 7′ tall and up to 350 lbs. All Hennessy Hammocks include attached mosquito netting, detachable rain fly, support ropes, tree huggers to protect the of the bark of trees, Specifications: Hammock Weight: 2 lbs. 15., 1315 grams Weight limit: 350 lbs. Suspension system: 10′ long 3000 lb. test Spectra/Dyneema ropes 42″ long x 1 1/2″ wide nylon webbing straps Hammock dimensions: 108″ x 48″‘ Hammock fabric: tightly woven high thread count (160 x 90) 70D nylon taffeta Canopy dimensions: – a one-piece parallelogram with – short side – 78″ -long side – 109″ Canopy fabric: 1.9 ounce polyurethane coated nylon ripstop Mesh: 1.1 ounce 20 D polyester No-See-Um netting Stuff sack: Logo and set up instructions printed on ripstop nylon bag with drawstring Set-up-time: +/- 3 minutes Packed size: 4″ x 7″ x 10″ Colors Woodland Camouflage. For other digital patterns, such as Marpat and Canpat, please contact militarysales@hennessyhammock.com All parts and materials for this product are US made. Hammock sewn in USA and assembled in Canada. Berry Compliant information available on request.
The trip ended being 2 night and 3 days of winter wonder. Every year I realize that when breaking trail in powdery snow that the going is slow especially when toting your goods into the woods. Kurt Papke was an excellent hiking partner … very strong and self-sufficient. I like that in a backpacker! The wind was whipping off of Egge Lake when we pulled in there at around 3:30 so we stealthed up in the woods away from the lake and got into the shelter of trees. Nice to have hammocks for that. My hammock set-up was quick and easy with the straps and rings and biners on my DIY hammock. Kurt used the standard Hennessy knots and lashings and it looked easy for him and quick. Fired up the MSR Whisperlite stove and started making water … good ol’ HOT water! Cocoa Time! Slept in my REI 0º bag with full UQ, BA insulated pad and a blue CCF pad slipped into my SPE. Did not bring the wing pads for the SPE and I wish I had in retrospect. Slept warm and dreamy. Woke earlyish but did not egress the hammock for some time. It was around -5º! Boiled water on my Mini-Atomic alky stove from Tinny at MiniBullDesign and had a hot breakfast from the hammock. Oh Glory! Off to Camp two …. we backtracked and stopped back at my van to resupply for what we knew was going to be a dangerously cold night. I grabbed an second sleeping bag and more white gas. We were only about 15 minutes there. South now to Leskinen Creek. Trail was broken for a while then we had to break. It is so tiring and we …
