I give you my bank card, let's shop !! Ahah

You are going to have to solve two - or rather three - problems:

1. You need a hammock that is as comfortable as possible, since it's going to be your bed for a long time.
2. You will need good insulation, since you will be outdoors in all kinds of weather.
3. And of course you need a tarp that is large enough to protect you from winter weather.

With a body height of 178cm, I would recommend getting a hammock at least 320cm long. You probably would be OK with the UK Hammocks Woodsman X - at least I (165cm) found it pretty comfortable. But as Mr.magoo wrote, you need patience and persistence in order to get your order. There is another UK option: Bespoke Ultralight. The guy is fairly active on Hammockforums, has a lot of interesting ideas and seems to be reliable. As far as I know, there is no other 11' gathered end hammock maker in Europe. But there are two 90° hammock makers: HammockTent (Switzerland) and Amok (Norway). While 90° hammocks are comfortable, you will need to use pads (no underquilts are currently made for this type of hammock), and there is not a large choice of tarps available.

As was already mentioned, I'm opening a shop for hammocks and hammock gear, and will be selling hammocks from Warbonnet and Dutch. I also have a couple of DIY hammocks that I want to sell, and I have a WL Night Owl (and a Lite Owl) that I'm selling. Somehow I could never get comfortable in the WL hammocks - I think the fabric is not my cup of tea. They're good hammocks though. If you're interested, simply PM me.

Once you have a hammock, you'll have to tackle insulation. You can use a pad, but pads have a couple of drawbacks. It's difficult to find a pad that also covers your sides. And pads tend to slide in gathered end hammocks. And last but not least, pads can be sweaty since they are essentially waterproof. Most hammock users switch from pads to underquilts as soon as they can afford it and don't look back. I certainly won't use a pad as my primary insulation ever again if I can avoid it. Unfortunately, underquilts are difficult to obtain in Europe (you either have to be lucky to find a used underquilt or import one from the US), and they don't come cheap. At least if you go for down. Synthetic quilts are cheaper, but also more bulky.

Finding a suitable tarp will probably be the easiest task. If you don't count grams, there are quite a few options in Europe. DD and Hennessy Hammocks both sell heavy but good tarps. As usual, the best tarps are made in the US. I like Warbonnet tarps best, which is why I'm importing and selling them But other good options are Undergroundquilts, Wilderness Logics and Simply Light Designs. However, in order to buy a suitable tarp, you have to decide on a hammock first. Different hammocks need different tarps.

Good luck with your search!

Zitat von xambrian

The second problem is kind of solved because my mummypod and my sleeping pad are going to be my main insulation, maybe thinking to make a basic U.Q from an old sleeping bag, will see..

I hate to disappoint you, but pods don't work (well) with long hammocks. Pods work best if they can fully enclose the hammock. As soon as the hammock starts poking out on the ends, there are holes through which warm air can escape - and, of course, cold air can come in. Also, you won't be able to lie diagonal in a pod. They are for inline sleeping ("banana-style") only. So the way I see it, you have to decide: get a small hammock (DD would probably be perfect) and use the mummypod, or get a long hammock, ditch the mummypod and get either an underquilt or modify your pad to use it as your only under insulation.