Just wondering, as I will be using the hammocks on "camp outs" .
Are commercially made hammocks fire resistant ? how about the tarps?
Don't want to be "lit up" by a stray spark.
In my case a HH exp. and JungleHammock fly.
Slack
Just wondering, as I will be using the hammocks on "camp outs" .
Are commercially made hammocks fire resistant ? how about the tarps?
Don't want to be "lit up" by a stray spark.
In my case a HH exp. and JungleHammock fly.
Slack
I don't think most will burn up but for sure they will get a burn hole if to near a sparky fire. It is a bummer when it happens ... whether to a tarp, hammock or nice new polarfleece top!
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Not worried about a hole from an ember, just don't want to go up like a roman candle.
Slack
Wow! We've got people from Rome on the forum.
Cool.
Jbo
The fabric is as flammable as any tent... neither tent nor tarp nor hammock should be put in close proximity to a fire. I'd probably boil water under the tarp with a small alky stove if it's raining, but campfires will always be at least 30 feet from my setup.
A burn hole in your hammock will lead to structural failureand your tarp will leak
. Like lori said keep the fire away.
Ambulo tua ambulo.
A burn hole in the hammock _may_ not be a serious as a normal puncture hole as the edges are seared and sealed by the heat of the ember. I have a hammcok with a un-seared hole in it about the size of a quarter. While I would not use the hammock for anythong other than a short lounge (it's too short for one thing) I have laid in it and holds me fine. I wouldn't plan on it doing so indefinately but then everything wears out.
My concern about fires being too close to the hammock has less to do with hammock failure and more to do with personal burns. Embers flying wildly about when one is in enclosed spaces sounds like like a recipe for disaster. Shug makes a point of only using his alky stoves in close proximity to the hammock. That's hiw he does his breakfast from the hammock thing. Makes sense to me as the fire is smaller, more stable and less volitile. But even so... I think it bears with it some inherent risks that need to be carefully thought out.
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The fabric they make fire mans suits out of could be made into a hammock. heavy though, theres also some new materials that can be made for hammocks but are super expensive, they are light too, but real expensive.Originally Posted by Slackdaddy
Don't impress your friends by lighting your farts while in your hammock, and stay back from the campfires and you should be fine.
And careful about those nylon zipoff pants, too. Melting those into your skin ain't fun neither....
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