Hammock Camping

Hammock Camping

Camping is a wonderful way to enjoy and become one with nature. Camping is even more wonderful if it is eco-friendly in the sense that the camping grounds and the flora and fauna associated with it are not damaged. In recent days, we notice more campers using hammocks for camping rather than conventional tents. These hammock camping enthusiasts emphasise that hammocks don’t harm the environment in the way that conventional tents do. Most hammocks attach to trees via removable webbing straps and hence they do not damage the bark and leave little or no marks afterwards. The hammocks make it very easy for them to follow the principle of ‘Leave no Trace Camping’.

It is very easy to identify a frequently-used campground because of the effect the camping pitches, hooks and other equipments have on the grass, scrub and topsoil. But the presence of a hammock camping pitch is much harder to detect. This has found favour with hikers and campers alike. Hammock camping also opens up many more sites for campers – stony ground, slopes, and so on . The other important benefit from using a hammock for camping is its age old benefit of protecting the sleeper from small animals, reptiles and insects as well as from water or other unsanitary conditions which may exist. Many hammock manufacturers have come up with different designs of camping hammocks like making them light weight, hammocks with mosquito nets, attaching pockets and holders to keep things and so on.

Whatever the type of hammock that is used, no one can deny the fact that hammock camping is in fact a wonderful experience. Nothing can beat the out-of-the-world experience of lying there in the hammock, with a gentle breeze swaying it and gazing at stars above.