Hi folks,
Newb from west of Scotland here with just 2 recent hangs under my belt. Have camped in tents all my years but having watched a lot of backpacking/canoeing vids on youtube over the past year the penny finally dropped that hammock camping would be fantastic. A recent backpacking trip where I could not find a decent pitch sealed the deal.
I was slightly nervous about my first hang as I am a front/side sleeper but after 5 minutes in the cosy and comfy hammock I was a happy man. I had a great sleep and woke up very happy that hammocking was going to work.
My current setup is a DD frontline Hammock and tarp. I have both summer and winter downbags and an exped down mat so that will need to do for now.
My second night i woke up at 5am with a very sore neck and eventually CBS. I then realised that my mat had slipped round and I had obviously been sleeping with my neck at a funny angle. If I had more experience I would have realised sooner and not had such a sore neck.
It certainly hasn't put me off and I am looking forward to my next trip.
From what I have seen so far this looks like a fantastic forum so I am delighted to join.
Cheers.
A couple of photos from my first hang.
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