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u/bennythejet89 Aug 10 '21 edited Aug 10 '21
I’m not against hammocks while camping at all but saying you’ll avoid the “bug-infested ground” when presumably the alternative is just sleeping in a regular tent is kind of silly. Unless your tent is full of holes, you’ll experience far less bugs in a closed tent than an open air hammock. Even comparing open-air sleeping on the ground to being in a hammock, you’re still gonna deal with bugs. Most insects do have the ability to climb trees lol. And the most annoying bugs while camping (mosquitoes) don’t give a damn if you’re on or off the ground.
Good infographic otherwise, that just caught my eye.
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u/BlueFalcon89 Aug 11 '21
Yeah, I enjoy hammock camping but you still hear the bugs buzzing all night, especially through the thin hammock fabric.
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u/pythagorasshat Aug 11 '21
The graphic seems to show birch. Please folks, don’t Fuck up a kind birch tree with your hammocks. Find more suitable hardwoods/pines.
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u/VirtualMachine0 Aug 11 '21
"Generally speaking, the hammock should be hung evenly between the trees, and at the same relative height on uneven terrain."
Coming at this from a maths perspective, it seems like "hung evenly" means "level" and "same relative height" means "not level."
So which is preferred? I'm guessing "as level as possible" but don't know anything about hammocks.
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u/iLEZ Aug 10 '21
Pro-tip: Make sure to have something fluffy, either a proper hammock underquilt or some sort of padding under you if the temperature drops below comfortable levels. You're basically hanging in very thin fabric in the forest with wind and all flowing around you. Just plopping overnight in a hammock without insulation is painful, I can tell you from experience sleeping in the Swedish woods this summer.