I've had a Henessey for years and would never go back to a normal tent on hard ground again. The comments above implying that a hammock can give you a "bad back" are simply false. If that were true, entire cultures in South and Central America who sleep on hammocks 365 days a year would have a chiropractic epidemic on their hands spanning generations.
It took a few nights for me to get used to the feel of a hammock, but once you're accustomed to it you'll never go back. Your weight feels much more evenly distributed and I don't toss and turn at all, where I always do on a flat surface.
If you're like me and always woke up exhausted when camping from getting a poor night's sleep on the ground, give a hammock a try for about three nights and by the third night you'll be sold. Make your own at home for free to test it out before buying one. You can pull the knots off the web and use a sheet.
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