Looks good in the picture, but good luck trying to string this up to use. One rope on each side looks nothing like the picture in th e catalog. Customer Service couldn't help because there aren't any directions no how to configure the rope on each side, or if any additional ropes are needed. I can't tell you if it's good otherwise because I can't use it. It collapses in the center.

I've used the vaunted Hennesy Hammocks, Byer's as well, in fact you might call me an expert at recumbent contemplation. I pack hammocks instead of tents whenever possible - and possible can be quite frequently! There are some problems with this particular hammock design, however none are insurmountable. Treat this hammock well and it will last you for years. Treat it poorly, or fail to set it up properly, and you will be unhappy. This hammock weighs THREE POUNDS! That's a bit heavy for most hikers. By comparison the Hennesy weighs only 1&1/2 pounds. The military one has a canvas bottom - hennesy is sil-nylon. Mil has HEAVY DUTY steel O rings to tie ropes to, these are heavy as well. And the Mil version uses HEAVY rope for tying the hammock to those steel O rings. So? Canvas keeps you from slipping around in your hammock excessively like the sil-nylon versions will. The Sil-nylon campers are forever trying to figure out how to keep their sleeping pads under them at night. You will NOT have that problem in these babies. If weight is an issue for you - get rid of the steel O Rings and heavy ropes, you lose just over a pound of weight by doing so. I use 550 cord and SMALL titanium O rings (Find them as wedding bands on Ebay for around 10 bucks). Yes, I am still a pound over the competitors - until you realize that I am also fully mosquito netted. (The trick to preserving your zippers is to tie the hammock up tight and the ridge line of the cover tight with taut line hitches so that it can slide loser if your weight comes on it, then tying the other cover tiedowns looser so that they don't hold the mesh taut when in the hammock. If you leave some room for your hammock to sag without getting your net taut - then the zipper is never really stressed. After all, who want's to trust their safety to a zipper by using it to support their weight?) Both the competitors and this hammock have a problem with rain coverage. Although their hammocks are better covered - you still get wet unless you bring another cover tarp - preferably one that covers your gear and a spot on the ground to cook in. I bought one that weighs less than a pound and covers that area well for around 20 bucks (although not at CTD - try SG). You could also convert a piece of tyvec to this purpose handily. So, for the cost of one mightyfine Hennesy plus around 10 bucks for new rings and rope, I have a hammock that weighs 1 pound more. BUT..... I can have 10 of these military hammocks for the cost of a comparable Hennesy at today's prices. Bottom line - Good hammock - GREAT VALUE.

I used these hammocks in the jungles of belize and honduras, when it rains you better find something to get under, I had to use those blue tarps over the top of each hammock, the zippers are flimzy made. You can't set up in them and they are to narrow, the only hammock that is any good I found at Hahn's army surplus in Las Vegas. They are made of heavy canvas and are big enough to move around in, the are the very best.