Hammock Camping by sharky_
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My last outing was in August, hiking from Waipio Valley to Waimanu Valley. Its about an 8 mile hike passing thru 12 gulches. Waimanu Valley is a beautiful place and is decorated with about 6 waterfalls. If you ever plan to hike there, plan to stay at least 3 days there. We just stayed over night and no real time to recuperate from the difficult hike. All three of us had tents and sleeping on the ground is difficult even tho I had a thermal rest bed pad. Anyone with back problems will not be comfortable on the ground. So I researched the internet, found and bought a Hennessy Hammock. It is great and very comfortable especially for the bad back. The trick of sleeping in a Hammock is to sleep diagonal and not straight. My Hammock below. Aloha and thank you for viewing
See "Waimanu Valley Video"
Comments (33)
jocko500
you all set now. Plus you do not have to worry about snakes and other things that is on the ground. My dad got us some jungle Hammocks that looks a little like this but was made out of differ stuff. They was made for jungle war in the 1950's or 60's. he got them at the army surplus store. I was a teen in the 60's so i had fun with them.
Lashia
haha imaginative, great shot- thanks for sharing! :)
jayfar
Looks great fun Sharky and I see the peg there for your washing!!!
durleybeachbum
Diagonal! Aha! I haven't slept in a hammock for 50 years exactly. It looks idyllic there.
blinkings
I love my swag, but have never tried one of these. Very cool dude. LOL at Jocko's comment about snakes......you do know that they can climb trees!!!!!!!!!! And other than Hawaiian Blind Snakes which are more like worms, and Sea Snakes, Hawaii doesn't have any snakes.
sharky_
LOL@jayfar...I use that peg/close pin to stop the rain water from dripping down the ropes. @blinkings...I'm glad we do not have deadly snakes. We only have deadly mosquitos...lol Aloha
FractalFactor
Hey, good to see a picture from you--and Hawaii--again.
dakotabluemoon
Very cool capture but damn that would be hard on the ole back just not for me but great idea.
Mondwin
Fabulous idea and picture my friend!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
Cosme..D..Churruca
very clever Errol! sleeping on the floor must be dangerous.
mariogiannecchini
Better than the mosquitoes, although annoying! Good idea not to sleep on the floor! I think not only tiring, this adventure is full of great emotions!
willpee
Looks like a very clever way to sleep
emmecielle
I've never tried sleeping in a hammock... isn't the ideal for my vertigo! Great capture! :)
danob
Good to see you posting again Errol! The sort of intrepid determination it takes to be a nature photographer.. Hope you got some shots of the falls again..
sandra46
YOU'RE TOO BRAVE!
marybelgium
excellent !
0rest4wicked
Yeah, Errol posted once again!!!!!! Have often wanted to look into such a purchase. Trouble is it looks uncomfortable for more than one person and secondly, it's hard to find trees in a lot of the desert terrain I hike. :~)
flora-crassella
cool image and great story!!!
barbdennist
I've missed your posts so I was delighted to see this. Hammock camping sounds interesting. I love being in our hammock in the back yard - I can sleep quite well in it but it isn't fancy like this. I loved watching the video.
Richardphotos
I never been comfortable in hammocks, but many people love them.glad you enjoyed your trip, but not the body pains
kbrog
That tent might come in handy here, looks like it would work well in a swamp. ;) Excellent capture! :) That is a long video, but interesting.
JaneEden
I spotted you on my best friend Barbara's (jendellas) gallery and realised it is an age since I enjoyed your gallery, so here I am. This is an amazing way of camping and so glad your back liked it. hugs Jane xx
MagikUnicorn
You need this... Great shot
tennesseecowgirl
let me know if you ever need a house sitter... :)
tofi
Gorgeous image, Sharky! Such a most beautiful place, with an atmosphere that is most lovely, and calling! I envy you for being able to go off to such places, and the sightseeing you partake in! The captures are evidence of how truly beautiful these places really are!
moochagoo
I'm hiking in France. (20/24km, but nothing difficult). Very interesting.
Hendesse
Cool, a hammock with roof. Such a thing I've never seen before. Great shot!
Isabelle711
It sounds like alot of fun. :))))) I too would have to sleep in one of those hammocks :))))))) You live in the place that I would love to be. :)))))) If I lived there my face would hurt alot bc all I would do is smile. :)))))))) Most excellent capture of being one with nature my friend. :))))))) Thank you for sharing. :))))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :))))))
Mad-Mike
I am happy you found a solution to that problem! wish you would upload moore fotos though. miss your works! greetings from South West Germany! (Frankenthal)
bmac62
What a great idea Errol. I was just thinking two or three days ago that I hadn't seen anything of you recently. Glad to see your comment this morning.