![]() From my chest to the ridgeline it’s about 38”. I have long arms, but can’t touch the ridgeline when I’m lying down. That is accomplished mostly by having the adjustable ridgeline so high. The interior volume is HUGE! With the bugnet zipped I can sit up inside without my head touching it. Since I don’t have a SM tarp I won’t be testing this feature. Another unique feature are four small triangular “wings” on the bugnet with D-rings that are supposed to make it so you can attach tieouts to one of Sierra Madre’s tarps. All these little do-dads though have helped drive up the weight. There are some quilt hooks inside the hammock that I haven’t quite figured out what they’re for. There are hooks and D-rings to help keep an underquilt in place. Some other standard features that other GE hammocks do have are it has a big bugnet that is removable. (So now I want to try a wide hammock again to compare!) There's also an adjustable structural ridgeline made of webbing. My initial impression laying in it is it is like laying in a wide hammock. This is supposed to create I assume more space for your head and feet. From what I understand it has curved or scalloped edges. The design of the Ninox has a unique feature that is supposed to set it apart from other GE hammocks. When it’s not undergoing entropy, it works pretty well. The Talon suspension is also a bit heavy at 10.7 ounces. Apparently there were some tolerance issues during manufacture that causes the Talon to, as JesterC, one Hammock Forums member put it, to “spontaneously disassemble whenever the buckle isn’t under tension.” I’m sure SM will remedy this for future buyers. ![]() (In case you’re wondering though the four included tieouts weigh 1 oz.) The second elephant for those that have received a Ninox or heard anything about it is that the Talon suspension that shipped with it, well, was kind of a disappointment. ![]() There are some tieouts that can be used with the hammock, but I didn’t include those in the weight because the Ninox can be used without them. (For comparison though my double-layer Eldorado is about 26 oz, a single layer XLC is about 22 oz, a Chameleon is about 23 oz, and my beloved Ridgerunner with carbon fiber spreader bars is about 27 ounces-not counting suspensions.) I don’t ever remember Richard saying this was going to be a lightweight hammock though. ![]() The hammock and its stuff sack came in at 29.2 ounces while the original spec was supposed to be about 23 ounces. First, and this is getting a lot a hate over on another thread, the finished product came in about 6 ounces heavier than the Kickstarter campaign said it would. Yeah, it sucked having to wait so long for delivery, but when your primary manufacturer backs out on you what can you do? But now I have a carrot-orange single-layer Ninox.įirst I’ll address the elephant (well two elephants) in the room. Richard (Rhett), Sierra Madre’s boss, did a good job keeping us informed of the delays. Due to some unfortunate events for SM, delivery was delayed until August. I backed Sierra Madre’s Kickstarter for the Ninox back in February of this year. I’ve had this hammock for a few days now so this is essentially an initial review, but I have hung it and laid in it a couple times so I’m beginning to get a feel for it.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |