I have yet to purposefully set up my hammock over water (running or still), although it is a goal of mine sometime...I have, however, woken up over water on at least one occasion...
A couple of years ago, I was camping with some friends in/near the ghost town of Tahwaus in upstate NY in the early spring. There was still plenty of snow in the woods and on the hills, with warm days and frosty nights...
I setup my hammock over dry ground, at the base of a sheltering hill, not quite at the bottom of the valley (so as to, I hoped, avoid meltwater runoff)...
I woke up the first morning, and dropped out of my HH and down into about 3 inches of water, that had gathered in a depression hidden by the leaf litter in the area where I had set up my hammock...
I pulled my damp feet and scouted around for my gear and crocs...the gear was dry, hanging from a nearby tree, and my crocs were floating a couple of feet away from my splashdown location...
The spot drained by mid-morning, and refilled for the following morning, by which time I was ready for it...I didn't move because my gear and sleeping location were safe from the water, and I found it sort of cool to sleep over water...
Ever since that time, I've thought about setting up intentionally over water...I would love to hear your stories of hammock-camping over water...
Thanks,
Jamie - nfa
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