I realized on my last tent camping trip that I'm just getting too darn old to spend the night on the cold, damp ground. Even the Thermarest isn't helping like it used to ...

And then I stumbled upon hammock camping, Shug's introductory videos, the Professor's stuff, and man, this looks cool! I've read a bit, and now I'm obsessed.

On the plus side, it might keep me from buying more camping knives and titanium cook pots and surfboards (yeah, a wise purchase for someone 300 miles from the Gulf). Now I have a whole new world of stuff to study, sample and drool over.

Been stumbling around the forums for a couple of days and noticed a lot of great info and a great attitude from all concerned. Looks like you have a cool community here, and I'm eager to be a part of it.

best,
Mike