Video Pros & Cons of Hammock Camping

[General Van Fleet]

Having made the switch from tent to hammock a few years ago my preference for quality of sleep Is hammock have deep jungle xl and the xxl safari from Hennessy rarely have I been in a situation where I couldn't improvise a set up but I do most of my camping in Florida. I've found out in the south west using power poles and guy wires can work, I feel like the stealth camping options are way more varied using the hammock a key consideration for travelling. Use in wetlands too..

 

[Older Than Dirt]

Down south they are probably practical- they certainly are in Mexico and other tropical places. And they are useful in very steep places with no flat ground, like much of Vermont.

BUT

Being warm in a hammock in cold weather requires carrying as much, or if you spend a lot of $, almost as much, weight as a very light tent/air-mattress set-up. A hammock needs way more tarp than a tall (i'm 6'2") person does on the ground to stay dry(ish).

Also, the more expensive Hennesseys run like $299, which is more $ than all my camping gear combined. (not car camping stuff for my wife and kid, but shit i personally take when traveling alone; if i included family car-camping stuff and my stuff, it probably would be $299 total). Includng my hammock (Grand Trunk).

 

[MFB]

Echoing OTD,
Hammocks are great for lower altitudes and latitudes, but if ya go up north or up high its hard to stay warm in one, even in summer.

 

[Maki40]

Prefer sleeping on the ground. Hammock s are super uncomfortable for me. Plus the mosquitoes bite right through them. Only good if you literally can't find a piece of dry flat ground which I doubt. Usually always somewhere you can sleep... I've slept on a pile of Jagged rocks in the Everglades and on slants on mountains with no flat ground. But 99.99 % of the time there's no need for it.

 

[Wearyzombie2]

Well. You've pretty much sold me on a hammock

 

[The Drifter]

Pros: hammocks are very versatile and comfortable. Cons: Good gear is expensive. This week I have paid £302 ($405) for a Warbonnet wooki -20F underquilt and £264 for a cumulus topquilt. That's more than I paid for my i5 7th gen laptop and second hand ebike combined. The cost does not even include the import fees. I could have gone cheaper by buying a synthetic underquilt and topquilt and a inflatable sleeping mat right here in the UK. But that would have bulkier and heavier to carry. Plus I would have wanted to upgrade it in the future. This is a one and done deal, my hammock kit is now complete.

 

[Peacemaker1234]

I just use a weaved blanket that I got from a fare last fall as a mat inside my hammock and put my dog at my feet to keep them warm. I've got a double wide hammock.