Comments on: Hennessy Deep Jungle Asym Hammock Review

By: bill

bill — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:07:19 +0000

How thick (inches maximum) of a mat can be placed between the double layers?

By: Lou Goulet

Lou Goulet — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 03:10:56 +0000

Thankyou Derek……did notice some relief doing those / that figure 4 configuration but just that I had experienced below knees what seemed bit like being trapped in a divot of hammock around the feet for the lack of a better description while diagonal. No biggie and was just wondering if you had experienced that. Thanks and will continue finding that sweet spot. Enjoying your hammock hang book and all the great info you have included in it as well as your videos. Good stuff and well done.

By: Derek

Derek — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 02:32:52 +0000

In reply to Lou Goulet. It's hard to go wrong with a Hennessy. Lay diagonal. I often cross my legs. Whatever feels good. Sometimes I out my legs in a figure 4 or frog legs. The ridgeline should be tight but not bowstring tight.

By: Lou Goulet

Lou Goulet — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:30:01 +0000

Thanks for review Derek. Just purchased Hennessy xl jungle zip in last ten days or so and have been using, experimenting with and without bubble pad etc…it works…will see when weather gets bit cooler . No “Stiff back” in mornings….that alone makes it worthwhile. Also purchased and received your hammock book yesterday and finished reading. Great info and few suggestions in there going to try to employ over next few days as am a newbie at hammock hanging. I was sleeping with zipper to my right, will have to try other way. Only thing is I noticed my feet seemed to get compressed at ankles on the diagonal laying straight out vs crossing feet etc and wondering if I am doing something incorrectly. Checked my ridge line in hammock and was level maybe to tight? albeit close to the 30 degree recommendation. Any suggestion(s)? I have a pad I can use between my feet then to alleviate that I suppose.

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 02:29:27 +0000

In reply to Christina. Really good question. By itself maybe not. As a kit, it works pretty well, but as I observed in my review, much depends on the whole package of what you wear, how hot you sleep, and your sleeping bag. It is a little like a vapor barrier. Hennessy doesn't really list a rating. Those are my own estimations after testing.

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:57:10 +0000

Maybe a silly question but does the Radiant Bubble Pad really work down to 40 degrees or is it only a sales gimmick?. I need to save weight and still have some comfort and are not sure if I should go for the jungle (with bubble pad) or the ultralight with a therma Rest or similllar. The weight will almost be the same and if the bubble pad don’t work to 40 degrees the extra weight in to worth it…or ?

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:02:27 +0000

In reply to John. Sweet! I'm glad it worked for you.

By: John

John — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:01:34 +0000

What I did do is add 6mm shock cord (about 24 inch) to each corner of the fly to help with tensioning in high wind to take pressure off the fly. Works really well.