Hammock camping in Irish Wilderness, April 2025. Camping near the pond may have been a mistake. The frogs and peepers were loud (80db), and didn’t stop until sun-up when the woodpeckers took over with the racket making. 3
Hammock Camping
I’ve been hammock camping since 2018. The advantages are increased comfort and the flexibility of camping site choices. The disadvantages are the time it takes setting up and breaking down camp, and once I am in my hammock it is so comfy and cosy I don’t want to get out!
Camped overlooking Whites Creek near Fiddler Spring.
April 8, 2025 10:33
Hunkering down for the night. — Rain, thunderstorms, and wind are heading this way. So, I picked this spot on the northwest side of a ridge, which should provide shelter from the weather.
March 22, 2025 18:48
Camped above Little Brazil Creek — Even two to three hundred yards from the creek, it is still scrubby. It took me far too long to find somewhere to hang my hammock yesterday.
March 22, 2025 12:06
Camped at ‘Paddy Creek Trolltunga.’ 1
March 1, 2025 9:47
Today, I’m wondering when that unsupported span will collapse. It’s a good 100 ft.
March 1, 2025 9:46
Camped above ‘Spring Hollow.’
February 28, 2025 10:05
Journal: Hercules Glades in the snow, January 2025. A forecast winter storm in Southwest Missouri on January 9 and 10 was just what was needed to let me get some time out when the trail conditions would be a bit more challenging. -15 min | x45
January 11, 2025 16:00
Camped in the snow above ‘Twin Falls Hollow.’ I set my tarp in ‘Porch mode’ as there was no more snowfall forecast. Oops. I forgot about all the loose snow falling off of the branches above!
January 11, 2025 10:10
Camped in the snow above ‘Twin Falls Hollow.’
January 11, 2025 9:42
A snowy view from my hammock.
January 11, 2025 8:48
Camped in the snow above ‘Twin Falls Hollow’ — I did ponder the potential downsides (or should that be downslides?) of camping on the side of a steep ravine. And I ignored them. I survived.
January 11, 2025 8:32
Camped in the snow above ‘Twin Falls Hollow’ — I did ponder the potential dowsides (or should that be downslides?) of camping on the side of a steep ravine. And I ignored them. I survived.
January 11, 2025 8:31
First Breakfast (in the hammock). Yes, I am taking a page from the Hobbits’ playbook and having a first and second breakfast! One-minute read, +2
January 11, 2025 8:07
Gary camped here. There was a fair buildup of snow around the edge of the tarp from where the snow kept sliding off.
January 10, 2025 13:28
Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025. The ‘doors’ on my bad weather tarp help keep the weather out and the warmth in. I could have set the tarp closer to the ground, but I prefer more standing room.
January 10, 2025 11:13
Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025.
January 10, 2025 11:12
Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025.
January 10, 2025 11:11
Wintery view from my hammock.
January 10, 2025 8:07
Hammock camping in the snow. 7:20 a.m. and it’s been snowing for around nine hours. I was nice and cozy in my hammock.
January 10, 2025 7:21
Breakfast treat, a Pop-Tart.
December 30, 2024 8:14
View from my hammock. The Berryman Trail, December 2024.
December 30, 2024 8:05
Day Four — Making breakfast. It was quite cold last night — 36 Degrees — and it’s pretty damp, too, so it feels colder than it is. A Pop-Tart, ginger and orange tea, with biscuits and gravy will soon warm things up.
December 30, 2024 8:00
Camped at sunset. The colors were glorious.