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    Backpack Jack
    BPL Member

    @jumpbackjack

    Locale: Armpit of California

    This is kind of interesting, looks comfortable, and roomy, just a little on the heavy side.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqImIChxJ-E

    Jack

    #1992384
    John S.
    BPL Member

    @jshann

    It's an enclosed hammock he is selling for over 1K..yipes.

    #1992411
    Tom Lyons
    Member

    @towaly

    Locale: Smoky Mtns.

    There would be no chance of finding anyplace to set that thing up in any of the woods around where I live.
    It simply requires too much open space, which is typically not available in the woods.

    #1992414
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    I like the comments on YouTube. Impractical, heavy, unrealistic. Sounds like here.

    #1992415
    Stephen M
    BPL Member

    @stephen-m

    Locale: Way up North

    nice comparsion Ken.

    #1992425
    spelt with a t
    BPL Member

    @spelt

    Locale: Rangeley, ME

    It fits more into a tiny house category, and is reasonably priced for that, although there are more practical options for not much more money.

    #1992468
    Troy Hawkins
    BPL Member

    @ollyisk

    Locale: Germany

    Aside from the other issues, it's worth noting that this tent will also cause damage to the trees they hang them from unless they're putting a pad on the tree to protect its trunk from the grosgrain straps. Kind of like the issues that slacklining creates.

    #1992495
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    this is pretty funny to me.

    #1992503
    Backpack Jack
    BPL Member

    @jumpbackjack

    Locale: Armpit of California

    I do like the concept, but like some have mentioned it's to heavy, exspensive and probably would cause damage to the tress with those big straps.

    I just posted this to see what kind of a rise I could get out of people, you have to admit if this was scaled down for backpacking with lighter weights, less aggresive straps, and a decent price point, a lot of us would be all over this, cool concept though.

    The first thing that came to mind for me was, someones going to hang themselves on those straps on a late night pee break. LOL

    Jack

    #1992544
    james
    BPL Member

    @jamesbhikes

    Locale: London UK, Greenville USA

    ha ha, I kinda like them. Would be fun to pitch one high up, and then climb up to enter it using a rope ladder. They are probably wildly impractical for most situations, but the video made me smile.

    The only problem is, you could just do the same thing using using a cliff tent, but this would probably cause near to no damage to the trees if you pitched carefully from multiple trees. That makes me want to buy a cliff tent :D. Does anyone know the lightest one available?

    tree camping

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