Hammock Camping

[cdltpx]

The benefits for hammock camping is how lightweight your pack is and the comfort is second to none. You can also make your own gear you just have to get the material. I think everyone should practice and camping just in case they need emergency shelter. You can carry a big deer in the car and it will be there when you need it.

[opsdarabbit]

another choice would be a bat hammock. One sturdy limb vs two smaller trees. Love your vids btw

[llBassmanll]

damn, that hammock is almost as old as me!

[mrsparex]

I use a Hennessey... Tom Hennessey is always showing them at "Trail Days" in Damascus. I like a hammock with a bug net and a rain fly. They are lighter than most tents and when you get ready to sleep all you have to do is find two trees. Flat spots are a little harder to find.There is a learning curve to getting in and out but once you are situated they are comfy. I was after a tent first but couldn't find the weight at a fair price at the time (3 years ago). Stayed dry in a bad storm...amazing.

[slowtaknow]

lol,too funny.i'm a stomach sleeper myself

[MommaStorm]

when looking for a hammock, I started looking at cultures where hammock sleeping is the norm, and ended up getting myself an Amazon hammock and a bug cocoon. It works equally well from trees while out camping and on a stand in my house as my permanent bed.

[jtdrummer2112]

I think you might have already fallen dude.

[alexn159]

Just got a parachute hammock, cant wait for the warmer weather...

I plan to do a couple of thru hikes leaving my tent behind for the first time...setting my hammock up just like this I will suspend a poncho over top giving myself a pup tent/hammock set up. The whole thing should be very lightweight and take up less space than my tent in my sack.

[slodeth5]

Never thought this was very light weight but it sure seems to be and a real advantage in wet-ground weather. Thanks for showing it.

[barnes31261]

I like them thar hammicks 2

[chicago6584]

I think they're great but I'd like to be up higher. I know it's a farther fall if it breaks but I don't need bears fuckin with me in the middle of the night. Take care of it and tie it right, you'll be fine.

[AtomicCheese92]

lol the bear probably wont bother u if u leave it. if not. poke it in the eye

[spiderpig85]

@chicago6584 Unless your like 15' up, a bear that wants to fuck with you will fuck with you...

[19leon73]

you should get yourself a Hennessy or a DD, both has mosi.nets and are supercomfortable...

[gksk8monk]

Why did you choose to sleep on the ground?

[Pagansdad]

@gksk8monk LOL because those cheese grater net hammocks suck probably.

[awesome11991]

lol im in my hammock right now :)

[piegrylls]

i have tht hamoch but iv not set it up yet

[toounfazed]

Hennessy Hammocks are extremely comfortable and give a nice support since they are crafted so you are laying on the bias. They have a bug net and a rain fly, and you enter them from the bottom which gives more stability. Hammock sleeping is so much nicer than ground sleeping.

[CPLBSS88]

hammocks are great but where i live there is a very limited amount of trees that are close enough.

[cruddiestcrudever]

Hehe changed ur mind and slept on the ground! Don't you have like a tarp or cover over the hammock? what if it rains?

[corbaman]

Just a safety warning, hammocks are awesome, but they result in about 10 deaths in the US every year, because small kids get into them and end up falling with the hammock wrapped around their necks. If you look at the setup, its basically not different from a rope strung between two trees, so its obviously kind of dangerous.

If you have a hammock, just replace it with a more sturdy hammock with two crossbars on each side, and it'll be 1000% safer around small kids.

[graffixskull]

Yeah but there are people who die from not guying out there tents properly and end up having themselves blown into a lake or, worse, off a cliff in the middle of the night. And really, 10 people a year.... They would have recalled hammocks in America if 10 kids were killed a year. Hammocks are just as safe as tents.

[corbaman]

No, sorry. I should have been more clear. If you search Google for "hammock recall", you can get a bunch of media coverage and the full story.

The problem is that hammocks without a crossbar can fold in on itself - making what is essentially a loose rope hanging between two trees. If you accidentally were to get tangled in that, it can on rare occasions end up wrapped around someones neck and causing strangulation. The main risk is small kids who aren't big enough to save themselves.

[graffixskull]

I've never seen a backpacking hammock with a crossbar. You mean like the backyard woven hammocks? Those are the only one that I know of.

[jaystus]

you can die from pop machines

[bowhunterhall93]

how

[reptileboy1000]

@jaystus whats a pop machine

[jaystus]

@reptileboy1000

You know, that's a good question. I don't remember writing that at all.

[dickenz07]

Ive seen people make hammocks out of fabric instead of netting..which would be more comfy, safer, and cheaper..thats what I plan to do for my biking/hiking/camping trips

[packdaddy777]

your funny, with the hammocks kill kids. Should those 10 kills go to the parents that don't watch their kids.

[SteelStallionCowboy]

the kind hes useing is the kind that can kill ya their more comfortable than the ones with the braces on the ends but thye braces keepem from strangling ya in your sleep

[mounty27]

Hammacks are great if you have the right type/size for your body. When in doubt, ground mat,sleeping bag and army basher. JOB DONE!. far too many toys for the bush my friend. go hard or go home.

[pearana]

dude... get a Claytor, Clark, ENO, Hennessy, or a Travel Hammock and you'll never have to "change your mind and sleep on the ground" again. Visit Jacks R Better to see the under-hammock insulation that is bar none out of this world.

[survivalistboards]

I bought a travel hammock after this video.

[blowgunking1994]

so do you like the mesh hammocks or the parachute hammocks beter?

[blowgunking1994]

@survivalistboards are the parachute hammocks more comfortable then this kind? i have a net type old ary hammock, and i think its cofortable, but was thinking about trying a paracute hammock.

[graffixskull]

No Kidding I bought an ENO Singlenest and I'll NEVER go back to sleeping on the ground.

[plutoplatters]

i just got the double nest... i hear ya

[TruckinMike1965]

To sleep comfortably in a hammock: 1. Use a solid bottom hammock that has wooden dowls at the ends to hold the hammock open 2. Place between trees that are 25-35 feet apart. 3. Use "static" rope (little stretch) 4. very tightly, tie the ropes at 4-5 feet high on the trunk. You will notice that the arc radius is much greater than when tied between close trees. Bonus Tip: try tying the hammock at a level where only your butt touches the ground. PS - I have slept over 300 nights in a hammock.

[DrChrisBiomed]

Whats with the "I'll have my torch and rifle by my side" or as cditpx writes: "You zip it up and no bug's get in has a little pocket that fits a pistol"... hell, you're not camping in a war zone! I camp in bear country yet I'v never had the need to sleep with a weapon.

[TTSinPA]

War Zone? You crack me up. There are countless reasons to have a firearm present. Weapons are just like any tool. You may not always need it, but when you need one, nothing else will do.

[sxdxfan]

Have you tried a Hennessy Hammock???

[cdltpx]

Mosquito hammocks allow you to turn on your side it don't have all the little diamonds in it I weigh 320 have had back surgery and slept well in my multi night test. You zip it up and no bug's get in has a little pocket that fits a pistol. The mosquitoes could get you on the lower side but I just hit it with deet and that was history. The Clark hammocks seem to be better but they are too proud and acted like fat people don't deserve to use their product so I passed on them.

[THREEFLOORSDOWN1]

haha, why did you decide to sleep on the ground? hammack a lil uncomfy sometimes if you like to sleep in your side. ive been considering buying a DD HAMMOCK. i'll probly just stick to my tent and sleeping bag though

[0Doc0]

YOU MUST get one. Ive got 2. If you make it as taught as you can between the trees, it makes it easier to sleep onyour side.

[OTEP1234567891011]

love the music at the beginning!