Haven Tent with Insulated Pad

Fantastic for people with arthritis, fibromyalgia, hyper mobile joints and other chronic pain diagnoses!I’ve been diagnosed with multiple auto immune issues that cause chronic pain over the last 20 years. I love to backpack but thought I’d never be able to do it again. Sleep is incredibly important to recovery and I simply cannot sleep on the ground (tent camping) and traditional hammocks are killer on my back and neck. I came across the Haven Tent ad and just about flipped with excitement! This is what I’ve been looking for! A true lay-flat hammock that cradles the joints. I got the Kick-Starter size as I’m 5 feet tall, 120lbs and I have tons of room in the Haven. The high quality sleeping pad also has a high R rating which is great for those of us that can’t temperature regulate. On a fun side, it’s really an attractive design. Wide open sides for spectacular views, super handy pockets inside for all your essentials and even a mode to “batten down the hatches” in a rain storm. In addition to great sleep, light weight items are high on my list to prevent injuries. I’m happy to report that my dry weight including the amazing Haven tent is 19lbs. That is everything except for food and water. I can’t recommend this product enough. It’s a total game changer for differently-abled outdoor loving folks!I had a couple of questions and was called by the owner/creator himself. The level of customer service is absolutely fantastic! Do yourself a favor and buy this hammock, you’ll hike more, sleep better and recover faster.

I understand this was a kickstarter project originally and they have an innovative design that I appreciate. I'm on the fence as to whether or not I'll keep this. Certainly too heavy for back packing for me when compared to my Hennessy and Warbonnet hammocks. I'll give you some of my nitpicks and things I really like.Pros:Overall shape/design: If you ever get on hammock forums to research camping hammocks the first question everyone asks is "what if there's nowhere to hang, what if I have to go to ground?" In this case....the answer is "nothing", just set it up like a pup tent.Fabric: Appears to be good quality. Maybe a bit heavier than needed for the fly and parts of the hammock body but I'm looking at this more from the perspective of a car/kayak camper. The pad alone is too heavy to make this a viable backpacking option for most people I think.Pockets!!!! Probably my favorite thing behind the comfort. Lots of places to squirrel away your headlamp, phone, etc once you're inside the hammock. It would also be simple enough to add some hanging storage to the ridgeline much like the Hennessy.Cons:Suspension: Not a fan of the ladder-strap setup. It's "simple" but not terribly easy to use or adjust. I'd prefer whoopie slings, straps/buckles or something else. Both of those other options being lighter as well. The straps are very short so that also limits your hanging options. And.....the included carabiners are junk. They're the cheapest steel biners I think I've ever seen with lots of little sharp edges and burrs just waiting to tear a hole in the fly or elsewhere. I'll be swapping those out immediately and maybe the whole suspension setup. Adding a 2nd light weight biner means I'll be able to leave the complete suspension/tarp attached to the hammock, but still be able to quickly attach the ends to trees.Netting/zippers:Being that I always camp when/where there are bugs, being able to remove the netting is of little to no benefit to me. Therefore....having a double-pull zipper setup makes much more sense. This way the zippers would end up in the middle of the hammock when it's zipped shut, rather than one end. For those of us getting older, reaching down to our feet or beyond our head to reach the pulls when nature calls is a hassle. They should also include some reflective zipper pulls to make finding them in the dark a bit easier. Even some of the reflective guyline included would work....but orange/chartreuse much better.Pad: Comfortable, but very heavy. The bag-pump is a little fidgety but after a little practice will work well I think. I didn't experience the foot pump design but that seems to have gone away in the current model.Tarp:A little small but I believe it will do the job. I'm a little confused on the method to connect it to the hammock body. Some videos show running the support carabiners through some reinforced slots in the ends. But....there's also a webbing loop and some smaller cheap carabiners included. The instructions are very limited so I'm watching a bunch of review videos for more information. Even their website is pretty lacking. Several other reviewers indicate the fly leaks at the points where the webbing loops are sewn on for tying back the sides. I haven't been in the wet yet to report but that does seem likely.Ventilation:The no-seeum mesh is great to keep out the critters, but doesn't so much as let a puff of air through. I was laying in a park with gusts of wind that were shaking the trees and hammock body, yet couldn't feel it at all through the mesh. Great for the cold months, not so good for summer trips. The end vents in the hammock body seem kind of a waste for this reason as well. I think they could simplify the design, delete those, and maybe reduce the cost a bit.Nitpicks:Stakes....use the "Y" style rather than the shepherds hooks. They hold much better in soft sand and are stronger. The guy lines are kind of overkill but work OK.Packaging:The stuff sack link with the flap to connect the pad is very gimmicky. It's nice to keep them together but very unnecessary. The stakes should have their own small bag just to keep from dragging sand/mud into the rest of the setup when you're packing everything away. Assuming you keep the tarp connected to the hammock body when packing up there's no need for the other medium sized stuff sack included, nor the elastic bands.Marketing:The website is big on sales, small on information. That will likely change as time goes on.

Nice hammock! Haven’t had the chance to try it as a tent! Definitely a tad Finnicky set up the first time you do it but after that it’s great! You can lay nearly flat with the pad in! Definitely good for short backpacking trips and camping. 6lbs is a little too much weight for anything above 10 miles a day. If you are over 6 foot or you have really wide shoulders I would recommend their xl model, the regular would work but you won’t be as comfortable. Overall I’m impressed with the ingenuity in this hammock!Edit:Trying this hammock as a tent worked great! I slept in it for 5 days and I was definitely not uncomfortable. Most of those days it was raining and the tent did great! A bit finicky to set up with one person, but doable. If you have the ability to bring a bigger tent definitely bring that as getting into this on the ground is not enjoyable.

This is a very nice hammock /tent.Bought one for me and my wife.It allows you to lay flat, the only downside is that it isn't wide enough, I'm 6ft 3 inches tall and weigh 210 lbs maybe 215 lol, my shoulders are to wide so I have to add another sleeping pad to raise me up away from the straps that run along the sides plus I have another short pad laying cross ways for my shoulders, I went to the Haven website and ordered the Xl model it's supposed to come in mid August sometime, it should be wide enough the sleeping pad itself is 30 inches wide so we will see, everyone be safe and have a great day..

Tested this hammock before going up to the boundary waters in northern Minnesota in 3 days - the bungee designed to hold down the side of the rain fly snapped immediately.Other than that. Great sleeping system, and exactly what I was looking for as I’m a stomach sleeper. Will be very pissed of rain comes in from the side when I’m up there…