So you want to get into sleeping elevated, do you? From experience, it takes some time and requires a degree of trial and error to dial in your hammock camping gear list and perfect your setup. Getting a good hang (as die-hard hammockers call it) takes some experimenting and can require different considerations depending on …
Month: March 2019
Hammock camping is my preferred method of sleeping for any trips under a week in length. If you’ve never tried it, you might be surprised by some of the awesome benefits of sleeping in a hammock. I even find myself leaning towards a hammock set-up that can function for even longer trips (like the JMT …
Over the years, I’ve really come to appreciate the benefits of carrying a hammock for backcountry sleeping, as opposed to lugging in a heavier tent set up. That’s why I’m going to tell you about my top backpacking hammocks. These hammocks are the two with which I have the most experience. Later on in the …