DD Frontline or TW Green Hornet

[andywragg]

Shipping notice received should be here by the weekend.

 

[andywragg]

The stuff arrived on Saturday and I have to say I'm mightily impressed

 

[mousey]

So my cheque has arrived and I can use it early next week. I was going to go with a 3x3m tarp but I'm seeing post from folks that say 3x3 isn't enough for a 'decent sized' hammock. Ye gads I use to get by with the issue poncho back when I was a lad, and later the Survival Aids DPM Basha. I'd guess these 2 hammocks would be classed as decent sized as they both come in at 2.8 m.

The problem as I see it with a 4m tarp would be finding suitable trees 5m apart. Or am I over thinking it?

I've just seen this post. I have used 3m long tarps and find them just too short for heavy rain, pitching a 3x3 in a diamond leaves the quarters exposed to horizontal driven rain, I've not been too keen on getting a 4x4m as I don't think you need all that much on the sides. However I recently bought a "Sargasso" tarp from TW 3.9m long 2.5m wide, this I feel is a good proportion for a single hammock [no connection with TW - just bought some of their stuff and happy]. Plenty long enough and wide enough yet not too much material so still quite light and manageable. Admittedly I haven't used it in the wild or under harsh conditions yet but from trial pitching's in the garden I have been pretty pleased.

 

[andywragg]

Yeah I can see me getting one of those soon. Here some stills from the test hang last night in some nearby woods, and some close ups taken this morning when I repacked the gear. I have a video that I'll upload later this evening.

Cheers

Andy

 

[nobby8126]

Never tried a DD frontline but have been out a few times in my Hornet and found every part of TW hammocks to be great. Spent last night sharing my hornet with 2 spaniels and was still comfy. Didn't sleep much but that was because one of the dogs was a dick and decided to guard camp all night but I was awake and comfortable. Use the sargasso tarp with it and found it to be the nuts also. Rate this company mucho

 

[andywragg]

Field tested the Hornet last weekend with my new Snugpak Jungle Sleeping bag and US Poncho liner. Didn't need the whoopie slings as the multi-loop straps were long enough on their own. Very comfortable night's sleep spoiled only by the mat shifting/not following me when I rolled diagonal, so my feet got a little cold. Now got a Snugpak under blanket so I don't see this happening again. Still need to try out the Compact hammock but I'll wait until it gets cold and the bugs stop flying before I do that.

 

[sandbag47]

Well I'm for DD.
But I would be wouldn't I
All I can say is I haven't seen a TW group buy on here.
And I've never had a bad DD group buy yet

 

[andywragg]

I don't think TW does stuff like that (bulk buy discounts), as their stuff is already cheap as chips for what you get. I may be wrong, I certainly have no complaints. The Cornelius tarp is a great bit of gear with some very good features.