5 Best Hammock Chairs for 2020

A hammock chair is an excellent substitute for a traditional hammock. Not only does a hammock chair more easily enable you to sit upright while enjoying much the same comfort and relaxation of a traditional hammock, but they also take up less space. This makes a hammock chair the perfect new addition to your patio, garden, or other outdoor spac...
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5 Best Double Hammocks for Two People at Once

Sometimes a normal one-person hammock just won’t cut it. Whether you want to sleep with your partner, go hammocking with your dog, or just have more space to yourself, a double hammock designed for two people to use at once will be much roomier and more spacious. Of course, like with any hammock purchase, the best hammock for you depends on you...
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Van Camping Hacks: 21 Best Van Life Tricks and Tips for 2020

The best van camping hacks make van life that much easier! After countless van camping trips, these are the best commonsense tricks and insider tips we’ve gathered to make van life simpler and more enjoyable. Whether you’re hitting the road for a week-long camping trip, a long-term summer road trip, or full-time van living, these top tips, tric...
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What Is Extreme Hammocking?

 * Extreme hammocking is extremely dangerous. This post is purely informational – not a how-to guide. Extreme hammocking is not for the faint of heart. As shown in this video, this video, and this video, extreme hammocking is all about hanging in a hammock at extreme heights – even several hundred feet off the ground. While this high-adrenaline...
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Hammock Camping With Your Dog

No outdoor-loving dog owner wants to leave their dog at home when they head out for another outdoor adventure.  But many diehard hammock campers don’t realize that dogs and hammocks actually can mix! With the right hammock, a little practice at home, and some advance know-how, hammocking with a dog isn’t that difficult at all. Our top dog hammo...
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How to Use Hammock Straps

Hammock straps are hands down the best way to hang a hammock from a tree.  Although you can certainly use ropes, dedicated hammock tree straps are not only easier to use, but they also won’t cause damage to the tree when used correctly. Of course, a hammock with a built-in stand, like the Mock One, is almost always the most straightforward, man...
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20 Outdoor Activities for Kids

It’s a full-time job keeping kids engaged and active while playing outside. Especially for high energy kids, time spent in fun outdoor activities has many benefits. Kids today spend half the time outdoors that their parents did, and their development is worse for it. Outdoor time in the previous century was less structured, but there are still ...
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The Ultimate Road Trip Checklist: 46 Essentials Items

Forget baseball, the ultimate American past-time is road tripping. They make us feel a certain way. This is the birthplace of Route 66, affordable cars, and lots of infrastructure to support such a pastime. The perfect road trip is part Oregon trail, part Jack Kerouac, and all adventure. The open road makes us believe in possibilities and get ...
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13 Best Beaches in Texas

When you think of Texas travel, wide open deserts, weird Austin, and lots of barbeques come to mind. But Texas has a secret gem about which few people know. You’re about to become a member of a secret club. Texas has great beaches.  You might ask yourself.. Are there any good beaches in Texas? Short answer is; yes, lots. Long answer, there’s ov...
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How to Tie Hammock Knots

You can easily set up a hammock pretty much anywhere if you know how to tie just a few simple knots. Although I still prefer to use tree straps (or a built-in stand like featured on the Mock ONE), sometimes rope is the easiest - or, possibly, only - way to go. Luckily, knowing how to tie just five knots goes a long way towards hanging a hammoc...
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