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Hammock Camping in Cold Weather: A Hammock Lover’s Guide To Staying Warm

One of the common concerns with hammock camping is how to stay warm without the insulation provided by a tent enclosure. Thanks to this great guest post by Alan Berry, you’ll see why hammock camping in cooler temps isn’t a problem with the right understanding of how to stay warm in a hammock. Here’s Alan [...]

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Another Facebook Giveaway – Are You Missing Out?

Just a quick heads up that we’re about to be giving away a FREE Single Hammock and Go Anywhere Rope Kit through our Facebook page, all you have to do is become a fan! But you’ve got to act quick, the giveaway is to commemorate our 2,000th fan and you’ve got to be one of [...]

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These Aren’t The Hammocks You’re Looking For: How You’ve Been Hammock Brainwashed

[This blog post is part of Trek Light Gear’s Sleeping In A Hammock series. If you came here first, you should definitely read the introduction to this series and find out what this is all about and why we’re doing it. Click the link above or right here!] To help you understand how to find [...]

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Sleeping In A Hammock: Your Complete Guide

People ask me on an almost daily basis whether it’s comfortable to sleep in a hammock. Some are asking about using a hammock every night at home or on a long term backpacking trip while other people simply want to know whether you’ll wake up with neck and back pain if you spend too long [...]

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Sleeping In A Hammock Is Good For You

In January 2010, Janet Kinosian wrote an interesting article for the Huffington Post titled “What Your Sleep Position Says About You”. Much of the article focused on exactly that, examining the link between personality traits and various sleep positions. For example, workaholic businessmen and entrepreneurs are apparently more likely to sleep on their backs (which, [...]

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