Drip Lines, Part 2
Another look at drip lines to protect your hammock from water seeping down your suspension and onto your hammock
Category: How To
2014 Hammock Holiday Gift Guide
As our family readies for the holidays, I thought it would be fun to put together a post on some hammock-related gift ideas based on my own recommendations (e.g., these are not sponsored posts 🙂...
Using Stakes and Snow Anchors
Using Stakes and Snow Anchors I’m often out working with the Boy Scouts teaching the finer points of bushcraft. One skill that seems so simple, and yet fundamental to shelter building, is how to...
The Truth About Hammock Camping: Claim #5: hammocks make you pee more in the night
Every once in a while, I’ve had the annoying discomfort of needing to relieve myself in the middle of the night when I am toasty warm, snuggled up in my hammock. It’s happened regularly...
Updated Hammock Hang Calculator and Clinometer App
Before I jump into the announcement, I better come clean about Android before I get slaughtered. Yes, it’s on its way. We had hoped to release them at the same time, but getting the...
First Look – Underground Quilts Flight Jacket Top Quilt
A few weeks ago, Underground Quilts (UGQ) got in touch with me to do a review of their quilts, specifically their Flight Jacket top quilt. I went back-and-forth with Paul to select the fill...
First Look – Hammock Bliss Sky Bed Bug Free and XL Rain Fly
Dov Frazer, owner and “Chief Relaxation Officer” at Hammock Bliss, had a stopover in Flagstaff and invited me for another “first look” at some gear he debuted at the recent OR show in Salt...
Weaving a Mayan Hammock
 Weaving a Mayan Hammock–Video Overview Introduction References Materials Needed The Netting Needle The Loom Loading the Loom Loading the Netting Needle The Edge “Crochet” The Triple Weave The Clew Introduction The Mayan hammock is...
The Truth About Hammock Camping: Claim #3 – Hammocks are quick and easy to set up
Is a hammock faster and easier to set up than, say, a backpacking tent? Some claim you can set up a hammock tent in under a minute, but there are “pop-up” tents that erect...
