I know guys a LOT bigger than you who sleep in camping hammocks, Vic... I'd be more worried about the trees coming down than a good heavy duty hammock failing.
My hammock setup has seriously extended the amount of time I spend in the woods. I don't get much vacation for week-long trips, but I'll go out in even the sloppiest wettest weather with my hammock, and be comfortable, when I knew I'd be miserable if I was on the ground in the mud in my tent.
I am encouraged to hear than, MM. Now that the summer heat is leaving, the swamp is calling me. Nothing else sounds like the Altamaha at night. I need to find a good jungle hammock with the tent roof, mosquito netting and all.
