How do y'all do it?

[Moose]

I have a blackbird, a blackbird replica I bought off her that someone had made, and a few dream hammocks. I must be one of the lucky ones because when I lay down in any of my hammocks I can sleep for a good 10-11 hours before I need to get up due to nature calling. I just kind of hang my hammock and then fiddle with it a little and when it looks good to my eyes it’s good to sleep in. I actually sleep better in a hammock then I do in a bed. I would have no problem getting rid of my bed and being a full time hammock sleeper I just can’t talk my wife into it.

[XJ35S]

I hang over my side of the bed. problem solved...

[cmoulder]

I have a blackbird, a blackbird replica I bought off her that someone had made, and a few dream hammocks. I must be one of the lucky ones because when I lay down in any of my hammocks I can sleep for a good 10-11 hours before I need to get up due to nature calling. I just kind of hang my hammock and then fiddle with it a little and when it looks good to my eyes it’s good to sleep in. I actually sleep better in a hammock then I do in a bed. I would have no problem getting rid of my bed and being a full time hammock sleeper I just can’t talk my wife into it.

Same here. I fidget around a little bit and am fine for the duration. Maybe wake up a time or 2 for various reasons but then right back to sleep.

[BillyBob58]

Before switching up hammocks, place a light inflatable pillow underneath your knees (Montbell's works great, but others of similar size will be fine). Add one to the idea of raising the foot and I am much more comfy.

Ditto. I see from another thread you might have it worked out now. But for future reference, if problems pop up again, try a big as* knee pillow. Something as big and cushy as you can use without interfering with TQ fit, but probably most any knee pillow will help.

Even though as far back as 06 I had experienced that magic sleep in the deep woods(usually after long, tiring hikes) in an HHSS and later a Claytor No Net surrounded by a Speer PeaPod, as the years passed by, various problems having to do with leg comfort kept inconsistently cropping up enough to ruin sleep. This finally drove me to bridge hammocks as my only guarantee of comfort. ( also, consistently very easy for me to insulate, still work great for me)

Recently I decided to once again look into knee pillows- even Big A** knee pillows- after reading Leiavoia's recent thread. And though it might - or might not- cause some TQ related problems that will need to be worked out once it turns cold- every one of my gathered end hammocks seems about as super comfy as any other, and just as much leg comfort as any of my bridge hammocks. I have also found these knee pillows to aid side sleep when placed between my knees. So keep this in mind if problems resurrect themselves. Or, to heck with it, go ahead and try it regardless. Highly recommended vs endless experiments with how to perfectly hang given hammock or which hammock to buy which will finally not have those leg problems. Using this approach, it does not seem to matter now which hammock I use. Good luck!

[Mr. Gillam]

Ditto. I see from another thread you might have it worked out now. But for future reference, if problems pop up again, try a big as* knee pillow. Something as big and cushy as you can use without interfering with TQ fit, but probably most any knee pillow will help.

Even though as far back as 06 I had experienced that magic sleep in the deep woods(usually after long, tiring hikes) in an HHSS and later a Claytor No Net surrounded by a Speer PeaPod, as the years passed by, various problems having to do with leg comfort kept inconsistently cropping up enough to ruin sleep. This finally drove me to bridge hammocks as my only guarantee of comfort. ( also, consistently very easy for me to insulate, still work great for me)

Recently I decided to once again look into knee pillows- even Big A** knee pillows- after reading Leiavoia's recent thread. And though it might - or might not- cause some TQ related problems that will need to be worked out once it turns cold- every one of my gathered end hammocks seems about as super comfy as any other, and just as much leg comfort as any of my bridge hammocks. I have also found these knee pillows to aid side sleep when placed between my knees. So keep this in mind if problems resurrect themselves. Or, to heck with it, go ahead and try it regardless. Highly recommended vs endless experiments with how to perfectly hang given hammock or which hammock to buy which will finally not have those leg problems. Using this approach, it does not seem to matter now which hammock I use. Good luck!

Thank you. If I'm not using an inflatable pad, I have got to have something under my knees to help me deal with the calf ridge. I've done pretty okay staying on my back in a hammock. I'd live to roll onto my left side but, haven't worked that our yet. Sleeping on the right side is okay though.

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[woodscavenger]

Not sleeping well? Not hiking far enough. My wife just drug put family up to a beautiful lake outside of Baker City OR. Basically 4 miles and about 2800' elevation gain. As I am getting old and soft it kicked my tail. I normally sleep poorly in the tent even on a 4" thick BigAgnes air pad. I toss and turn and never sleep well. I have done a few hammock nights in the past but finally dialed in the ridgeline hang at home. After that hike I decided to give my feet a rest after dinner. Slept for 12 hours!! Never have done that anywhere or anytime. Woke the next day feeling awesome and ready to go instead of back/hip/shoulder achy.

My answer......hike farther!!

[Mr. Gillam]

Not sleeping well? Not hiking far enough. My wife just drug put family up to a beautiful lake outside of Baker City OR. Basically 4 miles and about 2800' elevation gain. As I am getting old and soft it kicked my tail. I normally sleep poorly in the tent even on a 4" thick BigAgnes air pad. I toss and turn and never sleep well. I have done a few hammock nights in the past but finally dialed in the ridgeline hang at home. After that hike I decided to give my feet a rest after dinner. Slept for 12 hours!! Never have done that anywhere or anytime. Woke the next day feeling awesome and ready to go instead of back/hip/shoulder achy.

My answer......hike farther!!

Is 50 miles in 2.5 days with 9500 feet of elevation change, after a few consecutstive nights with little sleep and a few sleeping pills enough? Lol

That was last fall and I was sleeping in a tent mind you....I'm still waiting for some good hammock sleep. I'm getting closer.

I thought for sure I would die at some point but, here I am.

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[SandmanBravo]

What Grumpy Squatch said- I found a lot of his points resounding with my own experiences.

[dwdavis]

Some very good advice noted here by everyone on improving the quality of sleep in a hammock. Thank you for helping others overcome the problems they are having. Hammockforums.net is “the place” to go to for expert advice as there are so many experienced hangers willing to help work out any problems we may encounter. I have learned so much from this site.

I guess I’m one of the lucky ones. I have 4 Warbonnet hammocks, the XLC, 2 Travelers, and the RR. I fall asleep immediately in all of them and only wake when nature calls. I sleep much better in my hammocks than in my bed.

[Rolloff]

I wasn't able to master it until I set one up inside. Once I did that the availability allowed me to eventually move to it pretty much full time.

For me, it was the difference between riding a borrowed horse and riding one that you have owned, raised, and trained. Even fitful hammock sleepers agree that it's still much better than pounding the ground. Sleeping in one on a fairly regular basis, is now like taking my bed into the woods with me. That's a lot better than just not sleeping where the animals pee.

Even at my best, on the ground, it took me until the third night, before I could manage a decent night's rest. And every night was a different "bed" or pitch in a tent. Now

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