TTT Moon Lightest Pro Hammock – FIELD REVIEW

Category: Shelter & Sleep
Tested by: Jack
Location(s) tested: Fiordland, Queenstown area, tested in Personal trips.
Duration of use: 1 year

Quick Verdict

This review will also cover the pros and cons of hammock camping in general in NZ conditions. My hammock camping experience is only in this hammock currently.

TTT Moon is a Bali based brand making hammocks for easy camping as well as relaxed use. Hammock camping is an emerging thing globally so I was fizzing to try it out.

Key Specs

  • Weight: 590g – 20Oz

  • Price (NZD): $245

  • Intended use: Backpacking, Tramping, Travel, Home.

  • Conditions tested in: multi day, remote, home.

Pros

  • Really user friendly setup (5 mins easily).
  • Can setup in rain (if you have a tarp).
  • Comfortable
  • Great in rainy conditions (if you have a tarp).
  • Great in star gazing conditions (provided trees aren’t too thick).

Cons

  • Hammock (you need trees or a carpentry qualification).
  • Cold if you don’t have a bed matt or down cover.

Real-World Performance in NZ Conditions

how the gear actually performed on real trips.

  • Comfort: 4/5 easily. Great, Subjective to individuals, personally I’m a side sleeper and was really worried about hammock camping as people say you have to lay on your back. When you have tramped all day this is easy to side sleep or sleep on your back. Also it can get a cool breeze underneath you with no insulation. 

  • THE GOOD – There is a bug net which is a game changer for sandflies – You likely will be under a tarp.. Definitely need the skills to set a tarp but this means even in the rain you can soak up the beauty around you and not be in solitary confinement like a tent, you are Abel to see the beauty of your surroundings and rain falling. This changes your life when you have waited for a weekend to go out and can decide to go even if it is wet and still enjoy it. This specific hammock I can say is camp worthy and solid for its purpose as well as accessible in NZ (though the post situation seems sketchy it will deliver).

            4/5

  • Durability: Great, Feels like it should break but it won’t. even if it gets a small hole this is ok cause it isn’t a shelter nor a bed matt.

            4/5

  • Weather resistance: Great, it stays taught and hasn’t broken for me yet, this is another reason it is rated high in comfort. Not unbreakable and not 4 seasons so this is as high as I can rate it.

           4/5

  • Packability / weight: Great, the tarp may weigh similar (which you should take always in NZ conditions)  but it works out well generally if you aren’t an ultralight tramper.

          4/5

  • Anything that stood out (good or bad): Definitely a few things worth noting.. It is not for everyone. If you are tramping where there are no trees, you WILL need a tent. If you are a mountaineer, there are no trees and it gets too cold. It is a very specific limiting style of camping yet so amazing if you have the cash to get two setups.

Who This Gear Is (and Isn’t) For

This gear is a good choice if:

  • You already have a tent but hate camping in the rain
  • You only camp in trees

This gear is NOT a good choice if:

  • You only want a setup 1 fits all
  • You are often cold
  • You don’t tramp where there are trees.

Final Thoughts

Would you personally use this gear again? Yes

It is so good to have the option to hammock camp and if I were going into the wild on a wet day this setup is unreal. even if I carry a tent I will often take the hammock to setup for relax time at camp. 

Let me be very clear this is for keep overnight trampers who like options.