I hope this fits here. I'm super excited about this, anyways..
Just dropped $495 to back a new camping setup from a great company, Kammok, from Austin, TX. It's called the Mantis UL (UltraLight - packs at less than 2lbs for you weight junkies)
Here's a link for those interested (Sheriff, are you familiar with hammocks? You could set up a sweet demo between the two poles in your store- also congrats on the store!)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kammok/mantis-all-in-one-hammock-tentI've been an outdoors type of person, hiking and camping, for my entire life. About 2-3 years ago, I was introduced to the world of hammocks. At first sight, I fell in love. Slowly, I've been transitioning my setup from tents to hammocks. Especially in New England, with a true 4 season environment, and also lots of wet grounds, it makes so much sense to hang from a tree for shelter.
My new setup will be an all-in-one hammock which includes an integrated (and removable) bugnet, structural ridgeline, and hexagonal rain fly. The tier I supported on kickstarter also includes some really exciting things which were the dealbreaker for me. It includes a winter cover which integrates just like the bug net via zipper, and the Firebelly trail quilt which is down and rated to 30* (I don't camp any colder anyways). The Firebelly will be used as an underquilt in my setup, but it could also just be a regular throw blanket or serve function as a sleeping bag. It also includes a puffin camp pillow (Never used one, but seems like it could be cool).
$495 is a hefty price tag, and there are most definitely comparable and lesser priced alternatives. However, the "all-in-one" hammock is newer-ish to the hammock world. Kammok is high quality stuff, I have had a few different hammocks over the years and fell in love with this company not only for their quality, but also what they stand for. With a MSRP of $672, I couldn't help but jump on this. The underquilt (Firebelly) was the deal breaker. You can easily spend $200-$300 on a quality underquilt alone.
Anyways, it is expected to begin production after this round of funding ends on March 5, and ship out by the end of May. Kammok has already done 5 or 6 rounds on Kickstarter, and reached their $70,000 goal in less than 24 hours this time around (at the time of my contribution, they were are 191% of their desired funding). Super excited to hang on this!
Tried to include some images, sorry for making it look like an advertisement. Since it hasn't been released yet, there's really only Kammok-released promotional material. Happy hanging to all!