Hennessy Hammock Safari Deluxe Series

My husband and I spent a total of 6 nights in this hammock, together, while backpacking in California. The whole setup is lightweight and about the size of an ultralight sleeping bag when all packed. The first night we didn’t put our air mattresses in the bottom, and when the temperature dropped it was a bit cool on our backsides. We added the air mattresses when we woke up freezing, and that extra insulation made things perfect. It was about 55 Fahrenheit where we were. We are both little, about 250 lbs combined. We had plenty of room, but did slide toward the center so one of us always had an arm under the other, but we weren’t too squished and slept comfortably. With it being asymmetrical, with the two of us in there it seemed like there were two pockets you can put your mass in comfortably, one on either side of center, and one closer to the head with the other closer to the foot. We probably should have slept with our heads in opposite directions, but I wasn’t a fan of having his feet in my face after hiking all day, so we kept our heads at one end, but one of our butts was always about a foot farther down than the other, in the lower pocket. It was ok though, the offset meant one person’s shoulders were level with the other’s head rather than shoulder to shoulder and it made for more space. The only problem we had was that it’s tough to keep the bedding from sliding toward the middle, so we had to keep fighting the sleeping bag back up under our shoulders, and the air mattresses had a tendency to slide under each other and down (we have the V blow up ones that fold down to nothing. Hennessy makes a heat reflecting pad, but not for the Safari model hammock, and the Hennessy one is bulkier because it’s foil coated bubble wrap). Before the next trip, I plan to make a nylon sleeve for the air mattresses to go in so they don’t overlap, and attach strings to that sleeve so we can attach them to the head of the hammock and prevent the down slide, similar to how the Hennessy reflective pads are set up. I’ll probably add grommets to the sleeping bags also so I can use the same ties from the air mattresses to keep the sleeping bags from sliding down too. Overall, very comfortable. No back pain after 6 nights. The screen did it’s job wonderfully and all materials held up well. The rainfly is great for blocking wind, and seems like it would keep rain off though we didn’t test it. Great design.

I bought this hammock because it’s one of the biggest ones I could find and I’m a pretty big guy (6’1″ 240lbs). This thing is awesome I have a pretty bad back but I’ve slept in this thing about 10 times so far with no problems. It’s extremely comfortable. I don’t really care for the rain fly because it’s a little small for such a large hammock but it still gets the job done.

A few things I recommend buying right off the bat in addition to this would be 2 sets of hennessy XL snakeskins and if your going to be sleeping in any season besides summer pick up a good underquilt. It does get a bit chilly without one.

As far as the product itself, you literally can’t buy a better one. I am 100% satisfied with the hammock itself as well as the other Hennessy hammocks I’ve seen. Doesn’t get five stars because I bought specifically from this buyer because of the added tree straps. While it’s not lying and it does come with tree straps, they are pretty much useless before or after a certain size tree. If you don’t care about or are going to buy better tree straps like I had to do this thing is awesome and super comfortable to sleep in which I was worried about as I toss and turn a lot. But I slept great. It’s a great product!

Got the HH Safari for about a month now and loving it. Putting it through some test here in Florida in mid October with the coming cooler weather in my yard. Even had it up and using it during the windy hurricane Sandy and it held up with no problem. It was nice and cozy inside while the fly flapped up and down violently. Had to admit I was nervous at first wondering how long it was going to hold me up during those windy days, but it turned out just fine. All I can say to those who love to hang like I do is,….you won’t go wrong with a Hennessy hammock.

look at the web site. exactly as advertised. excellent product in all respects. well thought out and very well constructed. i got the one for a taller person (not that i am) as it also fits 2 smaller people. just thought that might give a little more room and it does. does fit in a backpack. not the least expensive item available but the quality and thoughtfulness in design and construction were worth the cost.

Fun idea but not as practical as you would think. If you need to pee in the middle of the night consider yourself screwed.

This is my second Hennessy. As the other models don’t allow for two people to sleep in one “tent” together I bought the Safari Deluxe, We just tried it once: It works! But it is not as roomy as others describe it – if we are talking about two people. Great alternative to the single version. Unfortunatly is, that the snakeskin XL doens’t allow for an easy fit of the entire tent as with the normal versions.

comment after a night in the tent – it is a lot smaller then you would think…not that sure any more if really that good of an idea for two :/

Henessey is the Cadillac of hammocks! The safari provides lots of room and exceptional comfort. The fixed Ridgeline creates the perfect hang and the utility pouch provides useful storage. I can’t say enough how happy i am with this hammock.