| Lawson Hammock Blue Ridge Camping Hammock | 
| Brand: Lawson
Buy: $139.95 - $149.00
as of 7/29/2010 23:45 EDT details
Temporarily Out of Stock... But Amazon Should Have It
Rating:  4 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 20 x 15 x 15
MPN: BRCHC
Model: BRCH
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| Features:
| • | #1 Rated Camping Hammock on the market by American Survival Guide as well as Backpacker and Outside Magazines | | • | Unique arch pole/spreader bar system allows for use suspended between two objects/trees as a hammock or on the ground as a tent. | | • | Comes with detachable rainfly and attached no-see-um bug netting | | • | Made of ripstop nylon with aluminum arch poles and spreaderbars | | • | Light weight at just over 4 pounds, easy to set up and break down |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The Lawson Hammock Blue Ridge Camping Hammock is designed specifically for backpacking in hard terrain. Anywhere a tent can't go the blue ridge camping hammock is there - mountain side, jungle, wilderness, along river beds, etc... This camping shelter is for people who are on the move, need to set up fast and go. It can be used either as a tent hammock or on the ground as a bivy tent. Blue Ridge camping hammocks are made of the finest materials, including a nylon pack cloth bed, rip-stop nylon rain fly and no-see-um netting. Camping hammocks are safe, comfortable, easy to set up and really protect the occupants from flying insects and the elements. It's also light weight, weighing only 4.25 lbs. Users don't have to carry added bulky weight such as ground tarps and sleeping pad. Blue ridge camping hammocks are a leader in the three season tent category..
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| Customer Reviews:
Dry as a bone July 7, 2010
K. Kendall (Seattle, WA)
I went camping for the first time with this hammock on a lake in the Cascades outside of Seattle in early in June. It rained all night the second night and I stayed dry, while my friends on the ground all got a bit wet due to problems with inadequate flys, etc. It was a noisy night with the rain hitting the hammock fly, but again very dry. I had some gear under the hammock that also stayed fairly well protected from the rain.
I have two gripes about the hammock. Both result from the fact that it is designed to allow for the fly and therefore to function like a tent. This all-in-one design requires the use of stretch bars at both ends of the hammock and these bars create a flatter surface than that of a traditional hammock. That flatter surface creates a couple of problems. It is a harder surface to sleep on. You need a pad for comfort and warmth even though you are not on the ground. And worst of all, the whole thing is vulnerable to flipping over if you move outside the center of gravity inside of the hammock when you turn over in the night. I found myself waking up needing to roll over and having to hang on to the side of the tent/hammock tightly as I gingerly repositioned myself.
Also, because is has a flatter surface, you can't lie at an angle or somewhat perpendicular to the line of the hammock to straighten out, and as a result your feet and head are always above the center of your body. Not a big deal, but does make for stiff knees in the morning (I am 58 years old). You need to attach another sleeping bag under the hammock to keep warm on chillier nights. This makes for more gear to haul around with you [1-2 pad(s), 2 sleeping bags, one for the under side of hammock, and one for inside, and the hammock itself]. I use a kayak or a canoe and do not backpack, so the extra weight is manageable, which would also be true for car camping.
My hammock was ordered in green but it arrived in camouflage material. The natural pattern is actually very pretty and blends in with the surroundings well. No complaints, unless you want your tent to be brightly colored for visibility in case of an emergency.
Overall, this hammock is affordable and much more comfortable than sleeping on the ground with a pad, or sleeping on a cot with a pad; neither of which work for me any more. So I am definitely going with this contraption over those two other options in the foreseeable future!
still a good hammock tent May 13, 2010
Ron PA
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought one of these about 10 years ago and used it frequently but the grommets are pulling loose so I just bought another.
Compared to the older one, the new one's hammock fabric seems about half the thickness and is now very slippery-(annoying); the steel end rings where all the lines join are replaced by loops of rope; the rain fly zipper is gone and you have to slip under the fly to unzip the mesh and enter and then try to reattach the velcro from inside-(annoying) and the mesh zipper is flimsier so I needed to use both hands to close it instead of just one in the older tent; the three piece fiberglass tent poles are replaced by shock corded aluminum ones and the sleeves are almost continuous instead of a bunch of separate loops-(great improvements); the rainflys brass hooks are now plastic, there's an extra storage pocket and a light-loop above your head; new camo pattern, a few strap tabs along one side to clip a foam mat to-(leak source);
The slipperiness is very annoying and I'm considering thinning some seam sealer and painting stripes across the hammock.
I was in it through some heavy thunderstorms and like the old one the seam joining the top and bottom curves up to form a gutter which somehow collects water and I saw water drops forming on the short nylon strap pieces inside and rolling down the bottom, wetting my sleeping bag in the butt area. I had a similar problem with the old one but since I'm almost never in rain that intense, I never tried seam sealing the area. Lighter rain was never a problem.
Using it as a bivy, I side sleep and my shoulder presses against the roof, so I only use it as a hammock tent.
I'm sticking with this hammock tent because of its simplicity, even though it's a bit heavy/bulky. I just wrap 1"x18' cam-straps around trees and through the end loops and tension them and insert the poles and sometimes put on the rainfly. Hennesys require a complicated mess of straps, lines and stakes and took one guy I was camping with a long time to get right and then one of the kids blundered into a guy line and tore a loop loose from his tarp.
 Awesome Product! April 7, 2010
W. Johnson
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have used many camping hammocks through the years and must say that this one is by far the best! It is extremely comfortable, easy to use, has bug netting, comes with rainfly that attaches to the hammock so you don't have to run extra lines all over the place. It can also be used on the ground as a "regular" tent. I am approx. 6'3" and over 200lbs and felt like I had plenty of room. I was hesitant to purchase but glad I did...highly recommend! I had a few questions and the customer service was awesome. Going to purchase a few more for friends/family.
Excellent camping hammock January 6, 2010
P. S. Jones
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
There are definitely some advantages to hammock camping such as being off the ground and not sleeping on a hard surface. I have no trouble with sleeping in the Lawson Hammock, but I have discovered a few setbacks about hammock camping in general. If privacy is required to change clothes, changing inside the hammock is tough but doable. You don't really have an area to store your gear while camping and especially while sleeping that a tent provides. It is extremely difficult to cold weather camp using a hammock. The process of positioning yourself in the hammock in a closed sleeping bag is tough due to the slick surfaces of both the nylon hammock and the bag. The fact of being suspended in the air (cold air)on a compressed sleeping bag does not allow the camper to retain body heat as compared to sleeping on a closed cell pad. To best use the Lawson Hammock as a bivy, the camper needs to be smaller than 6' and really a lean individual as the suspended roominess disappears once the hammock is on the ground.
All that being said, I'm still glad I bought the hammock. I will gladly use it in spring/fall conditions where sleeping under a bag or blanket will suffice. I did have an aluminum pole to snap which was replaced with no squabble under warranty.
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