Ever since I started hammock camping I was trying to imagine how I would continue to do so when I got my next dog. I quickly decided that he was going to need his own hammock too. Once the dog arrived and he got old enough, I began to design and try prototypes of different designs of dog hammocks. The perfect dog hammock needed to:
  • Hang from my hammock suspension
  • Protect him from bugs
  • Keep him warm
  • Be durable
  • Be lightweight (he carries his own stuff)
  • Be a familiar shape so he would be comfortable and not intimidated
  • Be stable


After an iteration that ended up way too heavy, I went back to the drawing board with what I had learned. I decided to go with a simple gathered end design with an internal bridge structure to make the hammock be more like my dog's bed at home. I'm happy to report the hammock design is a success! I checked all the boxes with this one and the proof is in the pudding. My dog has no problem curling up and relaxing in it.

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Integrated bugnet will keep him safe from bugs.

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The bugnet can be pulled away so he can have an open view and get in and out as he pleases.

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The hammock attaches to my suspension and hangs underneath my hammock. There are stabilizer lines attached to a stake in the ground on each end.

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The body of the hammock attaches to the tent pole pegs. The pegs also attach to the stabilizer lines and the underquilt suspension.

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Insultex underquilt should keep him warm.

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The hammock hangs about 4 inches from the ground.

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Rear of the hammock

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I can't wait to take him out into the wild with his new setup!

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The hammock weighs 12oz, the underquilt 7oz.
Hammock Materials:
70d Nylon Taslan
Aluminum Tent poles
Nylon webbing and grosgrain ribbon
No-See-Um bugnetting
Zing-it