The Ultimate Hang: Hammock Camping Illustrated

December 31, 2019 - Comment
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(as of 7 April 2020 01:48 GMT+0100 - Details)

The second edition to the highly-rated book on hammock camping.

What’s new: Completely re-written with all-new sections on hammock FAQs and basics for new hangers and an expanded advanced section for veterans, plus a DIY section to get you started making your own hammock gear.

The Ultimate Hang 2 covers everything from suspension systems, hammock stands, staying dry, warm, and bug free, along with setting up hammocks indoors.

Hammocks are one of the most comfortable ways to enjoy the indoors, and make great companions for a long-distance thru-hike, relaxing at a park, a weekend backpacking trip, or an overnight in the woods! Get off the ground and begin enjoying the outdoors.

Updated with more than 300 illustrations, The Ultimate Hang 2 helps you discover the freedom, comfort, and convenience of hammock camping. Learn how to set up and use a hammock to stay dry, warm, and bug free in a Leave No Trace-friendly way.

All the best tips and techniques on hammock camping in one place. Stop searching and start relaxing.

Comments

Anonymous says:

Very Informative Reading! I have been trying to decide whether or not I am going to change from being a “tent backpacker” to a “hammock backpacker”. I was not feeling very confident about my decision, especially since I had just purchased a brand new Kelty lightweight tent! But, after reading Derek Hansen’s “The Ultimate Hang”, I ordered a new Hennessy hammock!Needless to say, I really enjoyed the ease of reading this book. It only took me a few hours to complete, and the illustrations were…

Anonymous says:

Content first rate, formatting should never have gone to press First I love the first edition. Loved it so much, a year later, I bought the second edition. Content is 5 stars. Formatting is 1 star.First, there are frequent non-links to page 20, etc. Non-links. And in the kindle version, there are no page numbers. So what exactly was the point of that?Second, the graphics which were so very helpful in the first edition render on a 17″ laptop with the lettering so small as to illegible. Even with a magnifying glass…

Anonymous says:

Kindle version has portions where text is too small to read! Decided to get the Kindle version to save weight and regret it – many figures with annotations are way too small to read, even with the font size set at max. So frustrating as topics such as suitable knots for hammock use, are described with graphics and the supporting text can’t be read. Just buy the actual paper book and save yourself lots of frustration.

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