Hammocks look more relaxing than they actually are, amirite?

I feel the opposite. They *look* uncomfortable af, but I climb into mine and it feels heavenly.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

This sounds like operator error

by Anonymous 2 years ago

If you don't find hammocks comfortable you're not using them properly

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I've gotten some of the best sleep of my life sleeping in a hammock during field training with the army. You just have to use it correctly.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I love hammock camping! Find some trees on a beach, and fall asleep swaying to the breeze. Wake up with the surf crashing on the beach. Heaven!

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I've done that on the porch of a friend's beach house. Aside from waking up covered in salt, yeah--it was one if the best night's sleep I've ever had.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I'm sure being exhausted from field training also helped.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Nah, I only ever brought it for the "chill" field training

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Rio Swinging Chair. 10/10 I RECOMMEND THIS SWINGING HAMMOCK CHAIR !!! I'm sitting in it right now and the joy is IMMENSE

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I had one custom made with a faux fur lining and let me tell you... no other hammock can compete with the comfort and softness! Mind you, I can't use it on days that are deathly hot, but it's the best to curl up in in the evening while camping ^^

by Anonymous 2 years ago

So OP isn't even using a hammock right, but wants to say they are awful?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Sounds about right 👍

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I slept on one in my apartment for years. It was the best sleep I've ever gotten. You sleep diagonally not 180 with the hangers, not 90 to the hangers but more like 30-40 degrees from the hangers. Omg I miss my hammock

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You can get hammocks that don't squeeze you in and are easy to get into. I do agree that the type you're talking about are uncomfortable though.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It sounds like you just really don't know what you're doing with a hammock. I've never struggled getting in or out of a hammock, nor have I had any difficulty doing anything else (literally anything else) in a hammock. It's ok to admit you don't know what you're doing.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I think you might be a bit chubby

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I'm a fat girl! Check my profile 🤣

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Have u tried a plus size hammock?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It's because you are old. I was raised with one in my backyard. I practically lived in that hammock. I would sleep in there for hours. Then I could easily get out and play. Now, a few decades later I don't even want to try to get it. My back wouldn't be able to take it. We are just old. We are the problem not the hammocks. Lol

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Ha you're probably right

by Anonymous 2 years ago

say you're fat without saying you're fat

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Hammocks are fun when you're like 5 or younger. After that, they're pretty awful.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

OP opinion = I don't know how to use a hammock.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Or Or Get this There are different types of hammocks

by Anonymous 2 years ago

There absolutely are... and if you use them for the wrong purpose.. guess what.... You don't know how to use a hammock...

by Anonymous 2 years ago

What is a sunbed?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

They're the ones you see people lounging around the pool in the movies on.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

a lounger

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Maybe that's a British term. A lounger I think x

by Anonymous 2 years ago

That makes sense, google only shows pictures of tanning beds

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Nah/ buy yourself an Eagle's Nest. It'll change your life.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Hammocks swing

by Anonymous 2 years ago

We have a hanging hammock, but it uses metal poles and a trampoline like material so it can swing and rock but it holds its shape

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Try hanging the head end up highr than the end were you place your feet

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Honestly, this is like claiming that beds aren't comfortable after sleeping in a $49/night motel room.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I don't trust them, God forbid you set it up slightly wrong and suddenly you're on the ground.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Agreed. The hammock I have for my banana looks way better than it feels.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

They're fine for naps in the woods but I've never been able to relax in one long enough to make it worthwhile. We have one on our back porch, unused for years and a travel one I'll put up occasionally but isn't really worth it.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Hammocks give me anxiety. I always feel like one side is gonna give out

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Gotta get you a good hammock. I love mine. Read it in several times a week.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

The winterized hammocks are sooo comfy and cozy 😌 best ones I've even been in.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I love hammocking but it's unrelaxing because random people always walk up and go "Is that a hammock"

by Anonymous 2 years ago

If you have a quality hammock they don't "squeeze you in" lol

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Ah, the secret diagonal hammock sleeping position. I've been doing it wrong all these years!

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Diagonal sleeping? I've been doing it all wrong! Time to upgrade my hammock game.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

They also seem like they would be romantic but are even more uncomfortable for two.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Those ones from the Yucatan peninsula are awesome and very comfy

by Anonymous 2 years ago

How much do you weigh?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I'm a fat girl

by Anonymous 2 years ago

They always bend my knees weirdly.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Agreed, they make my mid back hurt.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Hammock is better for your back

by Anonymous 2 years ago

How much do you weigh OP?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Depends on the hammock

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Yeah. Getting into them is a pain in the ass. Being in them is a nightmare. And getting out of them is suicide.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I actually slept in a hammock for like 2 years, don't know how I never got back problems from it

by Anonymous 2 years ago

That bc you're using them incorrectly

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Hammocks are the most comfortable thing you can lay on.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I dunno if this is unpopular or not because when told my friends I love hammock camping most reactions are "there's no way I'd sleep in a hammock" but then there's also a big difference between those ones for gardens and ones for sleeping. When camping in one having the right angle is a big factor and if its its not then yea its not great

by Anonymous 2 years ago