Hammock invasion

[urbansix]

Just returned from a 3-day hike up the Jack's River in the north Georgia Cohutta Wilderness, with my 10-year old son. Of the 10 or so active campsites we passed I only saw a total of 3 tents. Everybody is in hammocks!! I was quite blown away. Lots of Enos & similar, some Hennessys, a canvas beach style hammock, and even a Clarke Double. But almost nobody is in tents anymore. 2 years ago when I switched I was a guaranteed conversation starter, but now am starting to blend.

(Hammocks are the Vibram 5 Fingers of running shoes?)

Great trip though. Warbonnet BB here, son in a Claytor Mosquito. Fun wet time.

[eflat7]

Just returned from a 3-day hike up the Jack's River in the north Georgia Cohutta Wilderness, with my 10-year old son. Of the 10 or so active campsites we passed I only saw a total of 3 tents. Everybody is in hammocks!! I was quite blown away. Lots of Enos & similar, some Hennessys, a canvas beach style hammock, and even a Clarke Double. But almost nobody is in tents anymore. 2 years ago when I switched I was a guaranteed conversation starter, but now am starting to blend.

(Hammocks are the Vibram 5 Fingers of running shoes?)

Great trip though. Warbonnet BB here, son in a Claytor Mosquito. Fun wet time.

I was at Stone Mountain in NC and saw tons of Five Fingers. Unfortunately, I didn't see any other hammocks. Lots of tenters though.

[Knotty]

Uh-oh! If hammocks become too mainstream, I'm going to have to find a new way to camp.

Just kidding. Glad to see others enjoying hammocks.

How did your boy like the trip?

[Doctari]

It's funny, 5 years ago when I got off the ground, I (& others) thought that Hammocks would "Never be Main Stream!!" In fact up until about 3 years ago if you met a experienced backpacker (or camper0 the conversation was much like this:
Hiker: Man I slept awful last night, missed picking up ONE rock & it stuck in my back all night, plus I was sleeping on a 45degree hill cause I could NOT find a level spot.
Hanger; Dude, I slept great!!
Hiker: Where did you camp?!?!
Hanger; right next to Wet Point creek.
Hiker: And you found a flatspot?
Hanger: No, just 2 trees, I sleep in a hammock.
Hiker: A WHAT?!?!?
And on like that.

Soon, or so it seems, Hiker dude will be a relic & after the first line the question will be "Why, did your hammock break?" "No, I use a tent & sleep on the ground!" "A WHAT? OH, a Tent, yea I saw one of those once, in a history book. Those things are still around? Weird! How do you stay warm in the winter????"

My dream anyway.

[pgibson]

That made me laugh Doctari. I hope they start catching on more out this way as well as in the SE. Lots of great places to hang out here too.

[gunner76]

Maybe Dutch will invent an anti gravity hammock suspension sytem

[G.L.P.]

Maybe Dutch will invent an anti gravity hammock suspension sytem

we already have one in the works......but don't tell anyone

GLP SkunkWorks................

[MOWOGO '72]

Just returned from a 3-day hike up the Jack's River in the north Georgia Cohutta Wilderness, with my 10-year old son. Of the 10 or so active campsites we passed I only saw a total of 3 tents. Everybody is in hammocks!! I was quite blown away. Lots of Enos & similar, some Hennessys, a canvas beach style hammock, and even a Clarke Double. But almost nobody is in tents anymore. 2 years ago when I switched I was a guaranteed conversation starter, but now am starting to blend.

(Hammocks are the Vibram 5 Fingers of running shoes?)

Great trip though. Warbonnet BB here, son in a Claytor Mosquito. Fun wet time.

Hey urbansix,

Probably saw you on the trail. Took a group of 7 Scouts and 4 adults to Jack's River this past weekend. All of us were in hammocks.

[JBRanger]

Wow, didn't realize that there were others from the North Metro Atlanta area in here.

How was Jacks' Trail? I'm heading up to ****'s Creek for some fishing this weekend.

[MOWOGO '72]

Wow, didn't realize that there were others from the North Metro Atlanta area in here.

How was Jacks' Trail? I'm heading up to ****'s Creek for some fishing this weekend.

Actually, there are lots of members in our local area. Jack's was great.
40+ river crossings in 16 miles. Not a cloud in the sky all weekend.