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CigarStone

CigarStone

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On a couple recent camping trips John @jfields slept in a hammock with a big enough tarp over him to create a complete shelter. I decided I was gong to try it to save the hassle of set up and tear down of a tent. Especially on Sunday morning when I feel like I have been abducted by aliens! Cue comments from @CBoukal 😁

However, I am a very restless sleeper and I sleep on my side which is notoriously difficult in a hammock. I ordered this big hammock and went on my ass numerous times just trying to get in and out; sleeping was out of the question!

So I got the bright idea of anchoring the four corners (see the orange bungies) so it couldn't roll as easily. This was a game changer, it is literally like sleeping on a double bed. If you want to sleep in a hammock, give this a try.

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CigarStone said:
On a couple recent camping trips John @jfields slept in a hammock with a big enough tarp over him to create a complete shelter. I decided I was gong to try it to save the hassle of set up and tear down of a tent. Especially on Sunday morning when I feel like I have been abducted by aliens! Cue comments from @CBoukal 😁

However, I am a very restless sleeper and I sleep on my side which is notoriously difficult in a hammock. I ordered this big hammock and went on my ass numerous times just trying to get in and out; sleeping was out of the question!

So I got the bright idea of anchoring the four corners (see the orange bungies) so it couldn't roll as easily. This was a game changer, it is literally like sleeping on a double bed. If you want to sleep in a hammock, give this a try.

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Nice job MacGyver !
 
CigarStone said:
On a couple recent camping trips John @jfields slept in a hammock with a big enough tarp over him to create a complete shelter. I decided I was gong to try it to save the hassle of set up and tear down of a tent. Especially on Sunday morning when I feel like I have been abducted by aliens! Cue comments from @CBoukal 😁

However, I am a very restless sleeper and I sleep on my side which is notoriously difficult in a hammock. I ordered this big hammock and went on my ass numerous times just trying to get in and out; sleeping was out of the question!

So I got the bright idea of anchoring the four corners (see the orange bungies) so it couldn't roll as easily. This was a game changer, it is literally like sleeping on a double bed. If you want to sleep in a hammock, give this a try.

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My son uses a hammock exclusively when hiking the AT. I’ve tried but, like you, being a little restless and a side sleeper it never really worked for me. I also realized that once I packed an under quilt, top cover, and tarp for overhead I was carrying more than my one person tent and sleeping bag.
 
thinde said:
My son uses a hammock exclusively when hiking the AT. I’ve tried but, like you, being a little restless and a side sleeper it never really worked for me. I also realized that once I packed an under quilt, top cover, and tarp for overhead I was carrying more than my one person tent and sleeping bag.
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Yeah, the entire process is not decided yet but I am trying to find the right combination. I don't backpack like you do Tom but when John was warm and toasty in his mummy bag on the hammock while I froze in the bed of my truck with air mattress, sleeping bag, blankets, long johns, teddy bear, etc. I figured it was time to give it a try. 😁
 
thinde said:
My son uses a hammock exclusively when hiking the AT. I’ve tried but, like you, being a little restless and a side sleeper it never really worked for me. I also realized that once I packed an under quilt, top cover, and tarp for overhead I was carrying more than my one person tent and sleeping bag.
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Interesting! My hammock is about the size of a large grapefruit when packed away. My sleeping bag already comes along regardless, and the lightweight Kelty tarps hardly take up any room.
Of course, when glamping, it's a large and ungainly two man quilted hammock. 😁
 
jfields said:
Interesting! My hammock is about the size of a large grapefruit when packed away. My sleeping bag already comes along regardless, and the lightweight Kelty tarps hardly take up any room.
Of course, when glamping, it's a large and ungainly two man quilted hammock. 😁
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I have a hammock just like that but it wraps me up like a banana. However, Steve @Eqwhipped told me a way to avoid being suffocated and I will be trying that next time out cause I love the how tiny it is.
 
bfreebern said:
About 8 years ago, our 2 boys wanted hammocks to sleep on in their room, instead of beds. I'll have to find the pictures, but I got 2 hung up and I think that lasted about a week.
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Yeah, I go into a lot of homes that have El Salvadoran's living in them and they have hammocks up inside.
 
whopper said:
Nice job MacGyver !
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That's funny! My kids called me MacGyver all through their childhood. My best MacGyver was when my son was little and we were going over to my sisters house for a weekend of rabbit hunting. The windshield wipers broke on my car in a downpour with over an hour left to go and my son was devastated because he thought we would miss the hunt.

I found some para-cord in the trunk and made a long loop going over the windshield, through both wipers, and through the front windows which I kept open half an inch, I pulled the loop back and forth to clean the windshield for the rest of the ride. He was the happiest kid in the world when we got there!
 
CigarStone said:
On a couple recent camping trips John @jfields slept in a hammock with a big enough tarp over him to create a complete shelter. I decided I was gong to try it to save the hassle of set up and tear down of a tent. Especially on Sunday morning when I feel like I have been abducted by aliens! Cue comments from @CBoukal 😁

However, I am a very restless sleeper and I sleep on my side which is notoriously difficult in a hammock. I ordered this big hammock and went on my ass numerous times just trying to get in and out; sleeping was out of the question!

So I got the bright idea of anchoring the four corners (see the orange bungies) so it couldn't roll as easily. This was a game changer, it is literally like sleeping on a double bed. If you want to sleep in a hammock, give this a try.

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I did this at Philmont in NM sleeping under the stars and awoke to a deer eating buds on a bush about three feet from me.
 
I used to camp in a tent, but several years ago I switched to exclusively camping in a hammock. It's the best sleep I've ever had while camping, although I'm not generally a restless sleeper.
 
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