Grand Trunk Skeeter Beeter Pro Mosquito Hammock: Portable Bug Prevention Hammock with Carabiners and Hanging Kit - Perfect for Outdoor Adventures, Backpacking, and Camping Trips

Been using this for a few seasons....I love it!It is very roomy and it is sturdy. Plenty of room for two. It's held close to 400 pounds.Setup is very easy.The included suspension paracord that is included is wholly inadequate. It is way too short and I don't trust it not to break. I would suggest getting some tree straps or slings at the same time as you order the hammock. I bought Kammok Python straps. They are great, but overpriced, you can find something just as good more reasonably priced with a quick search.The bug mesh is attached to the hammock. If you don't want to use the bug net you can flip the hammock over. The bug mesh zipper covers enough of the length of the hammock to make it really easy to get in and out of. The mesh is top notch and it keeps the bugs out. The bug mesh is a little larger than I would like. It tends to droop overhead. You can jigger with the suspension .... but you will likely want to modify it with ties or a solid ridgeline.When it gets cold you of course need to have a mat underneath you inside the hammock. You may be surprised to know that you are going to want to carry that pad on all but the warmest of excursions. If it gets down to 40 degrees you'd freeze your butt off in a 15 degree bag. It has to do with the cradle of the hammock causing the filler in your sleeping bag to compress. There is a hammocking term to describe this; CBS. It stands for Cold Butt Syndrome. It is a real thing, so you can google it and learn more about how people deal with it. Mattress and underquilt seem to be the two most popular methods.I used this hammock on a night where the temp dipped into the 10s. I slept on a Neo-Air in a 15 degree Marmot Sawtooth bag. I had Columbia Omni heat thermals and fleece from head to toe. I slept fine. I was so warm when I woke up I underestimated how cold it was. LOLThe carabiners it comes with looked a little suspect because they were stiff and screechy, a little bit of use broke them in and I am happy with them.The hammock itself packs down tiny, and the sack that it stuffs into is mesh so it is ok to stuff the hammock in wet. It is sewn to the hammock, and can be used as a pocket when the hammock is pitched. It is much lighter than a tent on it's own, however you will probably want to carry a tarp of some sort, and a better suspension system, so figure that it will probably match the weight of an average 2 man 3 season tent when complete with support gear.It is definitely starting to show some wear after a few seasons, but I already have tree straps and a tarp so the "re"-investment into another hammock is only 60$.....which is a lot cheaper than replacing a tent....and a lot cheaper than replacing some tent poles...I only had a problem finding a place to use the hammock once. I was headed north on the PCT out of Seiad Valley and I was pushing the daylight to make it to a spring a few miles from the road. The spring was at the treeline, but there had been a recent forest fire which left a lot of ash in the area, and it was in the center of a ridge that was switchbacking a hill far to steep to wander about on setting up a hammock. It was dark and I was exhausted so I left the hammock in my backpack and slept on my thermarest on the path.... if you are in the woods below the treeline you'd never have issue...I like sleeping above the snow instead of on top of it. I am not sure that I would ever be so pro hammock that I became anti-tent.... but I hold the Skeeter Beeter in no less esteem than my tent....and I tend to choose it more often when the weather is crummy....

Purchased in 2011. I love hammocks. I sleep like a baby in them. I have no desire to go back to heavy, cumbersome tents and hard, lumpy ground. I used it many times and this was not my first hammock. The mosquito netting early on. It's frustratingly fragile, but it was still my fault that that tore. I still was satisfied with the hammock as a whole. Until I decided to take my son camping and it spontaneously ripped and dumped me out. We were just going to sleep out in the backyard, which is fortunate because I landed in the soft grass and not on some rocks. If this had happened in the mountains I could have been badly hurt. I emailed the seller about their "if it breaks we'll replace it" clam. We'll see if they come through. I looked through the questions and did see someone ask if the material is ripstop and they said no. I'm seriously considering switching brands and finding one that uses stronger, ripstop nylon.Update: I tried to email the seller through Amazon but Amazon wouldn't let it go through since it saw it as a different seller or something. It's the same company and product but it was sold by Amazon.com or some rot. But I found the grandtrunk.com and its warranty info. Oh yeah they'll replace it "no questions asked" for a $20 fee. I'm not paying them more money to fix their own faulty product, especially when I won't be able to trust said replacement product. Total waste of time and money. Will not buy again

Easy to set up, very roomy and comfortable and mostly very durable. I say mostly because it does have an Achilles heal. If you do manage to rip the nylon, it's done; you're sleeping on the ground. Ask me how I know! I set it up over a boulder one night. At some point during the night, I was looking for something in the attached pouch and dumped the contents (including my folded pocket knife) into the hammock. I didn't notice. When I got up to relieve myself later, the knife had made it's way underneath me and while I was in the seated position, with my legs out of the hammock, my butt, with the knife underneath it, lightly brushed against the boulder and that minor contact created a tear. As I tried to get out of the hammock the tear quickly got worse and was basically not repairable. So, my fault.I still give this hammock five stars because I'm about 6'3" and 220 lbs and have slept in the replacement one dozens of times and not had another tear. I toss and turn a lot. Sometimes my 4 or 5 year olds sleep in it with me and it's 100% good to go. Now, though, I always make sure that anything "pokey" that's in my pockets or clipped to my pants or shirt is removed and stowed in the pouch. Also, the mosquito netting is fantastic; it's amazingly durable. I spend a lot of time in bug infested parts of North and South Carolina and have zero issues with intruders.

I definitely recommend this product and you cannot beat the cost. I recently used hammock with a 30 degree bag in weather that got down to low 40's both nights. I did wake up a few times from the cold so I will definitely be purchasing an under-quilt in the future. However, I was surprised how comfortable it is to sleep in a hammock. Now, I am kind of bummed that I purchased an outfitters tent last year since I see myself primarily using the hammock.Also, I tried using a sleeping pad the first night which really didn't work well and I also tried adding a blanket inside the hammock but it just ends up getting bunched up, definitely buy an under-quilt for the colder temps.oh yeah, the hammock tree straps kind of suck, I would upgrade those in the future. Still 5 Stars though since most straps purchased with a hammock are kinda cheap.

Very nice product for the price and Grand Trunk are well regarded in the US. Comes with a built-in bug net and pretty much every accessory you need to get going. Set-up is a breeze compared to some hammocks on the market like Hennessy.The only small issues are that the hammock bug net doesn't zip all the way down to the end and you really need to buy some additional tree straps. The included carabiners are also a little heavy.

I bought this a couple of years ago and it has been with me on a number of solo camping missions. I'm 6'7" and about 240lb and I sleep in it with my 70lb doberman. It is sturdy and comfortable. The tie outs on the side are great for stability. While it takes a bit of time to get the hammock up with a tarp, it's worth it for the best camping sleep ever. From 10:00pm until 9:30am, no problem. A closed foam sleeping pad is good when the mercury drops, but quite unnecessary in warm weather. The zipper is good, the netting hasn't pulled, and the dog hasn't put his claws through. I highly recommend this hammock!

Came with me along many of my adventures and held up pretty well. Mosquito net is stretchy but be careful not to overstrech. A light tension is all it needs. It take a night to get used to sleep in a hammock. But its confy. In cold weather i would suggest you bring a thermal mat and sleep on it to create isulation. I use astrofoil. Works charms.I recently paired it with a martian tarp i bought on the amazon... they make a great duo. Before i used a tarpolin blue tarp.

Nice hammock. Slept in it and was comfortable. The straps that came with it are not good for bigger trees, needed to order a longer set.Update: Fourth night using the hammock was not so good. Woke up, had to releave myself, tried to open zipper to get out and the zipper fell apart in my had. Trapped. Had to rip zipper seam to get out. Not impressed on a bug filled night. Will contact Grand Trunk to see what can be done. I will update with reply.It has been two weeks since I sent an email to Grand Trunk via their website and I have not heard back from them. I am not impressed by the lack of a reply. I will attempt one more email with them.Ok. Suddenly I received a replacement hammock. Still no email, but replacement was shipped last week so my first email did have results. Impressed with them sending a replacement, but an email would have saved my concern this past week..

I don't think there's anything wrong with the product itself, but please get to know your equipment before you bring it on the trails. First night in this, I leaned on the bug net while getting into it and fell out the other side, tearing the bug net. Its not something that can be repaired. So now I've cut off the bug net entirely and it's a sturdy hammock. User error for sure. But just practice in the day time at home getting in and out. Otherwise, great product.