I think I might be going crazy

[TriGuy]

I have seen so many people switching over to camping in hammocks while backpacking instead of tents that I decided to give it a shot.

Just like anything else. No matter how simple it looks it will be a pain in the ass to do it the first time. Set up my camping hammock and rain fly for the first time together in the back yard. It took way too long to get it mostly correct. I figure it will take five or six more attempts to dial it in. Tonight I will try and sleep in it.

I will either like it or be a total arthritic cripple in the morning

[Honda]

That looks like a neat setup and would probably work in California here though you would be killed by the mosquitoes and 97% humidity so you probably wouldn't get a great night sleep.

[TriGuy]

That looks like a neat setup and would probably work in California here though you would be killed by the mosquitoes and 97% humidity so you probably wouldn't get a great night sleep.

I see you failed to notice that the hammock top is contained in a mosquito net and the bottom and sides is lined with an air mattress

[Independent Voter]

Make sure that your head is slightly lower than your feet. If you don't, you will slide to a ball in the hammock. I use one all theme and sleep like a log. There are many sites on U Tube with helpful tips on hammock set up.

[TriGuy]

well that was miserable. the hammock is just too narrow to allow me to sleep . You should be able to be asymmetric so that you can sleep flatter, not in this one. i had the sag angles at 30* but it was just uncomfortable no matter how I adjusted it. about 1am I said eff it. Hammock was free so no loss there. I have a nice Double on order so I will give that one a try next.

[Phillbo]

Not for me... I sleep on my side and a hammock is a torture device to me.

[Mike]

If you want to talk with some hardcore hammock swingers, try Southern Paddler. They like to build wooden boats like pirogues and canoes then go float camping. Hammocks are a favorite subject. Not a lot of activity there, but some good guys can be found.

[wacojoe]

I found that the anchor trees must be at least 12’ apart and the ties must be pulled as tight as they can be to keep the droop at a minimum. With mine, I got one of those waffled 2” foam pads we used on a hospital bed, then a quilt on top of that and it was incredibly comfortable in the right weather. Oh, and my hammock was webbed and wide with cross bars at both ends. Not the type to take camping, I would think.

[TriGuy]

got my new hammock, they call it a double. Perhaps if you are 5' and 120 pounds but it fits me just right

[TriGuy]

tonight we do the test run, can I sleep in the hammock?

[Mike]

What, in the middle of that poison ivy?

[Truckman]

What, in the middle of that poison ivy?

Eric is so tough he just stares at it until it wilts......Ben

[TriGuy]

What, in the middle of that poison ivy?

That's my back yard and I guarantee that there is no poison ivy or oak back there

[FredK]

I am just be glad he's not trying out the portable outdoor shower.

[Mike]

That's my back yard and I guarantee that there is no poison ivy or oak back there

Okay, maybe I misidentified it. Poison Sumac!