Hey hey, name's LowTekk. I was referred to the hammockforums by the owner of the Bearded Hanger, a small cottage business in Tampa FL. For all I know, he's probably a regular on the forums. I'm an A+ certified PC tech by trade, but I'm currently unemployed and on a fixed income, a fact I'm working hard to rectify by finishing my first book. I have many hobbies, most of which are greatly hindered by finances, but only a few great loves. I love studying history, reading and writing fiction, and learning about all forms of technology, but my greatest love is the outdoors. To escape the confines of Dothan, with its tangle of traffic driven by people I SWEAR believe traffic laws don't apply to them, and sit back in front of a campfire is a love only exceeded by that I feel for laying out under the stars. The sights, the sounds, the SMELLS of the woods, of dinner cooking over an open fire... the sweet solitude that comes when the flames dance and sparks sail upward to mingle with stars above while my mind drifts to far away places I later write about... that is heaven. It's so easy to be poetic and write pages upon pages, but maybe that would be overdoing it. As it is with all portrayals of paradise however, there's always the fly in the ointment. I have four degenerated discs, which makes the very effort of setting up camp an excruciating one. Until now, I've been sleeping, or rather TRYING to sleep on the ground. This wreaks havoc with my back, making sleep all but impossible. By the time the sun rises, it feels as if I've been slung around like a marionette by a knife in my spine. I've tried using both closed cell foam pads and air mattresses, but as impossible as it seems, it's actually made things worse. Because of this, I'm now pretty well at a crossroads. I must either find a sleeping pad solution that caters to my back problems, or invest in a proper hammock. Either way, I'm looking at a minimum investment of $60 to $100. Perhaps I'm a hopeless romantic, but there's a joy to woodland solitude that can only compare to the moment you realize you've met your first love. That's why I'm here. Somehow I don't believe there will ever be a solution that will allow me to sleep on the ground, but maybe, just maybe, you can help me find the hammock that'll have me under the stars again.
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