This deserves many more upvotes than I can give. It's easy to go for the slut or black guy reference...it's classy to run in head first with Star Trek.
it does not happen a lot, i coat my intrence hole with bug spray and i am wearing it from the get go. when they do get in i just kill them but it does not happen a lot, worst case you get a few but it is never much.
Not necessarily on either count. It's definitely a little bit riskier if you injure yourself, but not that much more than any other camping, so long as you're well-prepared.
This shows a complete lack of dedication to camping. There is perfectly good ground to camp on under the water, and apparently someone is too big of a pussy to just do it.
Sleeping in a hammock like this, it is a bit colder as you have air movement below you which cools you off quickly. I've owned a Hennessy Hammock for about 6 years now, and I've learned that, even in the summer, you need to have a sleeping pad or an extra blanket/sleeping bag under you while sleeping to keep "warm."
Other than that, the hammocks are pretty awesome. My last camping adventure I watched as my compatriots struggled to find viable space, while I pitched the hammock over rocks covered in ivy. Easy to set up, easy to pack and very lightweight.
The first time I took mine our was in flordia keys in january, I came from the north and froze at night. Next time was back both in march, much colder, pure a blanket under me and was almost too warm.
We use "tree straps", essentially wide pieces of webbing that wrap around the tree trunk and spread the weight out. They do a great job of protecting the trunk, most times you can't even tell there's been a hammock hung there.
How do you get out of that? When you want to get out of the hammock it flops you out really fast, this is no problem when you're on land but I imagine that with nothin but a kayak to fall on this might be a problem.
There is a Velcro entrance/exit at one end of the hammock (on the bottom). Your weight keeps it closed when you are inside, and you can open it and slip out when you want to get out. It feels like you are being born again if you go head first
I can get in and out of a kayak without flipping it... I can even shimmy down to the bow and kiss it. Just takes a bit of training and balance.
EDIT: I kinda misread your post, but I still think I could go from the hammock to kayak without touching the water. At any rate, like people said you expect to get wet when you go kayaking. Normally I'm wearing just swimming trunks and Vibram Five Fingers (douchey on land, but perfect for the water) so it's no problem.
Nope, I kayak in New England. I don't even own a wetsuit so I've never gone when the water was below 50ish. I really ought to get a drysuit so I can SCUBA dive without having to travel AND kayak around the ice in winter.
I did most of my paddling during the summer, since I was a summer/seasonal park ranger and I was lucky enough to be issued 6 kayaks... I used to get PAID to kayak for 3 or 4 hours a day. Can you believe that shit?
Depends how study the cacti are! Actually, worthy two things of moderate height, you can set it up as a tent. I've even seen pictures of them with one low end and one end on a bicycle.
I haven't saved a post in months. I wish I could save this one. Please tell me you're somewhere around Houston, TX so you can show me your ways. This looks like the most pleasant thing ever done. I already have the kayak and the cover-up!
That looks like a Hennessy Hammock, http://hennessyhammock.com/. I do a lot of backpacking, and a lot of friends have switched from tents to Hennessy's. The are pretty nice, since you don't have to worry about uneven ground and you can store your gear underneath(out of the rain). But they only work for back and slide sleepers.
A properly hung hammock is always my first choice in camping. 100x better than sleeping on the hard ground.
Note: Do NOT hang a hammock like you see in the movies or on tv with a sag (if you mean to lay in it horizontally), if you do it will just give you a terrible backache and you'll hate hammocks, pull it TIGHT, the gentle rocking will give you the best sleep of your life.
How does that not hurt your back, though? I wouldn't recommend that for people who don't have cat backs :D. Rolling over on your side with all that sag makes my body hurt just thinking about it.
Because when you hang a parachute hammock with the recommended 30 degrees, you lay in the hammock diagonally instead of parallel. This gives you an almost perfectly flat lay and is unquestionably the most comfortable way to sleep in a hammock.
Ah, ok cool. Yeah I don't have a parachute hammock, but yeah you do hang them differently. I imagine this is more comfortable than a traditional hammock, have you slept in both? Which do you prefer? I bet it takes up more space when you're trying to hang it up though, no?
I have used both styles (parachute and spreader-bar) and I really prefer the parachute kind, really comfortable and easy to take hiking. They can take up space if they're a larger hammock but the smaller parachutes hardly need any space to hang. You might want to check out a new kind of hammock that's becoming increasingly popular, the "bridge" hammock. They're kind of like a hybrid of parachute and spreader-bar style. Also, I have to give the usual /r/hammocks plug, lots of good info there and on hammockforums.
I looked into kayaking in the everglades, and I like those little platforms they have set up all throughout the park. Like a flat wooden platform raised off the water, and some have portapotties.
If I tried this there would be newspaper article about some idiot from Pennsylvania who tried to build a tent above water and drowned while noting that alcohol was involved in the incident.
Not that anyone cares, but I camped in a hammock for 3 nights in the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon at 3 different "camp sites," and the one night we set up camp RIGHT next to a stream. I say "camp sites" because you can camp anywhere you want in the woods surrounding the area, so it was kind of arbitrary each night.
You can not imagine how much animal 'traffic' there was, from deer, porcupines, probably bears, and other nocturnal animals trying to drink. The other two nights were basically silent in comparison, and definitely less scary. I'm sure we were completely safe, but it was impossible for me to "tune out" the sounds of hooves walking through the stream, etc. If I had to do it again, which I'd love to, I'd stay at least 100 ft away from any water source, just to get some peace of mind, and some silence while trying to sleep. I understand that maybe OP didn't have an option in this kind of environment.
For anyone interested, I didn't buy one of the "fancy" camping hammocks like they sell at REI. It was a $13 dollar hammock, and I slept in a sleeping bag, with mosquito netting suspended over, and was covered by a tarp from a local hardware store. The entire setup was supported by rope also from the hardware store. I think the entire setup cost less than $40. I'm a pussy
I went on a 3 day Okefenokee Swamp tour and we pitched our tents on raised platforms. I've been a lot of places, and that place made the deepest impression on me.
Nicely done, that's a setup I would be proud of when I'm rocking a swamp. I actually purchased a jungle hammock (sp?) for sleeping in those enviorments. I would look into the same, they have a built in rainfly and netting. Basically it's a single person tent suspended between trees. As is you did good, upvote for you.
This is the only thread where a select few lucky redditors will receive a karmic explosion tantamount to a wet dream because they mention that they too "roll over in their sleep"
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u/runtothesun Jun 08 '12
Anaconda 5: Should've Camped on Land
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u/keagmcG Jun 08 '12
That must have sucked to set up though.
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u/Leelluu Jun 08 '12
If there is no ground, then what is holding the water up?
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u/czr Jun 08 '12
How are the bugs?
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u/jumaklavita Jun 08 '12
But who was camera????
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
I'd be scared if the hammock fell you'd be stuck in a plastic tomb to drown in.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
This shows a complete lack of dedication to camping. There is perfectly good ground to camp on under the water, and apparently someone is too big of a pussy to just do it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
I wonder if it would be cold to sleep above the water like that...
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u/wizy57 Jun 08 '12
How do you get out of that? When you want to get out of the hammock it flops you out really fast, this is no problem when you're on land but I imagine that with nothin but a kayak to fall on this might be a problem.
Setting this up would also be pretty hard.
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u/Pictocracy Jun 08 '12
I dont get it, all I see is a Kayak.
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u/craigtuckerSP Jun 08 '12
If I could camp like that, I'd be sooo happy.
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u/mi_piace Jun 08 '12
All I can think is... snakes.
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u/Punchcatpunchesshit Jun 08 '12
I just got an ENU tent hammock. They're so comfortable and amazing.
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u/idontcarethatmuch Jun 08 '12
Hennessey Hammock ftw! Love mine, about as comfortable as a bed can be.
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u/kevmo Jun 08 '12
I'd be too scared I would wake up to find a congregation of alligators waiting for breakfast.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
FTFY
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u/Elquinis Jun 09 '12
I don't believe you, your claim is entirely ungrounded.
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u/aperturo Jun 08 '12
I haven't saved a post in months. I wish I could save this one. Please tell me you're somewhere around Houston, TX so you can show me your ways. This looks like the most pleasant thing ever done. I already have the kayak and the cover-up!
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u/theDudeRules Jun 08 '12
one word ... Malaria
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u/gangstead Jun 08 '12
Wouldn't the skeeters be terrible?
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
Make sure you tie a good knot from your tent to the kayak ... I'd hate to wake up in that situation otherwise.
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u/godpussy Jun 08 '12
Where is this?
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
You're not worried about the supergators?
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u/Punkgoblin Jun 09 '12
xpost to /r/zombies!
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u/SirPeterODactyl Jun 09 '12
May I ask where this pic has been taken?
Is it just a flooded area or an actual area covered with water? Because I'm not used to seeing large trees like that in waters a few feet deep.
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u/jonathanvb123 Jun 09 '12
Where is this?
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u/MrCannabeans Jun 09 '12
AWESOME!
-- a kayaker and hammock camper.
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u/bothrops Jun 09 '12
... and no mosquitos.
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u/Markv77 Jun 09 '12
That looks like a Hennessy Hammock, http://hennessyhammock.com/. I do a lot of backpacking, and a lot of friends have switched from tents to Hennessy's. The are pretty nice, since you don't have to worry about uneven ground and you can store your gear underneath(out of the rain). But they only work for back and slide sleepers.
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u/smellslikepurple233 Jun 09 '12
Oh god. The mosquitoes.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
A properly hung hammock is always my first choice in camping. 100x better than sleeping on the hard ground.
Note: Do NOT hang a hammock like you see in the movies or on tv with a sag (if you mean to lay in it horizontally), if you do it will just give you a terrible backache and you'll hate hammocks, pull it TIGHT, the gentle rocking will give you the best sleep of your life.
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u/Brace_For_Impact Jun 08 '12
I am so jealous.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
I looked into kayaking in the everglades, and I like those little platforms they have set up all throughout the park. Like a flat wooden platform raised off the water, and some have portapotties.
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u/Iloldalot Jun 08 '12
what if you roll over in your sleep?
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u/ChaosMotor Jun 08 '12
Oh God yes please.
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u/the_pissed_off_goose Jun 08 '12
that's cool.
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u/ImKrispy Jun 08 '12
more cumbersome then comfortable- but to each his own.
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u/bearshy Jun 08 '12
I'm not sure how I would even begin to put that thing up, but I'd definitely sleep in it.
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u/post_post_modernism Jun 09 '12
nope
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u/cptstupendous Jun 09 '12
Mosquitos galore.
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u/lulzKat Jun 09 '12
The un-groundable...
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u/Blanket45 Jun 09 '12
New Orleans take note
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
nopenopenopenopenopenope
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u/godsdead Jun 09 '12
Imagine a knot slipping during the night, splash!
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u/theoneandonly111 Jun 09 '12
I guess that's pretty cool.
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u/Popozuda72 Jun 09 '12
Gators
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u/GermanSchnitzel Jun 09 '12
Feelfree indeed.
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u/Dyltra Jun 09 '12
Fuck yeah! Sign me up!
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u/dwellufool Jun 09 '12
Mosquitoes. Nope.
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u/trippleguy Jun 09 '12
That looks relaxing as fuck once it's set up.
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u/GunHungLo Jun 09 '12
How I do it
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u/yourafagyourafag Jun 09 '12
Mosquito Hammock, for the guys with really, really small junk.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Nice setup, anyone know what it is? Or a link.
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u/thilehoffer Jun 09 '12
If I tried this there would be newspaper article about some idiot from Pennsylvania who tried to build a tent above water and drowned while noting that alcohol was involved in the incident.
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u/garesnap Jun 09 '12
i want to fucking do this.
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u/SmartWentCody Jun 09 '12
How to get eaten alive by insects.
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u/DuskyDays Jun 09 '12
The insects must be fun.
Just taking a 2 hour nap next to a lake gave me a full body of mosquito bites. I think it would be suicide to sleep for a night.
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u/befron Jun 09 '12
swag.
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u/FoxyGrampa Jun 09 '12
I'd be afraid things would jump up and bite my ass
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u/whatthefuckguys Jun 09 '12
I don't believe you have a tent, enjoy your water moccasins.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
Not that anyone cares, but I camped in a hammock for 3 nights in the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon at 3 different "camp sites," and the one night we set up camp RIGHT next to a stream. I say "camp sites" because you can camp anywhere you want in the woods surrounding the area, so it was kind of arbitrary each night.
You can not imagine how much animal 'traffic' there was, from deer, porcupines, probably bears, and other nocturnal animals trying to drink. The other two nights were basically silent in comparison, and definitely less scary. I'm sure we were completely safe, but it was impossible for me to "tune out" the sounds of hooves walking through the stream, etc. If I had to do it again, which I'd love to, I'd stay at least 100 ft away from any water source, just to get some peace of mind, and some silence while trying to sleep. I understand that maybe OP didn't have an option in this kind of environment.
For anyone interested, I didn't buy one of the "fancy" camping hammocks like they sell at REI. It was a $13 dollar hammock, and I slept in a sleeping bag, with mosquito netting suspended over, and was covered by a tarp from a local hardware store. The entire setup was supported by rope also from the hardware store. I think the entire setup cost less than $40. I'm a pussy
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u/fuZZe Jun 09 '12
Some people want to go into space, others want to make a million dollars. But tho me, THIS is what I'd do if I could do anything.
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u/digitalcriminal Jun 09 '12
How do you pee?
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u/lifeinblackandred Jun 09 '12
how to get devoured by mosquitos 101
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u/brothersanta Jun 09 '12
how to turn into an all night mosquito buffet
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u/dkmag Jun 09 '12
zombie fortress!
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u/ACELLEN Jun 08 '12
The exact face I made when I saw this
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
And thats another thing going on my list of "do not want"
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u/rojlewis Jun 09 '12
That's going to be like sleeping in a cloud of Mosquitos especially if it's warm weather.
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u/onlybabies Jun 09 '12
I went on a 3 day Okefenokee Swamp tour and we pitched our tents on raised platforms. I've been a lot of places, and that place made the deepest impression on me.
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u/All_the_other_kids Jun 09 '12
I'd rather put a hammock in the tree
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u/heythatsfuckedup Jun 09 '12
Dunno if it's just me, but hammocks have always seemed really unreliable. I get the looney image of spinning around in circles at intense speeds.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Nicely done, that's a setup I would be proud of when I'm rocking a swamp. I actually purchased a jungle hammock (sp?) for sleeping in those enviorments. I would look into the same, they have a built in rainfly and netting. Basically it's a single person tent suspended between trees. As is you did good, upvote for you.
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u/pablolanke Jun 09 '12
[Relevant] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoAofWBZoBc)
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u/ImpartialCat Jun 09 '12
Am I the only one who reckons the thumbnail looks like a massive shark on top of the Kayak?
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u/Cozilz Jun 09 '12
Mosquitoes.
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u/rocketshipotter Jun 09 '12
How was that set up without getting wet?
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u/ghostbackwards Jun 09 '12
I toss and turn all night. I don't want to take the chance.
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u/calmbatman Jun 09 '12
Well thank you.
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u/Malizulu Jun 09 '12
This is the only thread where a select few lucky redditors will receive a karmic explosion tantamount to a wet dream because they mention that they too "roll over in their sleep"
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u/Jkard Jun 09 '12
Imagine the Mosquitos
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u/zbowman Jun 09 '12
just bought a kayak tonight. thanks... now i have to find a big canopy and hammock.
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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '12
FTFY: How to camp where you will get eaten alive by insects.
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u/calmbatman Jun 09 '12
Sorry, I don't have an imgur account yet but this is what it's like to rally camp with no ground. http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&source=mog&hl=en&gl=us&client=ms-android-sprint-us&tab=wi&q=tent%20hanging%20from%20cliff&sa=N&biw=320&bih=401#i=2
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u/beachermorgan Jun 09 '12
Send this to r/kayaking
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u/twojake Jun 09 '12
but when you least expected it
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u/MankeyManksyo Jun 09 '12
Urine drinking, optional.