AMOK vs HAVEN vs HENNESSEY HAMMOCKS 

Really considering the draumr and very proud of you for the 3 weeks sobriety man keep up the videos

Thanks for taking a look! Great setup video as well. 😊 keep adventuring and sharing the journey ✌️

What a NiCE comparison. Thank you!

Another great video, enjoyed your comparison between the hammocks. Food up to your usual standard, going to try that curry myself. Loved the small critter digging up your campsite..lol

After a long wait my Haven Camo Safari just arrived. Looking forward to getting some sleep relative to The Big Dipper........which is what I call my Draumr XL! Your wheeze of no sleeping bag is probably the answer.......hats off.

Thanks for sharing this great video with us!🙂👍I think I will go with Amok Draumr 5.0🙂👍

I was not expecting to much when i clicked on the video but i was thoroughly emersed and interested, lovely little video and a good review on a few different products 10/10 sir

Thanks mate, great content. I was enjoying the coke and the cooler box foot rest part😅

have always wanted to hammick sleep/csmp but none worked as Amazin Indians slept in them at 90° ..until youve showcased the Amok! Huge Thank Yous ! Even a guy like me in his 90s can go hanner sleeping in confort again .

Thank you for a great video!

Here are some chapters for those interested 0:00 Intro 1:00 Log store 5:54 Hennessy Explorer 4 12:24 Haven XL 21:32 Amok Draumer 5.0 36:38 Hammocks Final Thoughts 39:10 New Gear 40:46 Cooking Supper

Since I first watched this I got into the Helsdon hammock Tent. I now distribute them in Australia and they are superb. I actually prefer it to the Haven XL as it is a much better sleep and I don't need the proprietary mattress; I use a $10 closed cell foam yoga mat. I won't be going back to a gathered end hammock and will pass on my haven XL to a daughter (I have 5). keep making the vids!

Thank you! Great job! This was just what I needed! Only suggestion would be for you to add the weight restrictions for us big guys. Congratulations on your sobriety! 👍

For the morning coffee problem and the AMOK, try bringing with you a small, capped, thermos and pour the coffee in the cap after you sit in the hammock.

Thank you so much for the in-detail video with different angles and a lot more. I do not know how this doesn't have more views, as it's the only video comparing the three. Only one other out there comparing the Haven vs Draumr, but it didn't blow up either... Goes to show it doesn't depend only on the video content... Here's some suggestions: - Remaking the video in a much much shorter timeframe, you can just summarize this one and edit in some of the footage. (i'd say most people will run away from anything above 20min) - Catchy almost clickbaity title, all caps "HAVEN VS DRAUMR VS HENESSEY" for example. Dan Becker shared his sucess story and his first viral videos has all caps, clickbaity (non misleading) titles, and attention grabbing thumbnails. - Timestamps for each hammock system and then a summary - Hammock system specs in the description (take a look at Luke from TOGR)

Another cracking video.Love the set ups and Japanese curry. But the frankfurters and beans could've done with a bread roll for moppage...! ATB

The Haven looks awesome

Thank you for this very useful comparison between these three high end camping hammocks. I've been hammock camping since the mid 1970s and I've owned a Hennessy bottom entry hammock for probably ten years. I'm getting old enough that the bottom entry is too much of a hassle, particularly for winter camping where there is an insulated pad, heavy sleeping bag, additional clothing, etc. I was mostly looking at the Haven and the zip version of Hennessy, the exact versions of each that you reviewed. I had heard good things about the Amok but hadn't seen it. My interest is ultralight motorcycle camping now that I'm too old for hiking, bicycling, kayaking, etc. I have a small adventure motorcycle and I'm trying hard to keep the weight and packed volume to a minimum, more like motorized bicycle camping. One of my goals is to use the hammock as a camp chair when cooking or just sitting around camp and that would seem to eliminate the clever Amok design. I'd usually avoid a 56 minute video but this video had all of the information I needed and I didn't feel that it was ever wasting my time. I also appreciated the bonus cooking at the end of the video. I ordered some S&B Japanese curry mix from Amazon and it'll be here tomorrow. It may go into my home cooking rotation but I mostly got it for camping meals. Thanks!

Like you I am a fiend for the one pot curries. Here in NZ I buy May Ploy curry paste from our local Thai products shop, adding a stock cube does make all the difference. I like the idea of making the sauce separately, that’s a good tip I will be trying next time. I don’t know how you can give up on the drinking, a glass or two of wine with food is absolutely essential, any doctor will tell you that it has health benefits. AA+ video, Cheers for now

Informative comparisons, thank you. I need to get up twice a night- it’s a real wrestle trying to get comfortable again in my HH. The the Amok looks worse in that regard than the HH; I think I see a Haven on my shopping list :)

You place your backpack under the amok. Be sure you have a reaching distanse to the ground when you lay on the stomack. In the morningen you have the draumr in flat mode. Lay on your stomack. Bend the TOP head portion donwn and towards your feet. Now you can take the jetboil out of the backpack and make your coffe and food. When you are ready bend the head portion BACK in posission, and turn around and get in cahir mode. Enjoy your food and coffe.

Loving your seemingly unbiased content toward products..very refreshing! I presume you were lying on the wrong diagonal on the Hennesey hammock…that looked odd/uncomfortable …and you went quiet and looked puzzled yourself? Boggles my mind that a “top end” hammock can have a bad or non existent suspension system and people still buy it? As you have experienced the top end hammocks it would be really interesting and little expense to compare the other end of the scale hammocks from Ebay etc…..my first double hammock was from Grassman(I think) and less than £30 but short and soo deep you couldn’t even get out of it! (But somehow comfy as you could get diagonal) Yep, love my quilt when in a hammock…no need for a bag when insulated underneath. I have a campsite in the south of England and I let guests use those mesh fire pits free of charge but they don’t last long…I presume they are machine folded and they always break at the fold, if they were just rolled and not folded I think they would last well. All the best hermit

Excellent video, thanks. I have 3 Amok Hammocks, and i love them after getting used to them.. The only real issues i have with them is the first one you mentioned. It is slippery like h…, if you use a normal “Nylon” seeping bag. Utterly hopeless. The bag is on the foot end in 0,5 seconds and very hard to get in to, at you mentioned. I actually got in contact with the manufacturer and addressed the issue. Asking if the could put some kind of rubber dots or some treatment on the fabric. They are so nice talking to. Their main reason not to do that is weight, when you’re buying the top of the line, weight is one off the main parameters people are considering. And it would add more weight. The second “issue” you must be very precise with is the moment you are hanging the hammock up in the trees. The rigid line must be 100% straight “Horizontal “, or you will have the problem sliding towards one of the sides. And that will ruin your entire 😴 I tried it one night setting it up when it was getting dark. - A little of, it’s fine. NOPE, i would rather sleep on an roll of barbed wires, naked, than doing that again😂

-another great hammok is the heldson hammock, its up there with the draumr if you ask me. It's a suspension bridge design so you can lay flat and on your side, great for me who have an back injury 😊

Classic england, cant even film a video on a nice day without it raining.

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Love the Amok, wish I’d bought the camo version. Apparently a Carinthia Defence 4 bag with centre zip best for the Amok

Thanks helpful..

Very informative and very well done. In your opinion, if one has to get up in the middle of the night a couple of times, does the AMOK take a lot more effort. I appears that could be the case. Not a issue in my "Dream Hammock"!. Just curious...thanks Jim

I have seen a pl of your vids. I am going for the HH safari mid$ and american made. And free trial thats a deal maker there. But will go without the rain fly and get my own tarp. It looks so easy to set up esp hanging. Thanks love your cooking tricks. Perfect for my harley cross country up coming trip from Fla. To California and back home. After time in the saddle it looks as tho the Haven is the ticket to a good nights sleep

Thanks for this video, I've been debating between the Haven XL and the Amok Draumr for a while now and I think I've decided that I'd prefer the Amok, even if it's a bit more awkward to get into. You were mentioning not drinking you morning coffee in it - what if you used a thermos, got settled in, then poured a new fresh cup? It's an extra step, but one I'm happy to make. Cheers!

Just curious if your preference for the amok over the haven tent comes to comfort at all? I agree the tarp for the haven is not great and my plan would be to elect not to get that tarp and use a different tarp with it. The bottom line is the amok is more expensive and I’m curious if that equals more comfort? Thank you!

Loved this video. I’ve had an HH Explorer XL for years and had zero complaints. As I age, I am looking for something a little flatter. My question to you is in your opinion, would the Haven or the Amok be easier to get out of to pee in the middle of the night. My eyeball thinks the Haven would be easier.

So cost and weight not withstanding, which of the 2 lay flat hammocks (the Amok or the Haven) would you ultimately recommend, was really hoping to see a part2 after sleeping in the haven the next night! Im just wondering if the Amok is superior enough that it equals out to another 200 USD in comfort or if the Haven is largely the same in comfort?

Great comparison. I have a Tier Gear Goshawk, made especially for me by a cottage industry outfit in Tasmania. Top quality bit of kit, asymetric gathered end etc. I just spent my first two nights in my new Haven XL and I like the unit for easier side sleeping and the flexibility of ground set ups. I do like the Amok but it will be a while before I can sneak one past the Minister of Finance. I'm also off the grog (mostly) and enjoying it.

Good demonstration of the three. I've been looking at the Haven and the Amok, and your info is really helping with my decision. The one thing I don't like about the Haven is the closed up feeling -along with the condensation. I'm hearing mostly good things about the Amok - the only knock is the getting in and out, but I'm sure that improves with time. Great thoughts on the sleeping bag vs.quilt! It's super easy to throw the quilt off in an emergency - can't say the same about the sleeping bags. How do you like the Amok a year later?

If you had to choose between them, which would you choose?

thanks for the insight. came over looking for link on the fire platform :-(

You should try Nightcat hammock. Best one I’ve had and cheaper

An insulated and sealed travel mug might work for coffee/tea.

30 min in you talk of returning from Chair Mode to "Lay Flat" I was starting to ask how easy it was to return to flat, but then just saw you lower the legs just before putting up the rain fly.

Very nice video and good comparison. I also started with a Hennessey, but the expedition with no pad option. That would be handy, as the chill does come from below. I don't want to battle with underquilt. I bought the Draumr 5 next.. ejector seat is very apt. I toss and turn when I sleep. This morning, I could feel that I was a bit toward the head end when I woke. I tried to adjust and ended up in a ball in the head end on the floor. I think I got the larger model and yet I am short, so that doesn't help. Finally, I got the Haven Safari. I figured I wanted durable, but a regular one would likely be fine. I use a hammock as my bed at home, with wall hooks. I'd be hard pressed to pick a favourite... they all have their pluses and minuses, though I have sworn at the Draumr far more than the others. Perhaps if it was the shorter one, it wouldn't be as much of a problem.

what kind of pants are you wearing?

I love my America made Haven 💕🇺🇲🏕️

Haven hands down. I’ve had a Hennessy before but not an Amok, but I have watched a ton of videos. Yes the Haven is heavier than my Hennessy, but the Haven is just so much easier to use. I’m not talking about the setup, because obviously ain’t much easier than the 2 straps and it’s up Hennessy. I’m talking about actually sleeping in it. Get up in the middle of the night to take a piss in each of them and you will understand. With the Hennessy I would struggle for 5 minutes trying to get back in, get everything back in it’s right spot, and get back to the right angle. Never once did all of that work. With the Haven, everything stays put, and I’m in and ready to fall asleep in less than a minute.

Instead of lowering the one end, why not just turn around and lie the other way? Around 20 min in.