User Review: Hennessy Expedition Asym

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

Reviewed January 29, 2008 by leanandfit

Rating:
Design: Expedition Asym
Sleeps: 1
Ease of Setup: simple - I'm not too fussy.
Weight: 3 pounds
Price Paid: $90 Canadian

Good afternoon. I bicycle tour and canoe trip. My Hennessy Asym has made my life much easier. On wilderness solo canoe trips, it is often difficult to find a cleared flat area to land and camp. Generally you are faced with rocky beaches, rough, damp forest areas, thick with bushes and deadfalls.

My Hennessy instantly made camping a cinch. I can drag my canoe up almost anywhere, and sling my hammock just as easy. There's never a shortage of trees. My trips are usually in the summer and the hammock is cool and breezy. No more sweating in a hot tent.

On my touring bicycle I enjoy solo trips as well. Legal campgrounds are expensive. For me on a bike tour commercial campsites basically offer a pricey piece of ground to pitch my tent. Often the campground - the best campground - or any campground is off my route. Or I arrive at a suitable place too early or too late. Now most of the time I "Stealth Camp" - and save a fortune.

When I'm tired, or it's getting dark I pull my bike out of site, into the woods and sling my hammock between the trees. I leave no trace, use no lights, have no fire. I slide my hammock into its snakes skin and hit the road at first light. I'm silently gone in a matter of minutes. Washing in rivers and lakes is good enough for me. Once a week I clean up in a campground or motel.

My Hennessy Hammock is worth ten times more than I paid for it - and paid for itself ten times over.

Leanandfit