Introduction to Hammock Camping

Introduction to Hammock Camping

Sun 12th Jan 2025

Completed

Training

Sick of sleeping on the ground like a common pleb every time you do a multi-day hike? Wondering if there could be a more comfortable option? There is!

Hammock camping opens a range of campsite options not suitable for tents and offers unparalleled backwoods comfort. The trade-off is increased complexity, a reliance on suitable anchor points (trees), and a sometimes dizzying array of gear choices.

In this crash course participants will be walked through the anatomy of a camping hammock, site selection, safety, what to do when there are no trees, and practical skills to increase comfort and reduce the chances of untimely death.

If you have a camping hammock but aren’t confident in its use, please bring it along. 
If you have experience hammock camping and would like to aid in the training, please let me know.

The main body of information should be well and truly covered in less than two hours, but I can waffle on for hours answering questions and I’m happy to hang around as long as necessary to provide hands-on guidance to whoever wants it.

Optional further sources of information:
The Ultimate Hang
Shug on Youtube
Hammock Forums
Dream Hammock's knowledge base

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Additional Information

Length

Short

Terrain

Easy

Distance (km or hrs)

Up to 100 metres from the carpark on soft grass.

Ascent

5m

Transport information

Self drive or private carpool to Uriarra East Recreation Area.


A walk or similar activity with a duration of a day or part day. No overnight gear required.

Date and Time

Start: Sun 12th Jan 2025 @ 09:00am
Approx Return: Sun 12th Jan 2025 @ 11:00am
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