Sleeping TOO good in a hammock???

**albertoes** · 06-14-2015, 14:17

Hi all,
So, I'm curious: Do any of you "suffer" from sleeping too well while in your hammock? Some background here: when I hang, I sleep like a baby in my mother's arms. BUT, when I awake, be in the the night to answer nature's call, or in the morning, I am groggy and stupid as all get-out. I mean it's pathetic, in the middle of the night, I stumble, fumble, and grapple, in the morning it takes me 1-2 hours to fully wake up, even after the usual java.
So how about it, am I alone with this mysterious affliction?

**bkrgi** · 06-14-2015, 20:13

Hahahahahhaha ...usually takes me about 10mins to lose the groggy fumble stumble. After that I feel so awake/rested its go time...then look forward to a repeat performance come night time....bloody addictive I say...

**Ridge_Dog** · 06-14-2015, 22:24

I sleep great and hate getting out.

**locknload** · 06-15-2015, 04:30

I thought it was something I was doing wrong. I'm usually a little dizzy/foggy after I exit my hammock first thing in the morning, but I usually don't sleep stright through the night either.

**ShooTa** · 06-15-2015, 04:54

i certainly find that in a hammock after the initial mmm i dont wanna get out (which lasts as long as natures call hits me) then im UP awake - with energy and vim/vigeur

**Beckyinma** · 06-15-2015, 05:24

I have to set my alarm to buzz 30 minutes early so I have time to just lay there and be all cozy before I really have to get up... and I can't wait to go to bed. I wanted to go to bed at 8:30 last night but my kids weren't even in bed yet!

**Dead Man** · 06-15-2015, 05:34

My experience is just the opposite. I admit a selfish period of wanting to go back to sleep and often will. However, once I do decide to get up, I find that I have far fewer aches and pains, almost none in fact, and my head is clearer and more operation ready than on mornings exiting the normal mattress.

I have a hammock in the bedroom now. On those days when I'm feeling especially sore or I know l haven't gotten enough real rest, I can retire to the hammock and recharge easily.

**sargevining** · 06-15-2015, 06:52

The only hiking drawback I have experienced in a hammock is the added weight from the tiny alarm clock I had to buy to make sure I got up early enough to put in a good day.

**albertoes** · 06-15-2015, 07:09

Thanks for sharing, folks.
I think what I'm trying to convey is how unnaturally and unusually well I sleep while hanging. I could sleep through a hurricane BUT I feel like I've been drugged when I do finally awake. Definitely don't want to get out in the AM or to take care of business, and feel more refreshed, and have no aches & pains, but sweet Moses, it takes forever to emerge from the fog induced from that delightful temptress called my hammock.
With both the head and feet higher than the hips, I have wondered if it might have something to do with a slightly reduced blood flow to the head and feet (Robin Williams quote about men and blood supply comes to mind

But seriously, this might be at play here.
Any thoughts on this?

**Dead Man** · 06-15-2015, 07:40

You may have actually hit on the issue. If your feet and head are above your hips, it conjures up the image of a banana., though I'm sure it's not that severe. Most will hang with the feet slightly higher and the head winds up being level to the hips if not slightly, ever so slightly lower than the hips. Definitely lower than the feet.

If this is indeed the setup you may want to adjust the head end a bit lower. The testing of the revised position should be a joy. If at first you don't succeed, nap, nap again.