OMG! Sleeping on the ground is as bad as I remembered

[Tinkr]

Im a pretty new hammocker and hope im never grounded again!

[Yotey]

My last trip to the ground involved waking up in a group tent with all our stuff floating around us. I was on an air mattress that turned into a mini raft, but still, not fun. Then there was the time when, somehow, like a doof I forgot my sleeping pad. We figured, it's just sand, throw down extra blankets, it'll be fine....

Never again.

[Fish]

My last trip to the ground involved waking up in a group tent with all our stuff floating around us. I was on an air mattress that turned into a mini raft, but still, not fun. Then there was the time when, somehow, like a doof I forgot my sleeping pad. We figured, it's just sand, throw down extra blankets, it'll be fine....

Never again.

This is exactly the reason I became interested in the notion of a hammock. Long 3 days of serious rain on my last canoe trip last year and I was cold, wet, and sore the whole time! My old Coleman 4 man dome has put in it's time for the last 12 years... I think I'll let it retire

[Jayson]

I hear ya Bubba. Austin talked me into a ground trip this winter...never again...he ordered his hammock the next week LOL!

[Rune]

the only way I want to sleep on the ground is way way above the tree line at about 10000ft elevation or higher, staring at all those stars that shine so brightly,,and then,,will still be thinking about my hammock. But,,for that experience..will lay on the ground one more time.

Alas the hammock has forever locked me to the lands bellow the tree line. Here that is around 1300 feet. On the up note....I can leave the bulk of my kit under the trees, and just bring a small day pack for forays into the lands of Trolls :-)

[Fish<><]

This is exactly the reason I became interested in the notion of a hammock. Long 3 days of serious rain on my last canoe trip last year and I was cold, wet, and sore the whole time! My old Coleman 4 man dome has put in it's time for the last 12 years... I think I'll let it retire

Wow fish, that's quite a good journey for a Coleman. I have a 3 man, but I bought it for shade at the beaches here and so I could convince my wife to go camping with me...