I said it a few times in the video, but it bears repeating: I had a blast at HangCon 2025. It was great to connect with all the participants and to hang out and rub shoulders with the vendors. It was also my first face-to-face with long-time friend, Shug, the great hammock entertainer and enthusiast. I think most of us owe some credit to our hammock camping addiction to Shug.
Looking back at HangCon, my impression of the “state of hang” is that in the United States, the market has stabilized–even plateaued–with a great consolidation of vendors in the garage space. The collective conscious of hammock technique has matured and there are so many “experts” now in the field that the space for gurus has really diminished. This is a great time to be involved with hammock camping and it means that I can start transitioning some of my work into education instead of advocacy, although there will always be a need for all of us to be good stewards in this space.
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