Best Overall
Onewind 11ft Camping Hammock
Key details
- Ridgeline
- Adjustable, 1500 lb max
- Hammock Size
- 132 x 64 in
- Max Capacity
- 500 lb
- Packed Weight
- 2.1 lb
The ridgeline is the reason this one wins. It runs end to end over the top and holds the bug net up and away, so the mesh floats above your nose instead of settling onto it, and the sag stays put every time you hang. Rig a net without one and you spend the night pushing fabric off your face. Eleven feet of length and 64 inches of width do the rest: there is room to lie on the diagonal, which is the only way a night in a hammock stops feeling like a banana.
Forty-denier ripstop is a lighter fabric than the 210T nylon most of this group uses, and the weave feels denser between your fingers. Whether that buys extra seasons is beyond what we can promise from our hangs, but it packs to 4.7 by 11 inches while carrying a 500-pound rating. The cinch buckles are the quiet win: thread the strap, pull, and the hang height stays where you set it, with no knots to retie in the dark.
The net unzips from either side along most of its length, so you can reach for a bottle without climbing out. It does not come off, though, so on a bug-free afternoon you are sitting under folded mesh rather than a plain hammock. Read the width carefully, too: the listing calls this a double at 64 inches, and we treat it as a roomy single, with two adults fitting for a conversation rather than a night.
The honest trade is money. This sits in the top price tier of the group, above every other pick, and if that settles it for you, the Sunyear further down covers the basics for a tier less — minus two feet of length and the ridgeline, which are exactly the two things a night's sleep depends on.
Pros
- Ridgeline keeps the mesh off your face
- 11-foot body allows a flat diagonal lay
- 40D ripstop packs to 2.1 lb
- Two-way zipper opens from inside or out
Cons
- Net is integrated and cannot be taken off
This is the one we hand to anyone who plans to sleep rather than lounge: 11 feet of body, a ridgeline that holds the mesh off your face, and 2.1 pounds in the pack.