Are hammocks camping bad for the back?

**hammockguy457** · 04-28-2021, 00:26

Got it.
Thank you guys for your comments.

**tazmaniac** · 04-28-2021, 06:45

I have been surprised at how many members sleep the majority of nights in a hammock. Plenty that have never even camped in them.

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**TreeBeard13** · 04-28-2021, 13:13

I had back problems sleeping in a tent with my wrecked back. I was ready to give up camping altogether when a friend suggested a camping hammock. He pointed me to "Just Jeff's" hammock camping page and a local outlet store that had the fabric for $1 per yard. I built my hammock and slept like a rock! 13 years later, I hung at the 2021 Spring MAHHA group event in that very same hammock. I ordered a Dutch Chameleon and winter tarp two days ago. It's great for some, not so much for others... You'll just have to try it and see if it is for you.

**No-sage** · 04-28-2021, 14:15

I’ve been sleeping every night in a hammock for the last 5 years. I always had issues with my back, but I seldom do anymore. Now, when I get back pain, I can almost always point to a certain activity that caused it. Before, I would wake up with a hurt back for no reason that I could explain.

I sleep in a gathered end hammock, either side, on my back, head left or head right..... it doesn’t seem to matter. I wake up refreshed and without pain. The bonus is that when I camp, I have the same setup as I do at home so there is no read adjustment.

My back loves my hammock.

**TrailBlaser** · 04-28-2021, 14:56

I get my best night's sleep in my WBRR.

**sideshowraheem** · 04-28-2021, 15:36

I've been lucky enough to never suffer from back problems, but I do get sore hips and shoulders as a side sleeper on the ground using even cushy ground pads. Never anything bad enough to keep me from camping and hiking but noticeable.

When I sleep in my hammock though its like sleeping on a cloud. I actually look forward to nights outside in my hammock when I'm at home in my comfy bed! Nothing beats a good hammock setup for me.

Of course its all personal preference, just have to go and try for yourself.

**gunner76** · 04-28-2021, 17:22

I am 67 and my back always feel better after a couple of days in one of my hammocks. Unfortunately it rarely feels good enough to be able to put socks on.

**Tpatter** · 04-28-2021, 19:00

My first hammock camping trip I set out for 4 nights with an aching back. By the second night I knew that my hammock effortlessly was able to do what countless chiropractors never could - felt like million bucks!

**bkrgi** · 04-28-2021, 23:22

Originally Posted by No-sage

I’ve been sleeping every night in a hammock for the last 5 years. I always had issues with my back, but I seldom do anymore. Now, when I get back pain, I can almost always point to a certain activity that caused it. Before, I would wake up with a hurt back for no reason that I could explain.

I sleep in a gathered end hammock, either side, on my back, head left or head right..... it doesn’t seem to matter. I wake up refreshed and without pain. The bonus is that when I camp, I have the same setup as I do at home so there is no read adjustment.

My back loves my hammock.

Yup on every account
My back loves my Hammock's....has saved me a ton of back grief

**AmberG** · 05-01-2021, 06:14

Same here. I’ve got a couple of bulging discs, facet arthritis, and a little scoliosis, and I was amazed at how much better I felt after sleeping in a hammock. Sleeping in one full time ever since.