Communing With Nature In A Tent Hammock

Nowadays more campers enjoy the outdoors because of the availability of camping gears, which they can use to make their nature escapades more enjoyable. Usually they engage themselves in hammock camping which involves sleeping in a hammock hung from stable posts rather than the traditional tent set up on the ground. Still, many types of hammock can adjust to the preference of the campers and one of these is the tent hammock.

When campers decide to go on an expedition they are given the choice to sleep in a variety of hammock styles. Most hammocks do not have features that can protect them from the elements, insects, bugs, and even small forest animals. Because problems like these are often, the complaints of campers, manufacturers and designers of camping gears came up with the idea of combining the hammock and the tent thus there is now the campers’ delight in the thing called tent hammock.

Benefits of Tent Hammocks

• Camping enthusiasts assert that using hammock of this type is more eco-friendly than the ground tent. Most of these use removable straps made from natural webbings that are not harmful to the trees.

• The use of this hammock leaves no markings on the campground like soil scratches or damaged grasses thus making more spaces available for other campers.

• This type of tent has crafty features. They can be set up in well-hidden spots like in between trees or boulders. They can be easily concealed with tree branches to confuse predators. They can also be hung on slopes if the campers do not really intend to be found out.

• It is a safe place to keep camping food because animals cannot reach up but just walk under the tent.

• There is no fear of being pestered by insects or bugs because the fiber of the tent can be made to overlap to seal the camper inside thus making him safe from bites and attacks.

• When the rain comes, there is no rainwater runoff to seep under the pad sheets because the tent is away from the ground.

• The lightweight feature of this hammock makes it an ideal camping companion.

Some Clever Ideas to apply when using the tent hammock

• After frequent use, the hammock tends to sag a little. To prevent your body from sliding to either end of the hammock, make sure that both support ropes are of equal length. Make certain that they are tied at equal heights. If sliding ever occurs, correct the problem by raising the webbing strap of the sliding end for a few inches until the correct balance is attained.

• If you weigh heavier at the shoulder area, pull the rope where you are going to position your head. Do the same procedure if you happen to be heavier at the hips.

• When you decide to set up your tent on a slope, use any cheap line levels that are available in hardware stores. It is a good tool to help you in determining the exact angle to hang the hammock.

• Attach a funnel onto the rings of the rain fly of the tent. At the narrow end of the funnel, attach a hydration water bag or any clean plastic bottle that fits through the funnel end. During a rainfall, rainwater drips onto the funnel to the bottle. This does not only gradually lowers the rain fly and maintains the tension but it is also a good source of fresh drinking water.

Although it can have limitations, such can still be put to use as an advantage. At times, when campers find themselves in an environment where trees are sparse in number, the recourse is to go at ground level. The hammock can convert itself as a ground tent. It is just one versatile feature of the tent hammock that makes it a favorite among campers.