A few evenings ago I went out with my new, first ever hammock to try it out overnight in the yard. I found two good trees spaced the correct distance apart, the hammock went up easily, hung the head end a little lower than the foot end. Pitched my Edge tarp with relative ease, and later that evening came back out to sleep in in overnight.
Based on some others' comments, I thought I might not sleep too well the first night, but I quickly got rather comfortable (after a little struggle with the pad), and fell asleep. At about 2:30am I was awoken by a rather loud animal noise that sounded fairly close by. This video is pretty close to the sound I heard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EWzg4eiJnM
Now, that might not seem too scary, but in the middle of the night, near your hammock, in the dark, it was a bit unsettling. I suspected a deer, as there are many white tail deer all through my neighborhood, and they are often around at night. And, even though there had been bear sightings earlier in the year in the neighborhood, I was fairly sure a bear doesn't make that sound. Even so, it was unsettling. I unzipped the hammock and used my little flashlight, shining out into the darkness. Two glowing eyes shined back at me from across the yard. Although I would have probably been fine, I decided that the deer didn't sound too pleased I was in his/her territory (even though it
is my yard), and also thought I probably won't be getting a restful sleep for the remainder of the evening, so I headed for my bed in the house! (and to Google the strange noise I heard)
I have reflected now on how ironic is seems that I will probably sleep better out in the (piney) woods than I will in my own yard! #scaredycat #newby #IhearHammocksAreGreatforAfternoonNaps
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