Hi-Tech Hammocks
A New Way To Enjoy Camping
There’s
good news for campers – now you can enjoy a good night’s sleep suspended
off the ground — in hammocks! Today,
the rapidly growing interest in camping hammocks is being driven by the
promise of greater comfort, high technology performance and modern convenience.
People are surprised at the superior comfort
modern hammocks offer. With modern
materials like solid nylon fabrics, no-see-um bug netting, and a waterproof
rain canopy, today's camping hammocks offer complete shelter. Some weigh considerably less than comparable
tents. Most also function as a
bivouac beneath the rain canopy on the ground when suitable trees are
not available, thus, completing a shelter suitable for car camping or
backcountry travel.
Ten
Reasons Why Hammocks are Better Than Sleeping on the Ground
1. More comfortable than ground beds
2. Easily find an endless number of campsites
in forested terrain
3. Set up over rocks, mud, brush, or steep slopes
4. The bug net and rain canopy provide adequate
protection
5. Hide from the wind by setting up below hilltops
or ridgelines
6. Use as lounge chair
7. Avoid crowded campsites and find unique sites
unused by others
8. Avoid creepy crawlers like snakes, spiders
and slugs
9. They are ultra lightweight and come in a small
package
10. Environmentally
friendly. Easily follow Leave
No Trace camping
Speer
offers trail-tested advice for enjoying camping in a hammock.
He suggests ways to hide from the wind and improve comfort with
extra-wide sleep pads. He offers a whole new way to enjoy the outdoors
and shows how hammocks easily offer three-season use and can safely replace
tents in all but the most extreme conditions.
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