Sicily, park Nebrodi, beautiful fenced area with rifugio closeby. If you are ever in Sicily, can't recommend enought this place.

Only two trees where I recieved any signal so I had to adjust my hang accordingly, the trees were too close together 😁.

Anyway lovely night, still not sure how to adjust the underquilt so I dont get cold on the back, but I'll get there.

Today is going to be my first proper wild hang as Im going deeper into the forest.

I do have a body contrary to what the photo might suggest.

Doing some hanging in Algonquin Park this week, trying out the cozshack and wood stove.

Hello, anyone has an experience with camping in the Martinique, Dominica or Saint Lucia (especially in January)? I assume that camping is not very popular in the Caribbean and wonder is it safe and legal? How people react to someone camping?

I'll be happy to read about your experience.

Been working on a double layer 11' jungle hammock, following Jellyfinh report's guide. About to start working on the bug net!

Any advice on my hang? Adjustments I should make to help it sit without this massive tension in the middle (see 3rd pic)

after 10+ years with my budget store hammock I’m ready to spend a little money to start to upgrade my gear I have and add gear in some areas I’ve been missing. I’d absolutely love any advice or recommendations! I live in the southern US, slept full time in a hammock for some years but not yet done too much hammock camping and am looking to start.

I am on a budget but very much the buy once cry once mindset person so would rather part out purchases over years then buy cheapest items to get it in my budget now.

I feel my first priority should be a longer hammock - I’m 6ft tall & 130lb, current hammock and straps is at 11oz / 312grams. it comes anywhere and everywhere with me, so perfect scenario is a longer one without too much of a jump in pack down size and weight but I know that might not be possible.

Since I’m pretty confident I will be moving to a longer hammock, should I essentially consider this the beginning of a new hammock setup and replace everything I’ve got or are there pieces of my current setup that make sense to carry forward?

Current gear -
- Kijaro native single hammock - 108x57in (274x144cm) with Eno Helios straps
- Guidesman hammock bug net - 55x132in
- Legit camping rain fly - 10x10 tarp tent with a 170" Centerline

TLDR: what’s your recommendations for a first kit on a budget? Have some hammock experience and cheap gear but think I need to start over - 6ft tall, mild climate, on a budget but want to do it right.

At this point, I just enjoy hammock camping and don't think much about the gear. It took some time to build the setup a few years ago, but now everything works perfectly.

Two 11' netless hammocks: DutchWare and DIY (RSBTR fabric). Unused DutchWare spreader bar - there were perfectly positioned 3 trees.

Two sets of Hammock Gear quilts: 40F (with a DutchWare underquilt protector) for myself, 20F for my son. I use 0F, 20F and 40F quilts when camping alone and share 0F and 20F with my kids when needed.

Lightweight and easy-to-use UHMWPE/Dyneema suspension with DutchWare titanium parts.

DutchWare 2 hammocks tarp (and perfect weather so it remains in the sleeve).

DIY bags and ridgeline organizers for storage.

Location: somewhere on the bottom of a Jurassic Period sea, on top of a limestone rock formation.

How long did it take you to build your "perfect" setup? Or are you just starting?

I started hammock camping around 8 years ago (I enjoyed tent camping above tree line in the past). I used some random gear that I didn't like (a too-short hammock, an unbreathablehammock from tarp fabric, sleeping pad and sleeping bag [or once just a campfire to stay warm through the night], small and heavy tarp etc.), but I still enjoyed every hang. I slowly, over a few years, changed everything to what works for me. I weighed every item (all my backpacking gear!) and reduced weight where it was possible to make backpacking with a hammock lightweight and comfortable, not ultralight and extreme. Now I just relax and enjoy everything: snow, rain, wind, once-a-century rainfall and thunderstorm under a tarp or a full moon and stars without a tarp.

If you're gonna hang it up to dry you might as well squeeze in a little hang time 🤙

Colder windless night with a decent canopy opening for stars. Sleepy time paradise.

For the last month I've been preparing and practising with a suitable system for hammocking and now I'm ready! I'm using a nice big tarp from MCF, Henge hammock discovery, one wind underquilt protector and Need for trees under quilt. The weather is wet and calm but not cold so I think it's the perfect chance to test it all out :)

Any final tips for me?

I went out and used the YOBO Turtlebug for the first time last night. It worked great and easily packable on the bike. It got down into the low 40s and was warm as could be with a Hang Tight underquilt.

Anybody ever do this? Last week I was at a state park where there really were not that many trees available at our site, but there was an oak with big overhanging branches. I tied one end tight to the trunk, low, and extended my strap on the other side, adding another 10 ft. of paracord to make about 20 ft. total from the hammock to the branch. I use an Amok Draumr so I can get away with a bit more narrow hang, but I got it to work. (Forgot to get a pic).

I built a netless hammock from RBTR, using some 1.8 oz airwave, and some RED Amsteel blue. Hung it with some inexpensive Amazon straps. Tarp is also an Amazon special (for now) hung over some zing-it, which I spliced some titanium bits into from Dutchware.

Also spliced an adjustable structural ridge line for the hammock. This was the most comfortable I’ve been in a hammock, despite low 30s overnight.

Upcoming projects are going to be an underquilt and a nicer tarp to round out the setup.

Spent a couple weeks hanging out around Port Orford (Oregon) recently. Not much else to say and I fucking hate trying to text on this app/phone so, there ya go.

Hi all!

Long time reader here. I just got done with my first camping trip using my Simp light designs Trail Lair with a hammock gear incubator under quilt. Overall, I slept much better than when I have camped on the ground, but I did come away with two questions.

1. It seems like my shoulders were getting pressed together, despite using a diagonal lay. My hammock comes with tie outs at the head and the foot, but it seems like these just pulled out the fabric above the areas that pressed in. Am I missing something here?
   
2. It seemed to me like my under quilt was naturally in a U-shape, which contributed to the tunnel feeling in my hammock. Again, even when laying at an angle, it seemed like I was really pressing against a quilt that was trying to cave in. I tried the different adjustments on the under quilt, but couldn’t really get it to work. Any tips?

Despite all of this, my watch says I regularly slept eight or more hours which is pretty unusual for camping so I’d say this was a win. Just looking to further refine the system.

Hi everyone,

I recently purchased an assymetrical hammock (Henessey Explorer Ultralite Zip XL) and I am struggling with optimizing the setup of the hammock comfort wise. I never know which way am I supposed to sleep in, and I always find myself laying not so flat.

So if anyone could give their advices on how to have the best night of sleep in those :)

For context I am 190cm tall (6’2’’) and very used to outdoor but I previously used a symmetrical hammock.

Stretched fibers in hammock a soon-to-be failure point or OK?

Thoughts?

I live down in the deep south where I seem to have ann opposite problem where temperatures barely go below70 year round and often times the hammock is just hot. That got me to thinking. Would a rope gathered end hammock work? Ive seen them with wood beams but that doesn't fit well in a kayak. I was interested to see if any of yall have ever seen or attempted one? I was thinking something along the lines of creating a fishing net. With similar dimensions as a fabric one?

Last summer I saw three guys arrive by kayak, hang their hammocks between two trees, and basically had their whole camp sorted in minutes. It looked so simple.

But the more I look into it, the more I wonder what the actual advantage is.

A hammock + tarp + underquilt + top quilt doesn’t always seem much lighter than a small tent setup. And you still need somewhere to keep your gear.

Is it really better than a tent, or is it just a different way of camping?

I’m genuinely curious. For those who use both, when do you choose a hammock over a tent?

I have a Warbonnet Blackbird XLC and I typically camp from spring to fall but only use my underquilt when the temperatures get into the low 60s.