Originally Posted By GDeadphans
I think my back would be killing me if I resorted to a hammock for a few nights. Maybe one or two and I would be alright, but after that first or second night I would be crippled smile

Though the light weight and pack size is great!


Then you are sleeping in the wrong hammock. This is one of the great myths about hammocks - everyone thinks about the hammock in the backyard and goes "it'll be like sleeping in a banana shape" or they imagine those rope hammocks. It's not like that at all. My back hurts on the ground, not in the hammock.

I'm not here to convert you, but if you're doing it right, your back is fine - better than fine. Legions of people with bad backs, hips or knees migrate to hammocks. It's not for everyone, but it's not what you think it is, either.
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