Hammock Camping Done Right: Tips and Required Gear

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That knot is called a clove hitch

As someone who slept in a hammock for years daily. You can use your own straps from para cord. Yes they stretch but they don’t stretch daily.

Thank you for your video. Very useful for me as I'm planning for a walking trip through Europe

"you can have a hammock real cheap around 60 bucks"
Laughing my broke ass off 😭

My interest in taking a hammock with me when hiking, is the ability to set it up to have a brief 1 hour rest in the middle of a 20 mile day hike. Is it faster than setting up a tent? Also, it might be a good idea to go to some close forest and set everything up, even try to do it at night to attempt falling asleep, just to make sure you don’t overlook something. I would hate to be at the end of a 20 mile out & back camping hike, and not be prepared for something due to lack of experience.

Thanks for your information. I will be camping with a lot of wild hogs around so I want to try Hammock camping.
Wish me luck.

Here is me thinking a hammock is more lightweight and takes up way less space than a tent, but this video convinced me otherwise.

Thank you ! From what temperatures do I need an underquilt ?

bro i wish I could watch more of these but i have to turn off the video the second somone says Hammick. Like bruh its a hamOCK not hamICK

Your channel is great. I will have to check your survival kit videos. It is a great idea to have a backpack full of survival tools ready to go on an emergency.

dude saying not to use 550 because you'll drop down is bs he just doesn't know how to tie a knot or how to gut it for tighter knots

thanks for the info

Hammock, bug net, rainy fly, hammock, 100% wool blanket, pre tied toggle ridge line.

Thanks

Depending on where you are you may want a mozzie/fly net. Some hammocks have these built in.

$60 for a paper thin nylon cloth? You are a fool !

Awesome, thank you, very helpful

This is one of the few videos I keep coming back to for refreshers even when it's the middle of the winter... I wanna go camping...

The underquilt feels strange.
Wouldn't it make more sense for that to be built into the hammock itself?
As for the tarp...

if you're going that far with so many layers/separate products rapped around you, why not just string up a whole tent between the trees?

I went hammock camping multiple times and one thing i figured out is that you can place a polyfoam matress in the hammock and then you just wrap yourselfe in the sleeping bag. Trust me it works, even in heavy wind and cold weather.

Thank you so much for sharing this video! 🤗 Could you suffocate using the pod system? Has that happened? Also what area are you located? I'm currently in Washington state. I wonder about places that are like Arizona or dryer climates where there's bugs and spiders and wonder how that is with hammocks? bc I wouldn't want to have issues with spiders bites

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How does this system compare to a tent system in terms of weight and volume?

I use a paracord hammock..

For an under quilt I use a cheap 2m x 1m tarp and tie it on hanging loose enough to trap a layer of air and made a small condensation drainage hole centre bottom.

The undrquilt can be stuffed with any insulating material in winter.

I use 2 side by side ridge lines separated by wood braces with notched grooves and a 3rd ridge line above to create a traditional loft/attic space.
The braces and ridgelines can all be used to hang useful items I keep to hand and once I fit my tarp I can use the tension between the tarp and ridge lines at the sides to slide items such as tobacco, lighter and other lightweight stuff.

I hang damp socks to dry from ridge lines etc.

Kit bag either stowed in ceiling space supported by the roof braces or emptied of valuables and hung from hammock (climbing) karabiner at head or foot end
Small kit bags and keys/knives/torches etc all hung from s hooks/karibiners on braces or ridge lines.. (even a whole big full kit bag can fit along top of strong wooden braces if needs be.)

I hang thin wool blankets from the side ridge lines for extra breathable insulation and to create privacy and insect protection

I also hang water bottles by their top lip just by wedging it up in the outside of hammock strings near top on the outside.

It is a v homely setup! I prefer it to my king-size bed to my neighbours bafflement and my wife's pleasure!)

I enjoy this as my year round man cave in the back garden with a sleeping bag to lie on or in and dont feel the knots or cold without need for anything else to lie on. (Additional wool blankets on top if sub zero)

Cushion/pillows hold themselves in place by poking corners through string hammock holes. I use a thin travel pillow for lower back, a cushion under knees, a few travel pillows under/around head.

The sides can have lines attached and pegged out to expand the width and remove shoulder squeeze if dont mind sacrificing the swing

Bliss!

What about bugs?

Hammock bliss has a triple size hammock & they have a mozzie net cocoon that fits it

Slept like this a hundred times in the U.S. Army in the rain forests of Hawaii. Never got wet or cold. I did get bit by mosquitoes.

Mosquito net highly recommended

Watch Shugs videos he knows what he’s talking about. This guy not so much.

Have you ever tried the DD hammock? It has long straps, net, and double lined from mosquitoes from eating you alive

As somone whos thru hiked a few trails and destroyed a couple hammocks, I'll give y'all a couple tips.

1. Get a full length under quilt. The partial quilts seem like a good idea until your curled up into a ball freezing your ass off at night.

2. Get a hammock with a symmetrical and removable bugnet. You will damage your bugnet at some point. It's much better to be able to just replace it than trying to sew it up everytime you get a hole in it. I'd even go so far as to say a basic hammock with a bottom entry net is better than zippered. Zippers will fail.

3. Use durable materials. Going lighter is tempting, but you want something that won't get a hole in it thr first time you scrape something hard.

What about the Bugs? I prefer the Viet Nam Jungle Hammock. Skeeters can't get you through the Canvas or the mesh Walls.

I got my hammock for 26 bucks, it's a bit bigger than yours but the nylon extenders are short

I am liking this video for the knot you showed me lol

Another salesman!!!!

Hammock with sleeping pad inside has never failed me

Don't forget a bug net!

Bug net

Also sleeping 😴 pad too. It help u stay warm

is there any way to setup your hammock in the rain and keep things dry (like a double-wall tent)

I have a good set up including a MOSQUITO NET!! Can’t have bugs!! Nope!! NO BUGS.

You make a fine green bear burrito

Compared with ground camping still is a lot of less equipment to carry around and assemble, I love that. Also, the feeling of sleeping in the ground is not good for me, it reminds me of my childhood when were poor and would sleep on the floor on a old dirty mattress (but that's just me obviously) Thanks for the info! <3<3<3<3<3

A better knot to use is a taught line hitch it’s basically a two half hitch Just more secure

I've been hammock camping for years and I would not recommend a newbie use a hammock without a ridgeline. It you don't string the hammock at the right pitch ( around 15 degrees) it'll be the worst sleep of your life. The ridgeline makes it pitch perfect every time.

this guy does not give good advice, seek another video

That is a clove hitch