I would not leave them here or there I would not leave them for a bear I would not could not leave them for a mouse I would not could not bring a house Instead of hanging from a tree I bring a tent but that’s just me All the best Shug!
@@scheisstag Oh, there is no right or wrong way. Guys like Shug are lucky that they just lay back and fall asleep in the same position that they wake up. I can't sleep on my back and toss and turn all night long, and for that reason I will probably never try a hammock.
@@KevinOutdoors Yeah, of course you are right and everybody is free to do whatever pleases him. This of course also includes wasting lots of money on hammock equipment. And if you want to try something new and hip for the time span of a weekend and you have plenty of money to waste, it will serve you well. But if you for example plan on doing a decent trip on a budget: like travelling with a bike from Europe to Thailand through all the high mountains and through all the windy deserts over the time span of some years, which also means through winter, or if you plan on staying one complete year and over winter in the wilderness to do animal research, than there are some good arguments for not choosing a hammock: -A tent offers privacy, which is extra important in countries like India or Bangladesh, where you will be surrounded day and night by up to a hundred watching people. - A tent offers you the opportunity to take the luggage inside, which makes it not only more comfortable to reach your stuff but its also safer for the luggage. I had unknown animals stealing my shoes from under the outer tent (which can be deadly in the wilderness) and I had humans stealing complete food bags from the same spot. Once I had a big group of wild pigs in the middle of the day silently eating the food stored inside the tent while I had a short nap inside the very same tent with open zippers. In one occasion I experienced a very severe snow storm in the mountains with high winds in one night, after going to bed the previous evening in calm weather and with no snow at all. I couldnt recover my plate and pan under one meter of snow the next day. Since than I prefer to take everything into the tent (And to close the zippers ! :-D). Which you cant do in a hammock. -A tent is more stable in really high winds. First because its built closer to the ground and can benefit of the cover of a big rock or snow wall therefore. Second because its closed and is not build like a tarp, which resembles a big wing with both sides streamed by the wind. And third because its stable and cant start swinging more and more like a hammock. -A tent can be pitched everywhere. Deserts, the arctic, high altitudes and cities are off limits for hammocks. -A tent offers some space: which is important if you get bad weather over a longer period of time. You can really start living in a tent, which includes heating it and cooking inside and even using the "toilet" for "number two" (shitting into your pot with a plastic bag inside) and collecting water, in the form of snow, in a tent with two entries: using one entry for collecting snow only and the other one for emptying your pee bottle to the sides and to enter through the middle. While a hammock is only good for laying down and sleeping. The longest I got trapped 24/7 inside a tent was close to a month in Greenland. I would have lost my ability to walk and my sanity, lying motionless in a hammock for a month. -And last but not least: you can have sex in a tent! So in short: -A tent is a travelling HOME, pretty much like a multi room house with a full functioning bedroom, a kitchen, a toilet and a bathroom. -A hammock is only the equivalent of a (single) BED in the open.
I went out a couple of weeks ago for my first real hammock camping test... I tried both the ground method and the hang on my ridge line method. It was really dark and when I got back in my hammock, the pack (hanging on the ridge line) bumped my legs and I about had a heart attack! I forgot my pack was there 🤣 Anyway, love the updated video!
I’ve learned so many little tips from your videos, and together they make a huge quality of life improvement. Really grateful for them, even the simple ones!
In bad weather I’ve kept a small garbage bag to put the boots in at night. Keeps blowing snow and sideway rain out. The camp sites we hit seem to have mice so hanging the pack is necessary to keep the mice from chewing the pack.
I do the same thing Shug, I keep a carabiner on the top handle of my bag, and just clip it to my hammocks single loop. My bag weighs nearly nothing when my hammock and sleeping gear are out of it. Actually makes a nice spot to just throw things in and out of. Then my boots get tied togather and slung over the other sides loop. Easy day! But I do have one thing I always do, luxury item I guess, I have a ground cloth under my hammock, I like my door mat, man!!
I can go to one channel and be educated. I can go to another channel and be entertained. Or I could come here and get both! Friggin' awesome. Definitely got to get out with the hammock more often and try out some of these ideas to see what works best for me.
@@shugemery That's the great thing about hammocks, you can buy what you need in stages as you can afford them or discover you need them and customise things to suit yourself. Tents tend to be a "take what you're given and pay for it all at once" proposition.
Shug, I'm going back through and binge watching your vids. Prepping myself for cooler weather hammocking. Your entertaining content is still better than most.
It all started with a diy video on tarps this winter. The poster said if I wanted to know anything about hammock stuff, to look up Shug. I've spent WAY too much time watching your videos, (even some circus stuff) and I am a long way off from my perfect set up, but I need to thank you for passing on all your knowledge , the laughs and inspiration. I am a fan for life. Sincerly. George
I am a kayak-camper, so most of my gear is in roll-top drybags. It's easy to hang the bags from the hammock straps at either end. And since they're drybags, it doesn't matter if they're under the rainfly or not.
Perfect timing. Hung out this weekend at home in Vermont. Was warm went cold at night. My boots froze to the ground. One good pull and they were free. Made me laugh to see your video. Thanks for your videos and take care, Al
Shug I am one happy person that you are on TH-cam you make my nights after getting off of work you are extremely hilarious and a very thoughtful person as well
I've normally leave my pack leaning up against a tree.. and I'll leave my boots on the ground. Never had a problem. >knock on wood> Thanks for the video
This was the first video I saw from you a couple years ago. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your adventures and have begun my own due to you. Thank you for all you do for the community. Please know your knowledge and antics are heavily appreciated.
Good to see you again this warm weather is melting the snow fast up north i can see my yard in places and several robins this morning..They looked like they were rethinking the push north..Still a good two feet standing ..Cheers Shug hope all is well in sec 7
I carry a Helinox ground chair. That gives me the advantage of setting my pack and shoes in the chair at night. I usually am hanging high enough to keep the chair right underneath me. Makes it super easy to have access to anything in my pack during the night. If my shoes are muddy, I put them in a trash compactor bag I also always carry. Don't hate the chair, it is worth the weight for me.
I always carry two plastic grocery bags(weighs nearly nothing) for sitting/kneeling on, collecting trash, etc but I’ll put a boot in each and their completely covered from getting wet and protected from bugs.
The Mule Rider Guy is the best! Lol I have a designated Dutch peak loft at my foot end for my trail runners to sit. I just lay them on a plastic bag to keep mud off the netting. Works pretty darn good!
hey shug just wanted to let you know i switched out my osprey for a ula ohm 2 because of you and i love it best advice ive ever gotten and worth way more than they charge thank you
I bag my boots and put them in the bag with me. They tend to be cold as (blank) in the morning. Or, home to unwelcome guests. Depends on the state your boots are camping in. Depending on the evening pre sack beverage quantity they just stay on. The most important question were is the pee spot border marker. The flip flops stay on the footprint under the hammock.
Great tips! I have only been hammock camping a short time, so I am still learning the all the tricks and this is very valuable information for me! Thanks for sharing!
I havent tried this before but when it is cold outside people have suggested putting boots in a grocery bag and put them in you under quilt to keep them warm.
I think that would pull your underquilt away from your hammock thus creating a gap and getting you cold. I tried in my Top Quilt once but the boots in there ruined my comfort. I'll just deal with them.
Really cool video Shug. Great tips. Your videos are always so enjoyable. My invitation to show you and Hickory the beautiful Red River Gorge in Kentucky still stands. And there’s Maple Trees!! Lol.
My great-grandfather wore a hat just like spitting cowboys. Matter of fact I think he died in it lol. Entertaining as always buddy. Nothing like fighting a raccoon for your boots. Only to get a slug between the toes hahaha. We also get scorpions here.
Ha! The 4am call to pee, comes to us all in time. My boots have to be on the ground ready to receive my feet coz I ain’t hanging around when that call comes, and the least amount of time outside of my snug down the better. 👍
Hellos Mr. Shugs I see a lot of tips on how to keep warm in the cold weather I come from the weather where it’s already warm quite frankly damn hot in the southern California Palm Springs region. So how do you keep a hammock cool without sitting in front of an air conditioner? He who sings is hammocks of love in the northern land of winter fun. Cheers mate!!
I don't camp much in hot weather but a small fan hanging on the hammock ridgeline does the job. Hang in shade and a breeze. Hang near a creek. Only use a sheet to sleep in.
Shug I would really like to see a video on how you make your coffee in the morning without leaving the hammock. I would like to see how you do it I keep falling out of my hammock when I try this.
If you're wearing boots especially tall ones you can always nest the one in the other, top of one boot into the top of the other boot. It makes a u and would hold your pack up pretty well. A lot of folks aren't lucky enough to live in places where there aren't poisonous spiders ,snakes, and scorpions.
That's actually a pretty good tip, and your boots can still air out. I have always carried one with me but have never used it. I have a good use for it now. Thanks!
Good tips Shug and I like the glasses! 😅 I'm planning to hike a few miles on the SHT in late May. I'll start at the 270 lookout and hiking back to Castle Danger. Maybe it will be more than a few miles!
Because of all the black widow spiders here in SW Mississippi, I put my boots down in a garbage bag and then twist and tie it closed so the little devils won't get in. Got bit by a black widow a long time ago and it made me very very sick. At 60, I probably wouldn't survive another bite like that. Plus we have a poisonous snake called a pygmy rattler sliding through the piney woods. Little rascals like small, dark places like boots to hide in.
I've noticed that when my backpack is hanging on my head-end I get a better lay in the hammock. I may be hanging my hammock poorly on a consistent basis and the additional weight of my backpack seems to help things out. Maybe if I was doing everything right it would make my hang worse. I'm not sure why, but my backpack with a little weight in it hanging on my head-end definitely helps.
For me its not so much critters running off with my boots.. The porcupines are fine eating the boot laces right under the hammock.. I use a large compactor bag as a pack liner, and I just put my pack, boots, etc inside it, and lean it up against the tree im hanging off of.
Some common sense and practical ideas, Shug. But, what do you do in sub-zero temps, say -5-10 deg below zero? Your up the next morning and your boots, which you left on the ground or hung on your ridge line are now frozen. How do you then cope with putting your feet into your now frozen boots? Do your warm feet warm them up while you grin and bear it, or do your frozen boots keep you uncomfortable? Do you have some special technique, like foot warmers or other method for combating this? Another good video, Shug.
I use mukluks in those temps. But when I do have frozen boots I just spread them wide open at night before sleep. In the morn foot gets crammed in and they loosen and warm up. So I grin and bear it. Mukluks don't freeze near as much. Best bet is keep boots dry. th-cam.com/video/seqBY9VM1bs/w-d-xo.html
You don’t worry about porcupines? They can be buggers. Heard one chewing one night in a crowded campground before he came shuffling by our tent. I knew my stuff was safe because I took precautions but the neighbors weren’t so lucky. He chewed all the grips off their hiking poles.
While I don't hike with a backpack, I camp from my dual sport motorcycle and carry a separate small hammock to store my gear in to keep it off the ground.
hmmmm..... Hammock camping is done to stay away from where bugs are, the ground.... usually in tropical climates where the jungle floor moves like in an Indiana Jones movie. When I was camping in Guyana I put up my hammock (with mosquito net tied around it, opening down) and left my flip flops (too effing hot to even wear tennis shoes) either on the ground beneath me, or resting inside on the bottom of my mosquito net, make sure the weight is holding the net closed, not open. I did have tennis shoes and socks with me, only used shoes when walking long distances over uneven terrain, then hung them on hammock line and rinsed socks and threw them over hammock line as well..... When camping in South America, remember to bring extra metal fishing leaders... if you lose one on a rock on the bottomed the river and don’t have a spare, you’ll never catch anything after that as piranha will bite through any non metal leaders.... (trust me on this)
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I would not leave them here or there
I would not leave them for a bear
I would not could not leave them for a mouse
I would not could not bring a house
Instead of hanging from a tree
I bring a tent but that’s just me
All the best Shug!
😆😂🤣
Splendid!!!!
Not only nicely rimed, but also a damn good advice: dont be an internet hipster and bring a hammock, dont be that guy! Go for the good old tent.
@@scheisstag Oh, there is no right or wrong way. Guys like Shug are lucky that they just lay back and fall asleep in the same position that they wake up. I can't sleep on my back and toss and turn all night long, and for that reason I will probably never try a hammock.
@@KevinOutdoors Yeah, of course you are right and everybody is free to do whatever pleases him. This of course also includes wasting lots of money on hammock equipment. And if you want to try something new and hip for the time span of a weekend and you have plenty of money to waste, it will serve you well. But if you for example plan on doing a decent trip on a budget: like travelling with a bike from Europe to Thailand through all the high mountains and through all the windy deserts over the time span of some years, which also means through winter, or if you plan on staying one complete year and over winter in the wilderness to do animal research, than there are some good arguments for not choosing a hammock:
-A tent offers privacy, which is extra important in countries like India or Bangladesh, where you will be surrounded day and night by up to a hundred watching people.
- A tent offers you the opportunity to take the luggage inside, which makes it not only more comfortable to reach your stuff but its also safer for the luggage. I had unknown animals stealing my shoes from under the outer tent (which can be deadly in the wilderness) and I had humans stealing complete food bags from the same spot. Once I had a big group of wild pigs in the middle of the day silently eating the food stored inside the tent while I had a short nap inside the very same tent with open zippers. In one occasion I experienced a very severe snow storm in the mountains with high winds in one night, after going to bed the previous evening in calm weather and with no snow at all. I couldnt recover my plate and pan under one meter of snow the next day. Since than I prefer to take everything into the tent (And to close the zippers ! :-D).
Which you cant do in a hammock.
-A tent is more stable in really high winds. First because its built closer to the ground and can benefit of the cover of a big rock or snow wall therefore. Second because its closed and is not build like a tarp, which resembles a big wing with both sides streamed by the wind. And third because its stable and cant start swinging more and more like a hammock.
-A tent can be pitched everywhere. Deserts, the arctic, high altitudes and cities are off limits for hammocks.
-A tent offers some space: which is important if you get bad weather over a longer period of time. You can really start living in a tent, which includes heating it and cooking inside and even using the "toilet" for "number two" (shitting into your pot with a plastic bag inside) and collecting water, in the form of snow, in a tent with two entries: using one entry for collecting snow only and the other one for emptying your pee bottle to the sides and to enter through the middle. While a hammock is only good for laying down and sleeping. The longest I got trapped 24/7 inside a tent was close to a month in Greenland. I would have lost my ability to walk and my sanity, lying motionless in a hammock for a month.
-And last but not least: you can have sex in a tent!
So in short:
-A tent is a travelling HOME, pretty much like a multi room house with a full functioning bedroom, a kitchen, a toilet and a bathroom.
-A hammock is only the equivalent of a (single) BED in the open.
Spit’n cowboy and Mule Rider should make themselves more available for ya videos. Your sumpton else Shug 👍
Thanks. One take and just goofing. Maybe a keeper.
@@shugemery priceless Shug. You remind me of a hammocking version of Robin Williams. Your comedy makes every video enjoyable.
Those glasses are beer goggles to the second power. Love your vids. They make me chuckle or laugh. Ty ty
I had forgotten all about that cowboy and weird muleskinner bit. Thankee!
Been ages since I've looked at hammock videos. Forgot how funny you are 🤣
I am bowing deeply here......
Thanks Shug! Some great tips. That bit with the man and his mule had me in tears I was laughing so hard. :D
One take. Just winging it but maybe Mule Wrangler is a keeper.
I've seen a lot of pup tents, but it takes a Shug to have a pup hammock! Cheers from Nawlins
Whooooooo Buddy))))
shug, this new color scheme you have going on is quite pleasant. green/orange is the perfect blend of camo and hi-vis for the piney woods.
Whooooooo Buddy))))
I went out a couple of weeks ago for my first real hammock camping test... I tried both the ground method and the hang on my ridge line method. It was really dark and when I got back in my hammock, the pack (hanging on the ridge line) bumped my legs and I about had a heart attack! I forgot my pack was there 🤣 Anyway, love the updated video!
That is too funny.
I’ve learned so many little tips from your videos, and together they make a huge quality of life improvement. Really grateful for them, even the simple ones!
Thankee for the good words.
In bad weather I’ve kept a small garbage bag to put the boots in at night. Keeps blowing snow and sideway rain out. The camp sites we hit seem to have mice so hanging the pack is necessary to keep the mice from chewing the pack.
Never had a mouse attack my pack yet after all the trips I've been on.
We tend to hit pre-established campsites on popular trails. Mice everywhere. They will chew if there was anything with odors in the pack.
I do the same thing Shug, I keep a carabiner on the top handle of my bag, and just clip it to my hammocks single loop. My bag weighs nearly nothing when my hammock and sleeping gear are out of it. Actually makes a nice spot to just throw things in and out of.
Then my boots get tied togather and slung over the other sides loop. Easy day! But I do have one thing I always do, luxury item I guess, I have a ground cloth under my hammock, I like my door mat, man!!
Whooooooo Buddy)))) Live it up.
I can go to one channel and be educated. I can go to another channel and be entertained. Or I could come here and get both! Friggin' awesome.
Definitely got to get out with the hammock more often and try out some of these ideas to see what works best for me.
A bit at a time....Whoooo Buddy)))))
@@shugemery That's the great thing about hammocks, you can buy what you need in stages as you can afford them or discover you need them and customise things to suit yourself. Tents tend to be a "take what you're given and pay for it all at once" proposition.
Shug, I'm going back through and binge watching your vids. Prepping myself for cooler weather hammocking. Your entertaining content is still better than most.
Thankee for the good and fine words.
It all started with a diy video on tarps this winter. The poster said if I wanted to know anything about hammock stuff, to look up Shug. I've spent WAY too much time watching your videos, (even some circus stuff) and I am a long way off from my perfect set up, but I need to thank you for passing on all your knowledge , the laughs and inspiration. I am a fan for life. Sincerly. George
Hey George...enjoy the hammock quest. Mucho appreciato.
I really enjoy watch your videos, even those I'm a tent camper I still get good ideals from the things you do. Thank shugemery
Whooooooo Buddy))))
I am a kayak-camper, so most of my gear is in roll-top drybags. It's easy to hang the bags from the hammock straps at either end. And since they're drybags, it doesn't matter if they're under the rainfly or not.
Not many fellow kayak campers out there!! 👍👍
I hope to try that someday.
@@SewGood love doing that
@@shugemery head east this summer. Michigan is perfect for kayaks and hammocks (my two favorite past times)...
I come for the Shug, I stay for the Bean.
Bean says thanks.
Tu m’en apprends toujours toi ! Merci 🙏
Translation for Shug: You always teach me new things!
Whooooooo Buddy))))
Perfect timing. Hung out this weekend at home in Vermont. Was warm went cold at night. My boots froze to the ground. One good pull and they were free. Made me laugh to see your video. Thanks for your videos and take care, Al
Never had mine stick! Whoooooo Buddy))))
Shug I am one happy person that you are on TH-cam you make my nights after getting off of work you are extremely hilarious and a very thoughtful person as well
Whooooooo Buddy)))) Thanks
The mule rider was my favorite! Lol! Thanks for more tips and tricks Sir Shug!
Whooooooo Buddy)))))
so good shug. thanks for existing
I owe it all to my parents.....
Great tips and great laughs!
Thankee.
I really dig that stick trick. O usually use my biner but this seems easier, especially on cold mornings.
It is an old campers trick.
lol! like the character with the thick glasses
MuleRider...thankee.
This plastic is worth a camp. I've had the same plastic ground cover for my ole tent since 1994. Now using it for my hammock setup. Whoo Buddy !
I treasure mine.
I've normally leave my pack leaning up against a tree.. and I'll leave my boots on the ground. Never had a problem. >knock on wood>
Thanks for the video
I too like the ground.
Mule man was hilarious! Great work Mr Shug
I forgot about him. Need to bring him back. Thankee.
This was the first video I saw from you a couple years ago. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your adventures and have begun my own due to you. Thank you for all you do for the community. Please know your knowledge and antics are heavily appreciated.
Thankee and Whooooo Buddy))))
I was happy to see a new Shug video! Thanks for sharing sir! Love the nervous mule ridein cowboy character!
Thanks. One take and just goofing. Mule Rider may be a keeper.
Good to see you again this warm weather is melting the snow fast up north i can see my yard in places and several robins this morning..They looked like they were rethinking the push north..Still a good two feet standing ..Cheers Shug hope all is well in sec 7
Lots of ice still on trail. April kinda blows for hiking up there.
Yeah you are the best at this.
I do enjoy it from time to time.
Great info Shug. Thanks
Thankee.
I carry a Helinox ground chair. That gives me the advantage of setting my pack and shoes in the chair at night. I usually am hanging high enough to keep the chair right underneath me. Makes it super easy to have access to anything in my pack during the night. If my shoes are muddy, I put them in a trash compactor bag I also always carry.
Don't hate the chair, it is worth the weight for me.
I carry a stool so all good. Be comfortable.
Haha loved the characters (starting at 2:35) ! Loved the missed spit hahaha!
Thanks again mister Shug for all the tips! Whoooo buddy!
Yessir.
Your characterizations are the best I have ever seen...you make me laugh every video...
Thank you.
great channel 👍 and nice videos
Thank you.
I always carry two plastic grocery bags(weighs nearly nothing) for sitting/kneeling on, collecting trash, etc but I’ll put a boot in each and their completely covered from getting wet and protected from bugs.
And for totin' trash out!
shugemery how’d you know my gf goes with me? Kidding!
The Mule Rider Guy is the best! Lol
I have a designated Dutch peak loft at my foot end for my trail runners to sit. I just lay them on a plastic bag to keep mud off the netting. Works pretty darn good!
Thanks. One take and just goofing. Mule Rider may be a keeper.
Great Video, Shug. Don't know how you do it on your budget. The dog brings your video to a brand new level of entertainment.
I don't have a budget.
Bean seems to be adjusting. Great vid. Love the mule rider!
He is a sweet and fun dog. Thanks. One take and just goofing. Mule Rider may be a keeper.
hey shug just wanted to let you know i switched out my osprey for a ula ohm 2 because of you and i love it best advice ive ever gotten and worth way more than they charge thank you
Whoooooo Buddy))))
I bag my boots and put them in the bag with me. They tend to be cold as (blank) in the morning. Or, home to unwelcome guests. Depends on the state your boots are camping in. Depending on the evening pre sack beverage quantity they just stay on. The most important question were is the pee spot border marker. The flip flops stay on the footprint under the hammock.
Never could sleep with mine. Tried once. Felt like an anvil in my sleeping bag.
Great tips! I have only been hammock camping a short time, so I am still learning the all the tricks and this is very valuable information for me! Thanks for sharing!
Whooooooo Buddy))))
I havent tried this before but when it is cold outside people have suggested putting boots in a grocery bag and put them in you under quilt to keep them warm.
I think that would pull your underquilt away from your hammock thus creating a gap and getting you cold. I tried in my Top Quilt once but the boots in there ruined my comfort. I'll just deal with them.
Great informative video as always! Love that Bean! I hope to see Bean in all your great vids!
Until my daughter claims him back.....
I'd like to see Bean out on the trail, there's nothing better than camping with a dog.
Really cool video Shug. Great tips. Your videos are always so enjoyable. My invitation to show you and Hickory the beautiful Red River Gorge in Kentucky still stands. And there’s Maple Trees!! Lol.
Whooooo Buddy))))
Lotta great tips in this one!
Whooooooo Buddy))))
Fun. Well done
Thankee~~
Bean’s rarin’ to go. 😜 Shug and Bean’s adventures on the Superior Hiking Trail! Woo Buddy!!!
Whooooooo Buddy))))
Gonna try soon the gear hammock from Onewind. It’s also a hang chair and pack cover!
Righto!
A gentleman and a scholar as always
A fellow and an underchiever suits me! Whooooooo Buddy))))
My great-grandfather wore a hat just like spitting cowboys. Matter of fact I think he died in it lol. Entertaining as always buddy. Nothing like fighting a raccoon for your boots. Only to get a slug between the toes hahaha. We also get scorpions here.
Slug don't come off the foot easy!
Ha! The 4am call to pee, comes to us all in time. My boots have to be on the ground ready to receive my feet coz I ain’t hanging around when that call comes, and the least amount of time outside of my snug down the better. 👍
Too true.
Well there ya are clowning around on the job again. Great video!
😂🤣 I love your videos, they're informational and funny.
Thank you.
Was watching yer tarp video..and boom!
New vid!
There ya' go....
You the man Shug!
I am a man.
Just watched this.. watching you juggle at the end, I have to say... Your a BadA** dude.. keep on keepin on
Thankee feller. Keep on I shall for a while.
Hellos Mr. Shugs I see a lot of tips on how to keep warm in the cold weather I come from the weather where it’s already warm quite frankly damn hot in the southern California Palm Springs region. So how do you keep a hammock cool without sitting in front of an air conditioner? He who sings is hammocks of love in the northern land of winter fun. Cheers mate!!
I don't camp much in hot weather but a small fan hanging on the hammock ridgeline does the job. Hang in shade and a breeze. Hang near a creek. Only use a sheet to sleep in.
shugemery I thank you sir, I wonder if a pot with dry ice in it would work. With the fan.
i always had that question...thanks for answering Shug!
Whooooooo Buddy))))
You look like such an awesome person.
I'm marginal at best......
Shug I would really like to see a video on how you make your coffee in the morning without leaving the hammock. I would like to see how you do it I keep falling out of my hammock when I try this.
Yes Shug, please do a Breakfast and Coffee from the Hammock video!!!!
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I scoot way back towards my head end....and just lean out a bit. Use the core strength!
LOLOLOL. Ok I lauughed my ass off! You have to bring back the cowboy character #2 with the black hat and glasses. Funny stuff..thanks.
For sure. Thanks.
man! good stuff. thankya. somewhere there's a Big Top missing a couple stobs. and that ten gallon hat is the Bomb! thanks man.
I got me some bigger true big top stobs!
The very first video of Shug I saw was the original what to do with your pack and boots video. He had me hooked after that.
Always need to update. Thankee.
Top youtuber. Brilliant chat. It's a tallent
I humbly thank you.
If you're wearing boots especially tall ones you can always nest the one in the other, top of one boot into the top of the other boot. It makes a u and would hold your pack up pretty well. A lot of folks aren't lucky enough to live in places where there aren't poisonous spiders ,snakes, and scorpions.
Lucky in Minnesota...no scorpions.
For bugs, wrapping a mosquito head net around them works fine. A lot of people already carry one anyway.
That's actually a pretty good tip, and your boots can still air out. I have always carried one with me but have never used it. I have a good use for it now. Thanks!
Then my headnet would smell like my boots!
Helps you think on yer feet ;)
Very helpful and entertaining, Thanks Shug! 👍
Whooooooo Buddy))))
Good tips Shug and I like the glasses! 😅 I'm planning to hike a few miles on the SHT in late May. I'll start at the 270 lookout and hiking back to Castle Danger. Maybe it will be more than a few miles!
That will be a great ramble for you. Whooooo Buddy))))
Prince of procrastination salutes the Lord of Lollygag! Great vid Shug!
I like the cut of your jib~~~~
Shug, I'm a juggler not half as good as you. Would love to pass clubs with you sometime on a trail.
We would have to pass sticks or pine cones.
Haha that dog stare, at 9:28 :D
Loved the reverse camera move and the dog vs airblower fight Hahaha :)
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Because of all the black widow spiders here in SW Mississippi, I put my boots down in a garbage bag and then twist and tie it closed so the little devils won't get in. Got bit by a black widow a long time ago and it made me very very sick. At 60, I probably wouldn't survive another bite like that. Plus we have a poisonous snake called a pygmy rattler sliding through the piney woods. Little rascals like small, dark places like boots to hide in.
Good reason!
@ 3:06.....love that character!
Thanks. One take and just goofing. Mule Rider may be a keeper.
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I remember that older video. It was one of the first I came across. Strung out now. Peace.
Re-Boot!!!!
Love the mule man! Bring him back!!
I always appreciate your VERY helpful Tips!!:-)
Y'elcome and thanks.
For decades, I've just brought a big contractor trashbag and kept the boots etc in that overnight.
That'll do it.
The people that downvote these videos must be cranky from not getting a good nights sleep in their tent.
They get joy from thumbing down my good life. Means not a thing to me really.
Man i needed that laugh!! Thanks Shug! You da man!
Whooooo Buddy)))))
I've noticed that when my backpack is hanging on my head-end I get a better lay in the hammock. I may be hanging my hammock poorly on a consistent basis and the additional weight of my backpack seems to help things out. Maybe if I was doing everything right it would make my hang worse. I'm not sure why, but my backpack with a little weight in it hanging on my head-end definitely helps.
Good to hear that is working for you.
Thanks.
Y'elcome.
Shut, I have the Clark jungle hammock and it has built in pockets to store my boots or shoes. Check it out sometime.
My buddy Hickery has one and likes it.....th-cam.com/video/pv7EWHue7pY/w-d-xo.html
Awesome. Thanks. Another great video!!!!
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For me its not so much critters running off with my boots.. The porcupines are fine eating the boot laces right under the hammock..
I use a large compactor bag as a pack liner, and I just put my pack, boots, etc inside it, and lean it up against the tree im hanging off of.
So many ways to do this....
😆 Mule Rider could pass for Mitch McConnell's brother. 😁
As usual, another entertaining and informative video. Thanks, Shug. 👍
Haaaaa!
I've had a shoe taken in the middle of the night while tent camping. No idea what took it but I had to finish the kayaking trip with only one shoe.
Oh wow...bet a possum took it!
Some common sense and practical ideas, Shug. But, what do you do in sub-zero temps, say -5-10 deg below zero? Your up the next morning and your boots, which you left on the ground or hung on your ridge line are now frozen. How do you then cope with putting your feet into your now frozen boots? Do your warm feet warm them up while you grin and bear it, or do your frozen boots keep you uncomfortable? Do you have some special technique, like foot warmers or other method for combating this? Another good video, Shug.
I use mukluks in those temps. But when I do have frozen boots I just spread them wide open at night before sleep. In the morn foot gets crammed in and they loosen and warm up. So I grin and bear it.
Mukluks don't freeze near as much. Best bet is keep boots dry.
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@@shugemery Thx for the FYI, Shug. Looks like I need to look at some mukluks, as well.
You don’t worry about porcupines? They can be buggers. Heard one chewing one night in a crowded campground before he came shuffling by our tent. I knew my stuff was safe because I took precautions but the neighbors weren’t so lucky. He chewed all the grips off their hiking poles.
Not had a problem with one yet.
Thx 👍
Y'elcome.
Thanks for the vid Shug
Whooooooo Buddy))))
Great video Shug, as usual
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Put them in the vestibule part of your tent!!!😁😁😉🤘 Whoooooo Buddy!
Used to.
@@shugemery Dont listen to me, I'm just a dirty Ground Dweller!!!
While I don't hike with a backpack, I camp from my dual sport motorcycle and carry a separate small hammock to store my gear in to keep it off the ground.
Righto.
your setup looks so damn comfy
Truth! That is why i go hammock all the way.
@@shugemery hammocks are so much more fun too
Personally my problem is drying my boots during night. From sweaty feet, rain or worst case a river. Since it is never warm enough to dry out.
Yessir. Once boots are wet they stay wet unless I can get them into some strong sunshine for an hour or two.
Nice vid! U had me rollin with that 2nd character 😂
Thanks. One take and just goofing. Mule Rider may be a keeper.
hmmmm.....
Hammock camping is done to stay away from where bugs are, the ground.... usually in tropical climates where the jungle floor moves like in an Indiana Jones movie. When I was camping in Guyana I put up my hammock (with mosquito net tied around it, opening down) and left my flip flops (too effing hot to even wear tennis shoes) either on the ground beneath me, or resting inside on the bottom of my mosquito net, make sure the weight is holding the net closed, not open. I did have tennis shoes and socks with me, only used shoes when walking long distances over uneven terrain, then hung them on hammock line and rinsed socks and threw them over hammock line as well.....
When camping in South America, remember to bring extra metal fishing leaders... if you lose one on a rock on the bottomed the river and don’t have a spare, you’ll never catch anything after that as piranha will bite through any non metal leaders.... (trust me on this)
Good stuff.