Hammock - North Mountain

The view out of my hammock on the North Mountain in Nova Scotia. Ahhhh....a night in the forest.

Hard to see, but it’s there.

I was hoping for a more scenic spot, looking out across the Bay of Fundy or the Annapolis Basin, but after a long day of walking, and another long day of walking ahead, I just needed to get my head down and go to sleep.

Hammock Hang

Went for a hike and went into the forest to hang out for the night. Nothing particularly scenic to look at, but a nice, quiet spot. Some might think badly of me going into a forest and pitching a hammock if it’s not really an “official” camping spot. I don’t really know who owns the land. Don’t really know what they might think of me doing it. I get if they object to a bunch of drunken teenagers having a loud bash on their land, smashing bottles, setting fires, etc. My hammock leaves no marks, I’m not damaging any plants, I’m not hacking down trees, I’m not starting fires, I’m not making any noise, I take out all my garbage, I’ve never stayed in the same place twice, the muted colours of all my stuff means I doubt anyone could see me unless they walked right into my site, and five minutes after leaving, anyone other than a really experienced tracker would be hard pressed to know I’d been there. Maybe that makes me a scofflaw, maybe I’m justifying trespassing, but doing this doesn’t gnaw at my conscience. *shrugs* 

Other than the first photo, most of these were taken about 15 to 20 paces away. Not easy to spot at all.

The view around my hammock.

The view above my hammock.

Making dinner. Quiet, no smell, no damage caused to the ground.

Hammock – Annapolis Stealth

After my wonderful trip to Kejimkujik, there was a hitch with my pickup, so I needed to find a spot to spend the night. I had spent every night next to a lake and really didn’t want to spend my last night in the middle of a forest. It took some bushwhacking but I found a spot next to a lake. I was in a spot I was perhaps not supposed to be so I still wanted to be hidden.

The night was warm with no chance of rain, so I didn’t even bother putting the tarp up.

Hammock – Springfield

Went to visit friends in the lovely little town of Springfield this summer. Now that they have two kids space in their house is limited. But, they have lots of room in the backyard, and trees spaced a good distance apart.

Hammock – Killarney

The hammock and tarp encased in the SnakeSkins. I end up pulling both quite a bit tighter. There tends to be a bit of tying and retying before it’s set up correctly.

Closeup of the SnakeSkins. They part in the centre and slide back to the ends to reveal the tarp and hammock.

I always spread a MEC TARN footprint beneath the hammock. Provides me with a dry place to put my stuff and sit down.

My hammock on the right and Jay’s on the left. He has the smaller diamond shaped tarp that comes stock with the HH, whereas I opted for the larger tarp. Heavier of course, but actually makes for a very liveable space underneath. I’ve had four people beneath it for dinner, aperitifs and card games. It’s also a handy place to hang your wetsuit after a swim.

I tend to do a lot of stealth camping, where everything tends to be very contained. It was nice to be able to have everything strewn about as I set up. It all gets repacked, put in a contractor grade garbage bag and stowed under the hammock.

The Inner Space Craft.

Hidden Hammock.

Jay’s Hennessy Hammock.

Hammock – Middlesex Stealth

Looks like some brush.

But there is actually a hammock in there.

Take 12 steps forward and it’s there.

Just starting to be able to make it out.

Pivoting about 45° to the left it comes into view.

Pivoting another 45° past that, and all the way into the woodline now, it can be spotted a little easier.

Hammock – Westminster Stealth

Scouted this spot out in daylight hours and actually set it up in the dark. And then tore down shortly after getting up in the morning. Nice little spot, but needed to skedaddle. Made my breakfast in another spot. Then off for another day of wandering.