I did it as per the video, found I had to move a strap higher and had to disconnect the hammock to undo the loop because there was a branch in the way. The Talon instructional video shows running the webbing through the sewn loop. If you had trees 15 or 16 feet apart you might need a step ladder to get the suspension high enough. I had to put the straps about 6 1/2 feet up the trees that were about 13’ apart. It did feel a bit tighter around my shoulders though. Even my Eldorado has a very slight calf ridge. Really the first gathered end I can say that about. In fact the ripples in the fabric smoothed out as the fabric went under my calves. Although I was impressed that there seemed to be no calf ridge(!). My initial impression was it is like laying in a wide hammock. A daisy chain and carabiner would be better for a simple suspension. Fortunately I was on my patio and heard it hit the ground. When I was first unrolling it one of the little blue metal bars fell out. My Eldorado lightweight double layer without suspension is about 26 oz so not a huge difference. 29.2 oz for the hammock and 10.7 for the suspension. I’m also disappointed all the more since I got the early bird price, which would have been a sweet deal if it had worked out. I wish SMR the best in all that they are working on however, the Ninox did not live up to the flat lay that I was hoping for. The hammock stitching seemed to be good quality and I liked the d-ring placement near the ends for attachment of my HG Phoenix UQ which accommodated my lay directing well. Zipper pulls can be replaced, but the d-rings were sewn in. I also found it interesting that I never saw them demonstrating someone getting out of the took a lot of work compared to my WB Eldorado.Īnother little niggle was the light blue zipper pulls and large light blue d-rings on my Dark Earth hammock. I feel like this is almost necessary since I needed to hang it so high to keep it from stretching me all the way down to the ground. I found it interesting that the guy in the gear video on the use of the hammock literally said “.and hop in.”. I even adjusted the line to its maximum distance. I also found the fabric way too stretchy for my liking and I couldn’t even reach the SRL storage since it was 3’ above me. I can also echo the fact that the weight is considerably more than the KS. It seems they knew there was an issue with it coming apart and that’s why they added the red cord hoping it would keep the slider from falling out. I totally agree with you on the talon suspension. I spent less than 20 minutes with it and knew it wasn’t going to work. (As the Ninox uses a sewn-in fabric loop instead of replaceable amsteel continuous loops, this is worrying.)I received my SL Thursday evening and sent an email to SMR customer service indicating that I wanted to return it Friday morning. I came very close to losing the metal inserts multiple times when setting up and adjusting my Ninox.Īdditionally, I found that the carabiner's gate is somewhat small for the Ninox suspension and has some sharp corners that could rub the hammock's attachment points. I finally had a chance to try mine today, and I found that the Talon suspension has a tendency to undergo spontaneous disassembly whenever the buckle isn't under tension.
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