Midnight raid?

**eyewall** · 11-14-2007, 00:51

I'm a lone hammocker. In late September I was hanging out near the Bay of Beaver north of Duluth. I had gotten to my spot after an 8 hour drive while the sun was setting. Got my HH up and crawled in...no tarp. After a couple of hours of pitch darkness, I began hearing some noise beyond my head several feet away...mice, small coon, whatever. I yelled at them. It got quiet - back to sleep. All of a sudden something crashed onto my pack hanging on the hammock suspension just beyond my head. What the f___! That animal is attacking my bag! ...and why is my netting on my face? Then a ton of tree debris falls on me...yikes more animals attacking!!! I then fall the two inches out of my hammock as the tree falls into the V crotch of another DEAD pine. Sigh...what a dope as I rehang the head end to another, better DEAD pine, hoping I missed the poison ivy in my bare feet! This happened to me....

**TDunc** · 11-14-2007, 06:44

Question: Does talking to dead trees help prove the fact that hammockers are actully crazy or just help tip the scale in that direction?

I would not admit that I have talked to noises in the night... nope, not me, ... never..... shhhhhhh. What was that?

Glad all worked out and you did not get hurt.

**Cannibal** · 11-14-2007, 08:25

Oh man! Lucky you didn't get squished. Glad you lived to hang another day.

**jlb2012** · 11-14-2007, 09:36

yeah - its quite the ride when that tree you tied to starts coming down - I'm 0 for 2 so far - both trees missed me although one came mighty close

**Bug-Bait** · 11-14-2007, 09:37

Originally Posted by Cannibal

Oh man! Lucky you didn't get squished. Glad you lived to hang another day.

I love it!!! Is that an oxymoron? "Live to hang another day" :^ )

**Cannibal** · 11-14-2007, 09:41

Originally Posted by qpens

I love it!!! Is that an oxymoron? "Live to hang another day" :^ )

Creative writing; who'd of thought.

**slowhike** · 11-14-2007, 11:46

side note for eyewall... if i'm not mistaken, there's another hammocker named ralph that lives in your state.
i don't remember seeing him on HF but he's active on the hammockcamping yahoo group.

**CoyoteWhips** · 11-14-2007, 20:11

Originally Posted by 4D's

Question: Does talking to dead trees help prove the fact that hammockers are actully crazy or just help tip the scale in that direction?

I don't think talking to any dead thing bodes well.

**schrochem** · 11-14-2007, 21:21

Originally Posted by slowhike

side note for eyewall... if i'm not mistaken, there's another hammocker named ralph that lives in your state.
i don't remember seeing him on HF but he's active on the hammockcamping yahoo group.

Slowhike, if you're talking about Oborn he lives in Idaho.