Originally Posted by
yeschiro
About 5 years ago, I decided to pick up mountain biking. Enjoying my local trails, it was time to head to the mountains. I had always enjoyed camping, but the larger family tent was not necessary for myself, and the possibility of bike-packing had me looking for a single person sleep system. I was familiar with bivys, but some exhaustive research online revealed the possibility of hammock camping. No poles and off the ground was very intriguing, as I had just spend a weekend in NC sleeping in a puddle for 4 days straight as the constant rain was not enough to stop us from riding, but enough to provide an unwanted water bed, not to mention the layer of mud on the underside of the tent.
So I started researching some hammocks, and read good things about the Hennessy Asym. Contacted the company and a week later, had some sort of special edition Desert Hammock that I was absolutely cray about sleeping in. The comfort was amazing and the ease of the snake skins sealed the deal.
So fast forward to the present, my daughters are getting older and really enjoy camping, but are still in a little tent that I have to set up and tear down, leaving me with dealing with the poles and dirt I had previously sworn off. So I found myself thinking...I don't want to drop a ton of money and these things can't be THAT hard to make. This thought, combined with my recent challenge of nothing allowed to hang from trees in a state park, got me looking online for DIY hanging solutions for building hammocks and treeless suspension so we are prepared for our next family outing.
This brought me to HF. Glad to be here and can't wait to dive into all the terrific information on the forums here. It all seems new an exciting!
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