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This guide is great for background and basic information. It contains a lot of information that I've had to piece together myself over the years. I am whats c

This guide is great for background and basic information. It contains a lot of information that I've had to piece together myself over the years. I am whats called a "Bikepacker", and I've made a lot of my own gear. I ride my bike (a LWB recumbent) instead of hiking; but still do the camping part like backpackers do (with the added nerd-points of using a hammock). If you are interested in the do-it-yourself side of these hobbies I can't recommend ripstopbytheroll.com enough. There is a lot of great guides, the prices are great; and I even met the guy once (before he started the website) at a hammock get-together.

tomcam 5y ago
> hammock get-together Uh how do those work?
- UI_at_80x24 5y ago
  TL/DR: like a group camping trip but with hammocks. At the time I was a member of hammockforums.net It's a forum dedicated to hammocks, hammock camping, associated equipment, and discussions that usually relate to hammocks. There have been several "group camping" gatherings (pre-covid) in various parts of the world. At the gatherings that I attended there was 50-75 individuals all sleeping in hammocks. It was over a weekend in Indiana. The hammock community has a lot of cottage industry involvement, and a very large portion of the group actively contributes to ideas much like the OSS community does. There was a lot community spirit. Several people (and companies) brought equipment/gear/stuff to give-away. I as one of the few Canadians to show up brought Canadian beer, chocolates, and snacks. I won an under-quilt, some hiking chop-sticks (they screw together and have a belt-attachment), and a few other things all at no cost to me ($400+ worth of gear). So there we were 50+ hammocks all hung in the surrounding forest enjoying fellowship.
  - tomcam 5y ago
    Was hoping the answer would be something like this. I absolutely adore learning about subcultures I haven’t encountered before. Thank you for an illuminating answer.

tomcam 5y ago

> hammock get-together Uh how do those work?

UI_at_80x24 5y ago
TL/DR: like a group camping trip but with hammocks. At the time I was a member of hammockforums.net It's a forum dedicated to hammocks, hammock camping, associated equipment, and discussions that usually relate to hammocks. There have been several "group camping" gatherings (pre-covid) in various parts of the world. At the gatherings that I attended there was 50-75 individuals all sleeping in hammocks. It was over a weekend in Indiana. The hammock community has a lot of cottage industry involvement, and a very large portion of the group actively contributes to ideas much like the OSS community does. There was a lot community spirit. Several people (and companies) brought equipment/gear/stuff to give-away. I as one of the few Canadians to show up brought Canadian beer, chocolates, and snacks. I won an under-quilt, some hiking chop-sticks (they screw together and have a belt-attachment), and a few other things all at no cost to me ($400+ worth of gear). So there we were 50+ hammocks all hung in the surrounding forest enjoying fellowship.
- tomcam 5y ago
  Was hoping the answer would be something like this. I absolutely adore learning about subcultures I haven’t encountered before. Thank you for an illuminating answer.