You know, as a sit here thinking about the early days early days of hammocks
and how much more simple it was for a guy like me who got into him long ago
but for some of you new people who are just getting into it
I know it's mighty confusing there's so many choices of fabrics I mean you've
got your rip stops you got your hex seventy D you got MTN's you got mono
lights dream tech's you got hyper D you got airwave parachute material blahdy
blahdy blahdy blahdy blah each fabric is gonna have a different feel a different
stretch there's different grades uh but there's ripstop 1.1 ripstop 1.6 ripstop
1.9 they all have different gifts they all have different grid patterns a
diamond grid oh yeah hey you good I'm one of them new hammer curse or him up
curse or whatever you call yourselves and I'm I'm totally perplexed I'm
totally confused about this world hammock and I don't know what to do and
I was hoping you could help me out on it because I'm about to break down in tears
with all these decisions can you can you shed so if we're talking about getting a
double lair hammock or a single layer now 98% of my hammocks are single layers
why because I'm a backpacker and I don't want to carry that extra layer of fabric
because sometimes already got a bug net I got my tarp you know if you're a
backpacker weight comes into it and I think I've talked about that in videos
but I just usually go with a single layer and I tend to use something like a
1.6 or 1.7 like a tent you're you're kind of wearing your hammock you're
laying up in it so it's a very personal thing as to what kind of feel you want
with that hammock I like a little support in the beginning I used a lot of
really stretchy fabrics like a 1.1 and in time I realize it gave too much I
it stretched down and it kind of came around me they're coming so far with
fabrics now it's amazing that you can get a single layer hammock that will
support 400 pounds supposedly all right but I get asked a lot you know I'll get
an email from a guy going sug I'm a big guy I'm six foot a now weigh about 390
pounds what hammock will support me so if you go to any of the sites like you
know got a warp on it or you got a Dutch where you go to hammock gear or you go
to jacks or better or you know any any of these cottage hammock vendors you're
gonna look when you buy your hammock if you want to single or double layer and
you can look at the weight specifications a lot of getting a double
layer hammock is the feel the support and the weight that will hold Pluto
before I go any further this is a special announcement february 18th at 7
p.m. Eastern Standard Time East Coast I'm doing a live hammock stream with
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18 2020 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on canoe hound adventures it's been said
maybe see you there maybe not so I'm gonna put all the information and the
links in the description box below this video and also a double-layer gives you
that confidence out there gives you that confidence that if if one layer tears
you have a second layer to support you so if you're new at hammocks or and even
if you're experienced make sure you don't have anything in your back pocket
a pencil a knife anything sharp and you lay in might just tear that hammock so a
double wears that's going to give you the added bit of protection out there
and some durability and resilience really the most obvious thing about
getting a single layer hammock over a double layer hammock is the price it's
just gonna cost a little less if you have one pair of fabric other than two
layers of fabric hey why not so another reason for the double layer
as people will like to use that to slide there camping pad in between have a
video on putting a pad between double-layer hammocks a lot of people
think it's nicer to have it between the double-layer
I always just laid on it right in the hammock in my single layer that's up to
you to figure out but that's another reason for a double layer people like
putting their pads in there seems to hold it in place a little better I get
these guys that go man I only camp when it's hot I live in Texas and go in the
summer it's hot I don't need a pad or an under quilt but they will often use the
double layers because they they're convinced and I think it's true that the
bugs can't bite them through it well the single layer hammock sure if a mosquito
flies under there he can get through a little easier just
think about wearing shirts if you've got one t-shirt on or one long-sleeve shirt
bang they can go through more shirt you add the more that mosquitos gonna go
this dudes blood it's a lot of work I'm not sure I wanted that man and the other
nice thing is it provides just a little bit more warmth if you're not using a
pad or and underquilt now to get a double layer hammock or if
you're gonna make your own hammock most people so those layers together and they
usually sew it like if if my hand is your hammock and this is where your head
is and this is where your feed in they so it kind of along the sides a little
bit because that's that's where the hammock takes the stress you're sitting
sideways and the weight is there and maybe those ends you leave a gap about
this big or so on the end so maybe it's so an area about that wide because you
want to keep those two layers together otherwise it gets a little weird once
balled up on top of the other and yet you've got this gap at the ends that you
can slide your pad in and reach in and adjust it how you want the other
question that people ask a lot and most hammock manufacturers will tell you this
but if you're making your own if you're doing the double layer hammock and
you're thinking I want something like a 1.1 soft fabric on the inside and
something stronger on the outside the basic rule is you put your stronger
fabric on the outside and your lighter fabric on the inside that's just a rule
of thumb it makes sense because that outside is
going to be your more rugged layer in case you get an abrasion or something
like that I hope these thoughts will maybe clear
your mind and give you a direction if you're going to go for a double air or a
single layer hammock all secured in Sector seven will work buddy