Tentsile Trillium XL 6-Person Hammock (3.1) Review

Sized for groups, the Trillium XL 6-Person Hammock (3.1) lists a 1200lbs / 550kg capacity and a 170sqft / 15.5sqm floor area on its spec sheet. The page says it holds 6 adults or up to 10 kids, with the anti-roll technology creating three huge bays, and gives a 21.8lbs / 9.8kg unit weight and a 240D PU-coated polyester mesh floor. It costs $549 as a single version.

Specifications

Options and pricing

The XL comes as a single version at $549, with no color choice and no crossed-out price; nothing showed as out of stock when read. The spec sheet lists 3 x 50mm x 6m straps, 3 x 5-tonne rated ratchets and 3 x blue tree protector wraps, and the key features mention 20+ meters of seatbelt webbing and 5-ton ratchets. The floor is mesh, which the page's FAQ says does not retain rainwater, unlike fabric hammocks.

How it compares

Size is the difference from the Safari Trillium 3-Person Hammock (3.1), which lists $499 with 880lbs / 400kg, 18.7lbs / 8.5kg and a 78sqft / 7.25sqm floor, while this XL lists $549 with 1200lbs / 550kg, 21.8lbs / 9.8kg and 170sqft / 15.5sqm. The Trillium Giant 3-Person Camping Hammock (3.0) lists $379 at 17.1lbs / 7.8kg. The Safari Trillium XL 6-Person Camping Hammock is also a 6-person model and lists $799.

Shipping, returns and warranty

Shipping is free on orders over $199 sent from the US (lower 48) and EU countries; for Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand the page says its rates are kept as low as it can and gives a rough guide of $10 for most accessories and $20 for heavier items inside the US mainland. Average delivery is 3 to 5 working days in the US and EU and 7 to 10 days for the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. PO Box addresses are refused. The page says no extra taxes or duties apply to purchases from the US, EU, Canada, Australia or the UK, optional cover from Route can be added at checkout, and free shipping covers the first delivery attempt only; stack and accessory parts can come from different warehouses and arrive in separate packages. Returns: unused, unopened products in their original packaging can go back within 30 days of receipt, and opened or tested products can too, with a restocking fee the page gives as $20 for an unopened box and $50 for a used product (another line on the same page says $30 for all non-warranty returns). You pay return shipping on opened products unless they are defective or were sent wrongly, pre-loved and clearance sales are final, Canadian returns go to a US return centre with duties paid, and EU returns that are not warranty cases go to the UK. Warranty: products bought on tentsile.com after January 2025 carry a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects when used as the manuals say; straps and ratchets are covered for 5 years and a rainfly is meant to be replaced about every 3 years. The exclusions include poles and pegs, wear and tear, UV degradation (fabric rated for 1,500 hours for black mesh, 2,500 hours for green fabric and 3,500 hours for Safari fabric), snow load over 1 inch, high winds and products bought from third parties. Orders from $35 to $2,000 can be split into four payments with Zip, ClearPay, PayPal or Afterpay.

Before you buy

Tentsile's page header says "Rated 4.5/5" with "1100+ reviews" and "120,000+ Happy Customers"; these are the store's own figures and were not checked. Independent coverage we could open is thin: a hands-on review of the Connect by TechGadgetsCanada (March 2024, about 8 set-ups and 4 to 5 nights) found a steep learning curve, workable trees at only about half of its stops and one cold night, and a Wilderness Times write-up of the Stingray summarises specs and owner feedback without showing any hands-on testing. Tentsile's own pages set limits that matter, for example a recommended set-up height of 1.2m / 4ft on its Trilogy page, a 1 inch snow-load limit in its warranty terms and an FAQ warning that tension loads can reach 15kN, so only healthy trees should be used. The store also warns about copycat sites, and its returns and warranty terms apply to purchases made on tentsile.com.