HAMMOCKS - The three big mistakes people often make

I camped in 20 degrees farenheit with a foam pad and a 0° F bag. I also wore a fleece sweater but found myself opening the bag slightly to cool off! I also covered my face in a blanket. It was surreal waking up in a thick layer of frost!

i clicked on this video for a laugh thinking "oh, how hard can it be to lay in a hammock" but damn!! It was actually really informative man.

Also, there is no wrong way to lay in a hammock when drunk.

My 12 year old daughter and I just went backpacking with hammocks (3 nights, 55 miles) for the first time. Even though I did ALL 3 of those things you bring up wrong, it was still a better experience than I've had in a tent. Around here if the ground is good you're on a slope and if it's flat you're dealing with lava rocks and scrub oak grit. This allowed us to find a spot just about anywhere we wanted to with a minimum of preparations. I also loved that I could pack camp by shoving everything into a bag. Now that I've seen a couple of your videos, I cannot wait to go out and do it right.

Nice concise video, the following is what this newbie learned. Thanks! -) 68 degrees is when you can start getting chilled in a uninsulated hammock. -) A underquilt goes under the hammack to provide un-compressed insulation. there are hammocks with a insulation-pad pocket. -) Lay in the hammock asymmetrically instead of banana-style. -) 12 to 17 feet between trees to give a 30 degree strap config as measured with finger-trick. -) A ridge line should just be taut, I need to try this to hang stuff above me. -) and from comments, ventilation is a big plus, but - to limit chill, limit airflow. -) hang low enough to sit, double hammock over to make more comfy

9:52 this tip (to lay off axis) was worth watching the entire video, THANK YOU!!!!

I love how he says "göose" and "comphy". Very informative video! Never knew I was hanging up my hammock wrong even though I've been hammock camping for a good handful of years.

I'm really intrigued by the tip about folding the edge of the hammock back when sitting in 'chair mode.' That one's new to me. I'll have to give that a try! Thanks for sharing some good tips!

It's good to see James Cameron getting back to the basics.

Thank you so much! We had a hammock growing up and I've always had fond memories associated with it. Having bought a hammock with a built-in insect netting a few years ago, I only recently started to use it. Your exellent explanations and demonstrations were easy to understand and will come into use when we build a hammock hitch assembly for the truck!

I didn’t even know I wanted a hammock until right now!

Great advice, thanks. A big mistake first time hammock users make...not watching this video.

Appreciate the video. I've spent the night in my fishing net hammock at home many times and the offset sleeping position came natural. Going on a 100 mile canoe trip on the Manistee in MI next month, anticipating mid 40's + at night there for mid September. Thought the down sleeping bag would work, will be working with alternatives instead. Thanks for serving this Great Nation brother !!! Father of a fine sailor here, hauls Jarheads around on an amphibious assault ship lol.

Im a seasoned hammock camper, but I still learned something new here. That folding the hammock for sitting part, at the end, brilliant! Thanks.

Thank you. Best hammock advice I’ve ever heard.

Thanks! I've been getting into hammock camping instead of a tent this summer and this video really helped me out.

I learned to use two pillows. One for my head and the other under my knees. Makes it 10x better!

Thanks! great instruction. 17ft btwn trees and 30º angle. Very helpful.

Thank you YouTube Algorithm, this is what I needed

Just getting into hammock camping, planning a Boundary Waters trip with my dad this fall, so I'm learning everything I can from experienced people like yourself in order to be prepared. As my amazing father, a retired Marine, would say: Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss-poor Performance. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. Semper Fi