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SourisMan

03/25/2012 07:01AM

I distinctly remember my first morning waking up in my hammock. My first thought was...wow...nothing aches. I didn't feel like I needed to shift around to relieve a sore spot or aching joints. I didn't budge. Amazing. Anyone else have this experience?

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TomT

03/25/2012 08:45AM

The first couple of nights I woke up with lower back pain then changed the angle slightly more shallow and also raised the foot end a bit higher than the head end. That did the trick and I sleep great now.

In a tent I wake up with all kinds of aches. Not so in the Blackbird.

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Savage Voyageur

03/25/2012 09:01AM

That was the main reason I tried a hammock. To see if I could sleep better. No more sore shoulders, neck or hips.

"So many lakes, so little time."

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gunny

03/25/2012 10:04AM

Ditto to all the above!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wake up with no aches and feel refreshed. Swing your legs outs, plant your feet, stand up and away you go vs crawling out of a tent and trying to stand up and straighten your back. I have a Blackbird for outdoors and a Traveler for indoors. I know they are not for all, but they work! On my hammock site they are sometimes referred to as Bear Burritos, don’t believe it.
Don

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Tony

03/25/2012 11:02AM

quote gunny: "Ditto to all the above!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wake up with no aches and feel refreshed. Swing your legs outs, plant your feet, stand up and away you go vs crawling out of a tent and trying to stand up and straighten your back. I have a Blackbird for outdoors and a Traveler for indoors. I know they are not for all, but they work! On my hammock site they are sometimes referred to as Bear Burritos, don’t believe it.
Don
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+ 1 except for the traveler.

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PortageKeeper

03/25/2012 01:03PM

That's been true with me from the first night on. When on the ground, it takes me a good half hour to get in the vertical position. I have to take ibuprofen just to get out of bed. In the hammock, I just drop out the bottom into my boots and head for the Jetboil to make coffee.

“The more you know, the less you carry” Mors Kochanski

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The Lorax

03/25/2012 04:35PM

I sleep well in both, but notice that I sleep longer in a hammock. This makes me believe that I get an even better night's sleep in them.

I love the smell of silnylon in the morning. It smells like........victory!

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Merganser

03/25/2012 06:03PM

Definitly feel better after a night in the hammock. I've gone to it ful time.

"That sort of thing is my bag baby."

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OBX2Kayak

03/25/2012 07:36PM

In a tent I toss and turn all night. In the Blackbird, I sleep like a baby (well, like a fat bald one that snores).

"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson

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TomT

03/26/2012 06:29AM

This thread sounds like a commercial with testamonials. Brandon from Warbonnet should have this link on his site. :)

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gunny

03/26/2012 07:59AM

quote TomT: "This thread sounds like a commercial with testamonials. Brandon from Warbonnet should have this link on his site. :)

"
Agreed. He has done excellent work. I also have his UQ, TQ and Tarps.

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KevinL

03/26/2012 05:04PM

quote TomT: "This thread sounds like a commercial with testamonials. Brandon from Warbonnet should have this link on his site. :)

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Maybe Adam should hit him up for a sponsor?

KevinL

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OBX2Kayak

03/26/2012 07:44PM

My experience in dealing with Brandon at Warbonnett on five different purchases has been nothing but exceptional.

"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson

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strom2127

03/26/2012 08:56PM

quote OBX2Kayak: "My experience in dealing with Brandon at Warbonnett on five different purchases has been nothing but exceptional."

I've dealt with him on both of my purchases, and I second this.

"Once more unto the breach dear friends, once more."

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gunny

03/26/2012 09:03PM

quote strom2127: "quote OBX2Kayak: "My experience in dealing with Brandon at Warbonnett on five different purchases has been nothing but exceptional."

I've dealt with him on both of my purchases, and I second this.
"

I just sent Brandon an email with a link to this thread to show our gratitude & recommendation for his products here in the "Up North".
Gunny

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The Lorax

03/27/2012 05:37AM

quote strom2127: "quote OBX2Kayak: "My experience in dealing with Brandon at Warbonnett on five different purchases has been nothing but exceptional."

I've dealt with him on both of my purchases, and I second this.
"

I'm waiting right now on my second full set up. A 1.1 double with a MJ tarp. That's how much I like the 1.7 and SF tarp.

I love the smell of silnylon in the morning. It smells like........victory!

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TomT

03/27/2012 06:43AM

Some of us might need to go to HA. (Hammocks Annonymous) :)

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jcavenagh

04/05/2012 07:22PM

yes.

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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jcavenagh

04/05/2012 07:22PM

quote gunny: "quote strom2127: "quote OBX2Kayak: "My experience in dealing with Brandon at Warbonnett on five different purchases has been nothing but exceptional."

I've dealt with him on both of my purchases, and I second this.
"

I just sent Brandon an email with a link to this thread to show our gratitude & recommendation for his products here in the "Up North".
Gunny"
I emailed withy Brandon last spring. He did not realize that his stuff was popping up all over the web. He was too busy and only checked HF.

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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forestmaven

04/08/2012 08:35AM

It took me a couple of nights to get used to the hammock before I truly slept better than in a tent.

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