I sleep in a hammock most nights. I've done so for over a decade. This month my hammocks have been full of betrayal--I rolled onto my side and put pressure on one elbow, which ripped a giant hole in the hammock and dropped me on the floor. Three weeks later, same thing happens with a second hammock, except in my sleep. And that's why I slept on the couch last night.

These are the first two times this has happened in a decade. I guess my takeaway is that it's good to keep padding under one's hammock, and not hang it too high up. Both times my fall was less than 2 inches onto soft things. #hammocklife #hammocks

Hammock users are the Linux nerds of the outdoor industry. “Oh, you still sleep in the dirt? Get a hammock!”, “oh, you got one on an offer? No wonder you don’t sleep well!”, “oh, you got an ultralight one? No wonder you don’t sleep well!”, “oh you got a regular size? You need an extra long!”, “you still sleep like a banana? Get a cross hammock!”

Me looks at cross hammocks, they are shaped like a banana 🍌.

#dontAtMe #hammocks #itsACult #outdoors #hiking

#HammockCamping Anyone?

Hybrid #Hammock / #SleepingBag

Here's an interesting idea—put a hammock INSIDE a standard sleeping bag. The bag has "ports" on both ends to pass the hammock thru. It took me a while to figure out how to pitch it properly, but once I did it worked pretty well as far as staying warm is concerned. But because you are constrained by the bag, you can't really sleep off-axis. So interesting but not really comfortable for a tall adult. Might work for a child?

https://mdpaths.com/rrr/camping/hammocks/hammock_guide/index.html

#Hammocks #Camping

Pitching in the Cold ( #HammockCamping )

One advantage of sleeping in a #hammock is it can be very cool in hotter weather. The flip side is it gets cold fast as the temperature drops. This is a big topic so I will just summarize the highlights here:

#SleepingBags give little protection from the cold when compressed by your body weight. This is why you need an insulating #pad when sleeping on the ground. Using a pad in a hammock is possible, but it can be very tricky. I've never gotten it to work myself.

Putting on More Clothing can help. I like to wear a #fleece to bed (since it doesn't compress as much).

I had many cold nights before I invested in a simple #Underquilt. It is basically a blanket shaped like a taco. 😉 The goal is to suspend it under the hammock but not put much weight on it.

Since the part of the sleeping bag that you lie on adds very little, many serious hammock campers use an #Overquilt. These look like mummy-style sleeping bags with the opening in the back! You don't need much of a back if you are using a corresponding underquilt. This also makes them easier to get into! Overquilts generally have a collar that can be closed around your neck, but they do not have hoods, so wear a hat if your head gets cold easily!

If your fly is large enough, you can cut down on exposure to cold winds by wrapping the windward side under the hammock to make a sort of cocoon. This is very easy with a standard diamond-shaped fly.

https://mdpaths.com/rrr/camping/hammocks/hammock_guide/index.html

#Hammocks #Camping

Back with more #HammockCamping Tips 🙂

👉 Know Where Your Towel Is!

One nice thing about hammocks is you don't have crawl around on the ground. You do on occasion have to deal with your wet or dirty feet! It is always a good idea to have a small #towel, cloth, or bandana handy to clean and dry your feet before you hunker down for the night.

👉 Unmentionables

Without going into too much detail… I'll just say it is possible with certain hammocks for men to relieve themselves in the middle of the night—rolled on their sides thru a partially open zipper. The exact details are left as an exercise for the reader. Watch where you put your shoes! 😉

https://mdpaths.com/rrr/camping/hammocks/hammock_guide/index.html

#Hammocks #Camping #TravelTips

@tabernac #HammockCamping

I've been camping in my original "cheap" #hammock for eight years (let's say 100+ nights) and it has never let me down. Materials aren't high tech and I've done a few repairs, but nothing serious. I'm 6' 2" and weigh between 200 and 210 pounds depending on how much pasta I have access to... 😉

I've had two #hammocks from major brands (Hennessey and #Kammok). The Henn. hammock was almost unusable due to the knot-based suspension and asymmetrical tarp. I got rid of it. 👎

I really like my Kammok. But even with that premium hammock, I had to correct a defect in manufacture and I've been repairing small rips, etc. along the way.

https://richard.rathe.org/2022/kammok-mantis-camping-hammock-review

My main complaint about the Kammok is the fly. It is just barely big enough and has eight (count 'em!) lines. Clearly that's too many. I'm about to attempt remodeling it to use snake skins for packing/unpacking. I'll post here if I'm successful.

Continuing Thread on #HammockCamping

Some #hammocks have an absurd number of lines IMO. The fly in the first photo has eight lines! The netting examples in the second image have four or more lines *before* we even get to the fly!!

I quickly discovered that the netting and fly should be attached to the main straps (so you don't have to round the tree a second time). Exactly how this works will vary depending on the hammock design.

https://mdpaths.com/rrr/camping/hammocks/hammock_guide/index.html

#Hammock #Camping #Tents

Continuing Thread on #HammockCamping

I prefer hammocks with a "spreader bar" at the shoulders.

These hammocks use a short, flexible tent pole. They can be pitched without additional staked-out lines. The pole supports the bug-netting, keeping it away from your upper body. It can also support the rainfly as is the case with the hammock on the right. The extra weight is minimal. It can be hard to find this configuration. 🙁

https://mdpaths.com/rrr/camping/hammocks/hammock_guide/index.html

#Camping #Hammocks #Tents

#SilentSunday #USS_Constitution #hammocks

As I have just learned from the Friends of Governors Island newsletter, today is a National Hammock Day!

If you haven't visited Governors Island in NYC yet, do yourself a favor, this place is amazing! Definitely on the list of things I miss the most after moving from NYC last year.

https://www.govisland.com/things-to-do/recreation/hammock-grove

#NationalHammockDay #hammocks #nyc #GovernorsIsland #outdoors #recreation

The word hammock either comes from Spanish, from maka, a Taíno culture Arawakan word meaning 'stretch of cloth' with the prefix “ha” meaning the action of hanging; or from the Hammack tree, native to Latin America, from which hammocks were woven.

10 things you might not know about hammocks:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2024/07/22-july-hammocks.html

#Hammocks #Facts

It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Dogstodon #DogsOfMastodon #PetsOfMastodon #Dogs #Hammocks #HammockLife #Hammocking #HammockingForBeginners #HammockFails

#Okefenokee2024 Canoe Trip

It poured rain on us before we got to our #chickee platform the first night. We set up our #hammocks using what I call a "skyhook" on the vertical beams. This is useful when the distance between uprights is short--the loop above prevents slipping down, loop around beam keeps the tension pulling horizontally.

This was the windiest camping I've ever done. There were no trees nearby and the gusts were 25mph+! 💨 The rain-flies were flapping all night but nothing broke loose or blew away. Small miracle. 🙂

https://richard.rathe.org/2024/okefenokee-canoe-trip-2024

#Okefenokee #Swamp #Canoe #Kayak #Hammock #Camping #Wind

The more I think about it the more attractive the world of #MyNeighbourTotoro is.

Live in a small #rural #village surrounded by (paddy) fields and wooded hills with mountains in the distance. Friendly #neighbours who help one another out in general and band together in a crisis.

I could live in a light airy house with one of those Japanese vertical bath tubs, #WorkFromHome, #cycle or #walk locally and take good affordable #PublicTransport for longer journeys. Good fairly #Socialized #LocalHealthCare too.

The house would have a #garden for #vegetables and a semi-wild #meadow / lawn. There would be trees for shade and hanging #hammocks and swings.

The presence of huge, furry Shinto #kami spirits / #GeniusLoci would be a wonderful added bonus.

I really enjoy my hilltop hammock and stand. I go out there after it cools off in the evening, or even if I am up in the middle of the night, and just chill. #hammocks #backyard

It's hammock time! Share your best hammock memories. Post pictures of the best place that you've ever hammocked. Let us know about the highest quality hammock that you've used.

Join the kbin hammock community here: https://kbin.social/m/hammocks/t/191932

I'm from New Mexico and I love hammocks. I haven't used a hammock in a while, but that doesn't mean I don't think about them often.

Don't be shy, hammockers! Let's hang!

#hammocktime #hammocks #memories #lemmy #kbin #community #introduction

Today I am #thankful for my #hammock, a #book to #read, and a healthy #church family. Big shout-out to Pastor Dave for giving me this book, "Emotionally Healthy Spirituality" by Peter Scazzero. Honestly I have really needed this book for quite a while. I am feeling hopeful again about having a direction to focus my efforts when deepening my realtionship with #Jesus. Breaking out of a performance religiosity, and into a grace fueled peaceful existance.

#thankfulness #friends #reading #hammocks

Beaverton: Toronto’s affordable housing plan revealed to be stapling hammocks to the sides of new condos https://www.thebeaverton.com/2023/05/torontos-affordable-housing-plan-revealed-to-be-stapling-hammocks-to-the-sides-of-new-condos/ #satire #canada #commentary #RealEstate #hammocks #housing #Toronto

#Cold day. Glad humans share #fire technology. #Hammocks too, also very useful. Grateful to make friends with arboreal heritages. #winter #lizard #cozy

Day 3 - #Everglades Trip - Sweetwater Chickee

As the name implies, this campsite is far enough from the Gulf that the water is mostly fresh (aka "Sweet"). As such it is a haven for #Alligators. The ~8ft gator shown here was extra friendly, which means some idiot(s) had been feeding it! Much more dangerous...

https://richard.rathe.org/2023/everglades-kayak-trip-2023

Follow hashtag #Everglades2023 for more…

#NaturePhotography #Florida #Kayak #Travel #Wilderness #Alligator #Hammocks #HammockCamping