I just had a strap on my freshly hung hammock give way, dumping my fat azz on the hard ground. Damn, that gave me a heck of a headache.

I got her re-hung and she's holding fine. Maybe a nap will help with the headache. I'm going to give it a try.

Some joke here somewhere about being poorly hung....

Apply bourbon. sprinkle with PBR, as needed.

Just looking at a hammock make my back hurt!

Hope you're ok!!!

Might cause a worse headache than the hammock incident. miles

Out in the woods, Black bears look at hammocks with people sleeping in them and think, "Ahhh, burritos on a string!"

L.W.

You forgot to use PVC glue on the knots?

I'm sipping a cold one from a local brewery and reading a book from the Longmire series. The headache is pretty much gone and the weather is beautiful.

All's well that ends well, as they say.

AMEN, never could get comfortable in one.

It's the squirrels I tell ya! They're eating everything around here!!

The hammock supports went last year. Found out the same way that you did Scott! And they were Pawleys Island Hammocks!!

Used to see a cartoon showing 2 bears looking out at Boy Scouts in their sleeping bags, one commenting "Oh goody - Oreos!"
Was considered funny by the locals around Philmont - politically incorrect by outsiders.

It's a hard landing, isn't it, David?

I remember seeing a similar cartoon, but the 2 bears were looking at a couple campers in their bags, asleep on the ground by a campfire. One bear says, "You ever notice how how an open fire boosts your appetite?"

If it makes you feel any better, earlier today I gas up at a service station, grab a couple snacks, and am in the process of stepping into the F150, when my left foot slips off the running board, due to rain.

I'm in just the wrong position to catch myself, so I basically fall to the cement, from seat height or so. I land hard on left knee, and face plant from that point.

After I collect my wits, my first thought is, I hope a cop didn't see me do that. I stagger up, shake it off, get in veeerrryyy carefully, and drive home. Two bruised & skinned knees, and two scraped knuckles were the result.

That's the 2nd time I've slipped off the running board. Think it was the last, too!

I have these retracting running boards on my SUV and it took about 4 times of totally busting my butt before I realized NOT to use Armor-All on them. That does hurt!

Better one about being rehung...

Hammocks suck.




Travis

Got those on my 2015 F150 4x4 Platinum Model SuperCrew. First truck I've ever owned with the retractable running boards. I got them so it would be easier for my elderly Mom to get in & out of the truck when I take her to the Dr. Or to buy her grocerys.
First time it rained, and I stepped up on the running board in my Croc's, I busted my ASS!
Mine are slicker than goose ShiiTT.

They were great when I was 12. Not sure how I'd like one now.

Gravity sucks.

I bought a Mayan hammock from Amazon that's rated at 650 lbs. Also got the Pawley's Island nylon straps that can't come undone. It can be tricky getting out of it, especially if I forget and wear my flat-soled house shoes that won't let me get a grip on the ground. I'm sure the neighbors get a bang out of watching me attempting to escape.

It is very comfortable provided you get situated properly.