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Can you show us what kind of hammock you're using? I'm thinking that not all hammocks can really be used for everyday sleeping. I'd very much like to try this though.
I use this stand: http://amzn.com/B00092M27I And this hammock: http://amzn.com/B000NHQK4K I also use a small cylindrical neck pillow and a twin-size down comforter. I've been using this setup since mid-April with great success.
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Why should we read the whole thing? I read a few pages, and it's absolutely shit. This guy has a terrible attitude. Why would I read 20some pages about some guy bitching about cruise ships? EDIT: I've actually been on a cruise, so I can tell this is all just a bunch of (highly subjective) crap.
I appreciate that the writing style isn't for everyone, but he's not "some guy", he's one of the best writers of our time. Don't worry though, others have made your mistake: http://kottke.org/11/04/infinite-jest-blindly-judged
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I use this stand: http://amzn.com/B00092M27I And this hammock: http://amzn.com/B000NHQK4K I also use a small cylindrical neck pillow and a twin-size down comforter. I've been using this setup since mid-April with great success.
What sleeping position are you using? Straight or diagonal-Brazilian style?
So, is it possible to set up an indoor hammock in a small room?
Of course it is (my roommate and I set up two hammocks in our dorm room between the wall studs) however the article suggests that simple rocking (not necessarily 'hammocks') is the key. And doing that is easier, in that you need only put your bed on a platform that can rock. (baby cradles have rounded ends sometimes for that).
Mechanically pushing a waterbed would also be easier than making a bed rockable.
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What sleeping position are you using? Straight or diagonal-Brazilian style?
I sleep angled. What's important also is the tension of the hammock. It took me a couple nights to get it set up the way I have it now.
(I've not met a hammock)
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I sleep angled. What's important also is the tension of the hammock. It took me a couple nights to get it set up the way I have it now.
What's important about the tension? To have it tense or not tense or however, as long as it's comfortable or adjusted by some rule of thumb? (I've not met a hammock)
I think I'd say you know when it's set up properly when you feel almost weightless in that the hammock suspends your weight evenly. I wouldn't go by pictures of hammocks that have been set up as many are way more loose than I'd consider livable.
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How do you use the hammocks in the snow though? (Don't know if this applies to the Appalachian Trail, but I know that sleeping in the snow happens on the PCT).
You use both an under quilt and a top quilt to insulate the hammock, which is of course suspended above the snow. I haven't tried that yet as I'm more of a fair weather camper, but comments on various hammock forums suggest that winter camping in hammocks is common.