Forest Bathing... Hammock

[Silverclaws2]

What with a need to give Forest bathing a go through my recent re-observation of a crafter I used to follow to empathise with, I have come to the question pertaining to hammocks and the need to obtain one at least for the practice mentioned above ( and below) , but maybe my later perhaps nearer later greater adventure out of doors

Forest Bathing - Tips for Mental Wellness

To ask though the crafter above makes four year old recommendations on where to buy hammocks presumably fit for hiding in the woods ( I have no desire to be noticed), where would Bushcraft UK crafters recommend I look?

 

[Man of Tanith]

Are you intending to use the hammock for camping as well as for forest bathing?
That might influence choices a little, of it's just for a few hours the dd scout always works but it's not great for camping options

 

[John Fenna]

DD Hammocks would be my first choice...

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Their own cammo is pretty good and the hammocks are great

 

[crosslandkelly]

Ah, the ancient Japanese practice of "Shinrin Yoku". I practice this whenever I can.
Depending on how much you want to spend on a hammock and how you want to use it, there are many choices available. DDHammocks do a nice range. I use a Tenth Wonder Green Hornet, sadly these don't seem to be available anymore. If you just want to hang for a few hours, a cheap amazon hammock will do.

 

[Silverclaws2]

Are you intending to use the hammock for camping as well as for forest bathing?
That might influence choices a little, of it's just for a few hours the dd scout always works but it's not great for camping options

Yes it is my intention to do more with the hammock than just forest bathe for I as a mature adult have yet to get involved in the practical aspects of bushcrafting so hope the hammock may form part of an eventual sleep system.

 

[Falstaff]

Yes it is my intention to do more with the hammock than just forest bathe for I as a mature adult have yet to get involved in the practical aspects of bushcrafting so hope the hammock may form part of an eventual sleep system.

Well I hope it works better for you than hammocking does for me. Just had a couple of rough nights trying out different options at home and still not right.. Come to the conclusion I'm really a ground dweller, but will persist because I like to be well rounded because sometimes the ground is not viable, and a hammock is the only way to go.

 

[Silverclaws2]

Well I hope it works better for you than hammocking does for me. Just had a couple of rough nights trying out different options at home and still not right.. Come to the conclusion I'm really a ground dweller, but will persist because I like to be well rounded because sometimes the ground is not viable, and a hammock is the only way to go.

I did the ground stuff in my youth, to say it no longer appeals so if I am going to ' get out there ' I need to find another way

 

[Pattree]

There’s an ancient Chinese saying:

One can reach heaven by flying into the air like a dragon or by burrowing in the ground like a worm.

I think it was originally comparing Tao with Confucianism but it would appear to apply to bushcraft kip.

Count me among the worms.

I am no less with and of the trees.

 

[TeeDee]

Isn't forest bathing in a Hammock , Just Hammocking ?

Have a missed a key element?

 

[mrmike]

Isn't forest bathing in a Hammock , Just Hammocking ?

Have a missed a key element?

I suppose that depends on whether you are hammocking for sleep or hammocking just to chill?

 

[Falstaff]

So you don't put a small amount of water in it and have a bath?.................

 

[slaine_23]

So you don't put a small amount of water in it and have a bath?.................

Yeah I wondered if one needed a highly waterproof hammock.
But it means to just chill in the forest, which sounds very pleasant.

 

[Toddy]

My garden is half hidden under trees. In Summer it's a delight, in Autumn it's a incessant rain of debris

I bought myself a free standing hammock last Summer....Son2, bless him, built it up for his Mum
No one else in the family likes it, but I am utterly chilled out lying in it. I can fall asleep in the middle of the day out there

So, at this butt end of the year, those 'garden' hammocks are going cheaply. Might be fun to try one out ?
see how you get on with it, practice getting in and out, sort of thing, too.

I don't use it just now, I really need a tarp over it and in the earlier in the year evenings it really, really does need an anti-midge net.
It's still fun

 

[Pattree]

Anyone at the BcUKMakers Moot over Saturday night knows about forest bathing!!! I would not have been surprised to see the forest whale!

 

[Hammock_man]

I tried this forest bathing in a hammock thing..... 18 pints of Guinness, too lazy/sleepy to get up.......
Not something I would repeat.

 

[Falstaff]

Anyone at the BcUKMakers Moot over Saturday night knows about forest bathing!!! I would not have been surprised to see the forest whale!

Sadly I had to miss it due to work, and spent the whole day on a roof in the rain cutting and fitting tiles around a flashing. Tried to mortar it up afterwards but the rain kept washing the mortar out.

 

[Tengu]

I had enough water in my tent groundsheet to bathe; does that count?

 

[JFW]

I go hammocking with my son and some friends occasionally just to chill out in the woods for the day with a brew and have a chat/read a book and usually a snoring session . Its also an ideal opportunity to try various setups for tarps and hammock combos. Now I know it's got a name I might use that to sound more hip
Cheers
JFW