Hi gang,
I'm Steve, and I am from northern Ohio, west of Cleveland
We are retired, and recent empty nesters now that our youngest daughter is away at college. And that's how we found our way here at Hammock Forums. She is out in Seattle, and the lifestyle there is a bit different than here in the midwest. She kept sending us photos of her out exploring places, and frequently, she and her friends were in hammocks. Her birthday was last week, and one of the things she asked for was an ENO hammock. We got one for her, and tried it out here in our backyard. Wow, that's a lot more comfortable than it looked!
As it happens, one of the people I follow on Instagram had a short video than included a hammock. One of the replies was from JB's Outdoor Supply, saying he recognized the hammock. So I clicked on his account, went to his homepage, and found he makes what appears to be very nice hammocks for less than an ENO. So, between the Instagram coincidence and testing out our daughter's hammock, I've got one from JB's on order!
Somehow from there, I stumbled across this crazy guy on YouTube sitting in the snow in his backyard in Minnesota talking about HammockForums.net.
And here I am.
I see that my new hammock isn't like what most folks here seem to use, as mine is more recreational than a camping hammock. I'm sure I'll still glean a lot of useful information, and maybe contribute something myself. I've already figured out that a whoopee cushion, err... sling will be advantageous, and have one on order.
The hammock will fit in well with our new freedom to explore. Prior to last fall, my wife and I hadn't taken a vacation on our own since 1988! Now we are traveling more (a 43 day wander across the upper US last fall and three weeks exploring Florida last month.) We travel without plans or reservations to wherever we find interesting, and more importantly, where lots of people aren't. We'll pull out the bag chairs and sit and watch the river, the sky, or whatever, maybe taking a snooze. What could be better for this sort of relaxing exploring than a hammock?!
That's me in a nutshell. I'm glad I found this place!
Steve
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I'll be headed out in June or July to "hang" with him. He just got out of Army Rangers..
Originally Posted by cincihangs
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