User Review: Hennessy Expedition Asym

Hennessy Expedition Asym
Above: The current Expedition Asym, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed June 21, 2007 by Reed Jones

Rating:
Design: single-person shelter - adaptable to all seasons
Sleeps: 1
Ease of Setup: Can you read and follow simple instructions? You're in!
Weight: 2.5 pounds
Price Paid: $80

Have used mine for several years - for multi-day backpacking as well as camping trips. It is compact, light, durable, storm-worthy, easy to use and, most of all, comfortable. Now, I only use tents for winter camping or above-treeline use. If you have ever had lower back problems, general stiffness or poor sleep during your outdoor adventures, this is the solution you've been looking for!

I have had some truly stellar nights sleeping in my hammock. Not to mention some of the siting possibilities it opens up - at the edge of a rock face with an amazing view, on the rocky shores of Lake Superior - basically, wherever two trees with about 12' between them happen to be.

This is a truly revolutionary product and I recommend it without reservation. Once you work out insulation issues (it sleeps WAY colder than a tent), it is without parallel as an outdoor sleep system.