I got my first taste of the hanging life a couple of years ago when I picked up an eno from REI on a whim. At the time, camping in it didn't even cross my mind - it was meant as something to lounge in during stops while hiking/backpacking. I started noticing some other folks with UQs and tarp setups at camps and got interested. There happened to be a Kickstarter at the time for a camping hammock (Go! Outfitters) and I gave it a shot. Since then I have done a mix of tent and hammock camping but I find myself reaching mostly for the hammock now because I just sleep better when I am not on the ground. I have a heck of a time with my back, even with a pad on the ground. In the hammock, I wake up fresh and ready to go at the trail.
Thanks to the influence from Shugs channel (which I only recently discovered) I have picked up a Warbonnet Blackbird XLC and looking forward to my first trip with it next week.
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