Comments on: Hammock Camping

By: corbaman

corbaman — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:31:19 +0000

No, sorry. I …
No, sorry. I should have been more clear. If you search Google for “hammock recall”, you can get a bunch of media coverage and the full story.

The problem is that hammocks without a crossbar can fold in on itself – making what is essentially a loose rope hanging between two trees. If you accidentally were to get tangled in that, it can on rare occasions end up wrapped around someones neck and causing strangulation. The main risk is small kids who aren’t big enough to save themselves.

By: graffixskull

graffixskull — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:31:19 +0000

Yeah but there are …
Yeah but there are people who die from not guying out there tents properly and end up having themselves blown into a lake or, worse, off a cliff in the middle of the night. And really, 10 people a year…. They would have recalled hammocks in America if 10 kids were killed a year. Hammocks are just as safe as tents.

By: graffixskull

graffixskull — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:31:19 +0000

No Kidding I bought …
No Kidding I bought an ENO Singlenest and I’ll NEVER go back to sleeping on the ground.

By: jaystus

jaystus — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:31:18 +0000

you can die from …
you can die from pop machines

By: graffixskull

graffixskull — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:31:18 +0000

I’ve never seen a …
I’ve never seen a backpacking hammock with a crossbar. You mean like the backyard woven hammocks? Those are the only one that I know of.

By: cruddiestcrudever

cruddiestcrudever — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:31:17 +0000

Hehe changed ur …
Hehe changed ur mind and slept on the ground! Don’t you have like a tarp or cover over the hammock? what if it rains?

By: dickenz07

dickenz07 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:31:17 +0000

Ive seen people …
Ive seen people make hammocks out of fabric instead of netting..which would be more comfy, safer, and cheaper..thats what I plan to do for my biking/hiking/camping trips

By: toounfazed

toounfazed — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:31:16 +0000

Hennessy Hammocks …
Hennessy Hammocks are extremely comfortable and give a nice support since they are crafted so you are laying on the bias. They have a bug net and a rain fly, and you enter them from the bottom which gives more stability. Hammock sleeping is so much nicer than ground sleeping.

By: bowhunterhall93

bowhunterhall93 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:31:16 +0000

how
how

By: CPLBSS88

CPLBSS88 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:31:16 +0000

hammocks are great …
hammocks are great but where i live there is a very limited amount of trees that are close enough.