Gregg Hall asked:


The opportunity for a restful night is appealing to campers today, as people realize their need for a good night’s sleep. Camping beds come in a wide range of sizes and comfort levels. Now campers can choose from an ultra-light backpacker to the creature comfort car camper. Models of camping equipment, with exciting new features, emerge daily. With the right choices, spending the night in the woods can include the same comforts enjoyed at home. Thanks to the increased development of quality camping beds, campers have dismissed the fear of a possible sore back with each camping venture. They are free to concentrate on their enjoyable camping experiences.

Foam Camping Beds

For years backpackers have used rolled foam camping beds. These beds are durable enough to be used for cooking in camp. They double for a table when needed to keep cookware free from dirt and sand. These reasonably beds are light and warm, a gentle comfort for backpackers.

Self-Inflating Camping Beds

Thermarest, a line of self-inflating camping beds, provides more warmth than foam mats, and they are of comparable weight. A layer of air, held between two layers of insulation, keeps a camper warm. Self-inflating beds give extra cushion, sorely needed when rocks and sticks lie beneath the tent.

Full Inflating Beds

Full inflating beds offer even more warmth and protection, but their weight and bulk restricts usage to groups who are car camping. These inflatable beds are a luxury for campers, who bear the burden to transport them to their campsite. Nevertheless, sleeping in these beds out under the stars is as comfortable as any bed in your home. When inflated, these beds occupy as much space as a standard mattress. It takes a lot of air to fill them and they are susceptible to punctures. A night on the cold, hard ground could be a possibility.

The Classic Cot

Another alternative to the inflatable camping bed is the classic cot. It is appreciated by car campers and base camps, as well, for it is comfortable, sets up quickly, and maintains the camper at a high level, well above the cold. These cots are much too heavy for backpackers. They are perfect for family-sized or wall tents. They take up too much space for smaller tents.

Hammocks

Hammocks are light and make a small bundle. With the right rain fly, a good hammock might even replace a tent. A hammock is great for a backpacker, who can easily assemble a rain fly using a tarp and a few pieces of rope. It is not wise to use a hammock during cold weather, as hammocks do not store heat. Heat escapes from hammocks and is absorbed by the surrounding air. Summer is the time for using hammocks.



Bobby

edword g. willickers asked:


My brother in law asked for a banana hammock for hi birthday. I have looked at Pier One and Home Depot, and they don’t carry them, where can i find this special item?

Louise

Emily C asked:


also i need cheats!(I already know the one for the poll where you get money by pressing the button.)

Joanne

Keith Raymond asked:


The art of creating hammocks have been passed down for centuries, from generation to generation. While hammock culture is still practiced in many countries of Central America and the Caribbean, the preferred hammock style of today is the Mayan hammock. 

This well known hammock is still made in the Yucatan of Mexico, by Mayan women. Through fair trade cooperatives, the women are able to provide for their family and support community development.

Often enjoyed and remembered the most when on holidays and vacations, a hammock has a universal appeal. All round Mexico and around the world, hammocks are found in villages, villas, hostels and homes. 

Synonymous with comfort and relaxation, hammocks have easily stayed with our modern day life. Hammocks have been a standard for backyards and beaches for decades. They are also taken along for days in the great outdoors or months travelling overseas with backpackers. 

Camping hammocks are specifically designed for being used in the great outdoors. Like the sailors, camping hammocks keep sleepers from being rocked out at night. They also allow campers to set up camp anywhere without needing to search for the perfect tent spot. They are light weight making it easy for hikers to carry around and handily stow away goods and gear, anytime. 

When lying in a hammock, there are two ways to lie in one. Many think of laying in it lengthwise, which is one way, and more popularized. The more traditional design of a hammock is for you to lay in it crosswise. In doing so, you get a lower center of gravity while receiving maximum comfort and support. 

Because Mayan cotton hammocks have no spreader bar, they are very lightweight and compact so they are easy to transport, store, and carry. They are most popular among backpackers and travelers, as well as day trippers and campers. Mayan hammocks are especially convenient as an extra bed or great furniture inside or out. They can be easily attached and removed from hooks securely anchored in wall studs or ceiling beams when unexpected guests arrive. 

For a day at the beach or for a couple wanting a romantic afternoon, a hammock makes for the moment. When choosing a hammock, it’s best to go with a larger size. Any extra fabric of the hammock will actually bundle around your body like a blanket. 

The Single size is a good one for travel and supervised children. The Queen shares well for two or seats unexpected guests. For the outdoors, the King size hammock holds a picnic lunch and packs neatly for a weekend, for backpackers.  If you want one to hold the family or a group of friends, the Super King makes the best friends and family hammock. 

As a garden accessory for your place for you and friends, or to welcome visitors to your guest house, hammocks provide universal charm and appeal. Hammocks don’t have to be solely the domain of vacation rentals, you can compliment your backyard or garden venue with a hammock or two. Friends and guest will always fondly remember were hanging out in your hammock at the whim of the breeze as the day edged casually by.



Tonya

GusB asked:


Does any hammock experts have a cheap neat trick to make any ordinary hammock winter proof? if so, which type hammock and what are the material.
thank you

Loretta

steph_pete1329 asked:


I have a 15 foot balcony in my apartment and I would like to put a hammock there. I would need a nice size hammock to fit at least 2 people. Where can I find an affordable hammock that is of good quality, but for an inexpensive price?

Grace

nitestryder2169 asked:


Should I screw an eyebolt through a ceiling joist or should I go into the attic and put a 2×4 across 2 joist and run the bolt through the 2×4? Or is there another way. It needs to hold about 300 lbs.

Alex

rob anderson asked:


when you spend a large amount of your time defying gravity in a hammock, it is no wonder your thoughts swing back and forth.

i have decided to cart the horse put to before, in a manner of speaking, or if you prefer, tackies the by the cat grab! got it? I’m glad as most of the time i don’t. what it means is i am going to redo my website. that is the one about hammocks. i have actually got about 25 websites, but it is the hammock one i am talking about.

but i can’t do it now. it is going to take about 2 weeks, sorry. (because it is hard for an old school type like me to do that- that’s why!) when it does change there will be less stuff on the site. well think about it, some of those tables and chairs are a lot of work to make, and are definitely not as soft to sit in as the hammocks.

but the hammock range is going to increase. there will be dog hammocks, cat hammocks, dog car hammocks, baby hammocks and skinny hammocks and huge hammocks, also heavy hammocks - aah you know what i mean.

this blogger place just did a thing that i love. i did a spell check, ’cause i have to. but normally spellchecks are very rude to me, going on and on about fragmented sentences and stuff. and it is not nice you see, because that is how i think. (think is of course used loosely).

so if you arrived here looking to buy a hammock, that is good, but—- a warning. the link to the site works, great. the site works too, but some of the things on the site i will refuse to do. how silly is that.

so the best advice is look at it all, but wait until you have e-mailed me before you tell anybody that you are going to order that “brilliant-looking-chair-thing” you saw on my site. even though all my stuff is brilliant. i promise.

OK, i have had enough for today.

look at the pics,

sing the songs,

etc,

i will be back.

yeah!

http://www.designsmith.co.za



Rafael

b asked:


My house wood so I was wondering if I can drill into it or will I electricute myself?

Robin

cheryl h asked:


It makes a deep body impression from the cotton shifting. I have put several quilts folded up under the mattress pad to lessened the deep hole. I also noticed the mattress pokes through and puffs in between the wooden rungs on the bottom. Has nothing to do with the weight of the person, does this for everyone

Corey