Pod hammock

[boaty]

At the BCUK meetup, I was lucky enough to borrow a Pod hammock from Tony

Although equipped with bivvy bag and mat, I jumped at the chance of trying a hammock - I've never slept in one

So I hot-footed off with the hammock and found a shady, secluded spot to sling it:

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This took all of 5 minutes due to the locking straps (no knots required) and carabiners - the only thing to think about is how tightly to stretch it; as pictured turned out to be fine

I then jumped in, managed not to fall out again, and found it to be very comfortable

I slung my hootchie close to the hammock as we were expecting rain (yes, Simon, it did rain on Friday night :o):) and stowed my gear underneath:

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And what a lovely couple of nights' sleep I had, tucked up in my sleeping bag, reading Graves' book by the light of my headlamp, listening to the rain pattering on the hootchie

One of these is defintely on my must-buy list (but after I get myself a camera, these pictures were taken with my phone :yikes:)

Many thanks for the loan of the hammock, Tony - perhaps you can put up the details of where to get these (I forgot to write it down :roll:)

[TheViking]

Hi...

Is that a Swedish army trangia I see in the second picture, under the hammock?? :wink: :o): Pretty good pictures, if you think of that they're taken with a cellphone... :biggthump

[boaty]

Is that a Swedish army trangia I see in the second picture, under the hammock?? :wink: :o):
Yep, great bit of kit - kept me supplied with hot coffee and really great meals :super:

[allenko]

Yeah cheers Tone!

The first night I was using a cheapo hammock that looked like a string vest. I woke up the next morning with my toes touching my forehead (well thats what I felt like)

Tone kindly lent me the smaller single person pod and I have to say I was well impressed, the second night was bliss and although I deflated my Thermarest to mould to my body I found it had popped out from under my body and could feel the cold on my left when I woke up.

All in all the Pod was a great bit of kit and really turned it round for me in the comfort stakes.


Thanks once again Tone

Paul

[Tony]

Don't thank me! Thank Dave from Bush Kit Bush Kit (http://www.bushkit.com) He was kind enough to send a couple of samples for the Meet Up and for us to review.

It was good that multiple people have got to sleep in them, Dave Farrant slept in the Pro Pod at the Gathering and he had a great nights sleep :biggthump

We'll have more of a review on it over the coming months.

Thanks guys

[TheViking]

Yep, great bit of kit - kept me supplied with hot coffee and really great meals :super:
Well, Swedish Army Mess Cookers are like AK-47's! They're reliable, robust, cheap, and there's a lot of them in circulation......!! :wink: :wink: :wink:

[den]

I've had a pod for 6 months now. I'm really happy with mine.

[The General]

I will be doing a review of the Hennesy Safari quite soon... :pack:

[tomtom]

doo you need a hoochie to keep dry or can you use it as it is?

[Tony]

You need a cover of some sort as it's not waterproof. I presume that this allows for breath-ability.. They've brought out a tarp for it but I've no idea if it's any better than a basha you can pick up anywhere. i will give Dave a call and find out more about it.

[tomtom]

thanks for the help tony.. are the pods going to be reviewed along with the Hennesy Safari..

[Tony]

We've a few Hennesy reviews to get up and the pod's will go up as well :biggthump