Nobody Likes You, and Your Feet Stink

[Spokes]

That’s what I felt like every time I rolled into a town stop on my Appalachian Trail thru hike. So it got me wondering..... do you ever wash your hammock? How?

[Need2noCallahan]

That, good sir is the best question since “pee or not to pee from a hammock”. And come to think of it, I don’t think I have ever washed any of my hammocks and I went to hammocks about 5-6 years ago. This is going to get interesting.


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[dancamp]

well if your doctor ever needs a urine and stool sample you can give him your hammock

[ricktreks]

I wash mine every other trek. But I hike in the tropical jungles, and my trips can be 2 weeks long. So it’s inevitable to get some sweat and grime on the hammock.

I use a mild detergent most of the time, and once every several months I dunk it in a bucket of Sink the Stink diluted in water.


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[tamedog]

haha I never even thought to wash mine

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[Halfed]

haha I never even thought to wash mine

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Me too!

[Billmichhiker]

No wash ... but then again I always sleep in a sleeping bag liner when in hammock ... also helps keeping top quilt clean. Also biodegradable wet wipes.

All that said, I also try to not let hammock touch ground.

[publicalias]

I believe some of you should read this thread.

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...hing-a-hammock

[Brooklyn]

Wash your hammocks, especially if you’re selling. No really.

[cmoulder]

I recently washed one in a sink with warm water and a good squirt of Dawn.

This particular hammock (Darien #6235) had at least 40 nights on it and barely any dirt/oils came out of it, so I'm thinking that for me it takes a long time to get one dirty enough to seriously require a wash.