Originally Posted by
fantom1
1) Lightweight
2) Functional/quality
3) Price
Choose two.
Also, keep in mind that once you have all the required stuff for a hammock they come out around the same weight as a tent. For the annoyance of trying to find trees in some places, and having a place to hunker down in inclimate weather, I prefer a tent. They are just way more versatile.
unless
It is hot out. With no insulation at all, the hammock can weigh less than a tent and sleeping pad. Above 60 perhaps.
A few places in the world have lots of trees and few flat spots.
The hammock forces you to have rounded shoulders. Which = less air in your lungs. That is why I like my hammock for a few days on the Washington coast, but not for a long journey. Sailors have back problems after sleeping in a hammock for months and years.