I am thinking of getting a hammock for some camping this summer. I'd like to get some input from people who have used them.

One of my concerns, which probably isn't an issue for folks living east of the 100th parallel, is sometimes trees are hard to come by in parts of the west and southwest. Have any of you hammock campers ever had trouble finding a place to set up your hammock?

 

Try doing some searches on here ,I read one back earlier in the winter.Guys chimed right in showing pics,websites,etc. It mighta came from the "trips" areapart of the forums....if I find it,I'll let ya know.

 

I see where you went to the trip area,now do a search there for
hammock" and see if you can find something there....

 

I think Iron *** had a thread on the Hok-a-Hey and someone in that thread designed the bike hammock. Could be wrong. memory not as good as it use to be.

 

Its called the Rider Rest hammock: http://www.wiskybilt.com/ridersrestphoto.html

$450, fyi: http://www.wiskybilt.com/rrdynamo.html

$495 for touring: http://www.wiskybilt.com/rrtouring.html

 

That's pretty slick. I wonder how comfortable/safe it is for a 6 foot 200 pound guy.

Do you have one?

 

I dont have one, just did the search for you.

I believe the guy who invented it isn't small. You could certainly send him a note.

From the looks of it you might want to let the bike cool off before you hop in, esp on a hot summer night LOL

 

any hammock with out the wood spacer will do,then buy a 10 by 6 foot tarp,put a grommet
at the 3 foot mark on both ends so you can tie it to the same tree as your hammock, to keep the rain off.
I put the hammock in the sleeping bag,then wrap the bag in the tarp,and tie to the bike,

 

hammocks make sense,Overstock has some great buys.They have them with rain covers and pads for cold weather.Look for forums.

 

check out hammock camping on youtube. There are several how to vids on different types of hammocks and setups. Thought about tring one myself.