Anyone else get sore shoulders from what I imagine is constant pressure towards your sternum on both shoulders? Almost always happens to me, I'm 210 lbs, 5'11 in my WBBBXL. Am I setting it wrong? Or are my broad shoulders just not gonna agree

quote Fizics: "Anyone else get sore shoulders from what I imagine is constant pressure towards your sternum on both shoulders? Almost always happens to me, I'm 210 lbs, 5'11 in my WBBBXL. Am I setting it wrong? Or are my broad shoulders just not gonna agree "

you can try loosening your straps, maybe hung a little too tight. also raise your feet end about 6 inches higher than your head end.
the xlc is a good hammock, i had one, but some of us could not get comfy in it. i traded it in for a dutch hammock, never looked back. good luck.

Make sure to lay on a good diagonal.

Same problem here. I gave up the wbbbxlc to the wife. Laying on either side sometimes relieves the pain.

quote bwcasolo: "

quote Fizics: "Anyone else get sore shoulders from what I imagine is constant pressure towards your sternum on both shoulders? Almost always happens to me, I'm 210 lbs, 5'11 in my WBBBXL. Am I setting it wrong? Or are my broad shoulders just not gonna agree "

you can try loosening your straps, maybe hung a little too tight. also raise your feet end about 6 inches higher than your head end.
the xlc is a good hammock, i had one, but some of us could not get comfy in it. i traded it in for a dutch hammock, never looked back. good luck."

It's funny you say that, I am looking to buy my girlfriend a chameleon since they're up for sale now. I figured I'd buy us both one in case I liked it so much I wanted one too (there's a lot of hype about them).

Care to share how the dutchware hammocks compares to the wbbb with regards to comfort when sleeping?

don't get me wrong, the wbbxl is a really great hammock and I'd still sleep in it for a million years over a tent.

i have a chameleon on the way. the other 2 dutch hammocks i have just seem wider, eliminating the calf ridge effect. as tom said, be sure to lie at a diagonal. be sure your ridge line is not guitar tight when you hang it. there needs to be some play in it.
dutch's fabric, the hexon 1.6 material i order is just so nice to the touch.
i use a detachable bug net, the fonkey, i wanted a zip bug net again, that's why i am upgrading. from what i see on the video's, this chameleon is the ticket.

If you love hammocks and hate shoulder squeeze, I'd recommend doing what I did and switch to the warbonnet ridge runner. It has way better viewing angles than my gathered end hammocks, the UQ's don't have to be as big and it is a much flatter lay than I've ever been able to achieve in the gathered end setups.

Tension of the ridge line, lie in the hammock and whether head is higher than feet are all critical variables . And like others I still experience some squish and have also noticed the calf ridge effect. Replacement now is a bit out of the question and it still beats sleeping on the ground. Good input guys.

quote bhouse46: "Tension of the ridge line, lie in the hammock and whether head is higher than feet are all critical variables . And like others I still experience some squish and have also noticed the calf ridge effect. Replacement now is a bit out of the question and it still beats sleeping on the ground. Good input guys."

Is the calf ridge effect a Charlie horse that only goes away with complete extension of leg muscles and toes? I got those a bunch too...

quote Fizics: "

quote bhouse46: "Tension of the ridge line, lie in the hammock and whether head is higher than feet are all critical variables . And like others I still experience some squish and have also noticed the calf ridge effect. Replacement now is a bit out of the question and it still beats sleeping on the ground. Good input guys."

Is the calf ridge effect a Charlie horse that only goes away with complete extension of leg muscles and toes? I got those a bunch too..."

You can avoid a calf ridge by installing a 'mini spread bar' on the foot end of a hammock to allow the fabric to spread out further. If you check the hammock forum site it's easy to find the DIY mods needed.

Very interesting thread.

I almost always wake up with upper back pain that is not associated with my spine (it seems more like a sore rib cage). I *never* wake up with this minor but annoying pain when sleeping either at home or in a tent, and the pain goes away as I move about in the morning. But it's definitely there, and I've wondered if it had anything to do with the "shoulder squish" from the hammock. I find sleeping in hammocks to be extremely comfortable, so I'm not going to stop, but the pain is annoying.

Does anyone else experience this?

quote carmike: "Very interesting thread.


I almost always wake up with upper back pain that is not associated with my spine (it seems more like a sore rib cage). I *never* wake up with this minor but annoying pain when sleeping either at home or in a tent, and the pain goes away as I move about in the morning. But it's definitely there, and I've wondered if it had anything to do with the "shoulder squish" from the hammock. I find sleeping in hammocks to be extremely comfortable, so I'm not going to stop, but the pain is annoying.


Does anyone else experience this?


Sounds like what I posted about lol. Goes away after an hour of moving around

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A bridge hammock might be the way to go to prevent this.

Tent camped with my daughter this weekend. All of these complaints sound like mine after 2 nights back on the ground. Guess I'm lucky to have the right hammock setup.

fiz, mine's definitely not in my shoulders--it's in my back but not my spine, below my shoulder blades. And as I said, it's minor...especially compared to the numb arms, sore shoulders, bad back, bad sleep, etc. that I had when I was a ground dweller.

quote TomT: "A bridge hammock might be the way to go to prevent this.


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+1!!!!

quote VaderStrom: "

quote TomT: "A bridge hammock might be the way to go to prevent this.



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+1!!!!"

I'll third this. I bought a warbonnet bridge this winter. My hammock gear quilt fits fine on it and it is ridiculously comfortable back side and stomach sleeping all work for me. Check out a bridge.

Thanks for the tips; I might just take your advice.