Hanging Rules...

[gunner76]

Hammock Hanging Rules

• Never hang higher that you want to fall
• If you do, wear a safety harness and don't forget to attach a safety line
• Do not hang from a dead tree
• Do not hang over or under a wasp nest
• Always test your gear under controlled conditions before using it in the woods
• Manufactures product temperatures ratings are often wrong.
• You can never have too many hammocks (TQ's, UQ's, tarps ect)
• Any hang you can walk away from is a good hang
• If you did not learn anything from your last hang then you are doing something wrong.
• If you need X number of tie out lines and or stakes, you will find that you have X-1 when you try to set up your hammock and tarp.
• The trees at the site with the best view are either too close together or too far apart to hang from
• Knots that will not come untied will when you are hanging from them
• No tanlge line...will
• Tell the Park Ranger you are using a “suspended tent”
• Do not argue with the Park Ranger, offer to show then the benefits of hammock camping.
• Practice LNT...Leave No Trace
• The view is always better from a hammock.
• Kids love hammocks

[ibgary]

Do not argue with the Ranger.

[Roadrunnr72]

Do not hang from a dead tree

Or one with widow makers (dead branches)

[Fish<><]

The squirrels "own" the trees. Always respect the squirrel.

[Bannerstone]

Take all the sharp items out of your pockets.

And always take off your shoes before you swing your legs on in.

David

[Overgrown]

[*]You can never have too many hammocks (TQ's, UQ's, tarps ect)

I showed this to my Wife, she disagrees

[Fish<><]

I showed this to my Wife, she disagrees

the wife will always disagree on my side too, but my selective hearing/sight(for "the look") has been fine tuned....

[gunner76]

I showed this to my Wife, she disagrees

ask her how many (insert, shoes, purses ect) does she need.

[timabababaluka]

ask her how many (insert, shoes, purses ect) does she need.

Then take one of your many hammocks and find a safe place to hang. I wear neoprene so the Missus can't track me down--she can smell fear.

[Ramblinrev]

Question: How many ______ do you need?


Answer: Just one more.