Thank you Lori. The book sounds like a great resource.

A quick look at the Hennessy site shows most of their lighter hammocks are 100" x 48". There's one model that's 108" x 55" and they say it will work for people 6-7' tall.

Mine is 83" x 50", so the length might be a big part of my problem. If that's the case I have to wonder if bigger isn't better when it comes to comfort. To a point, it kind of makes sense that it does.