OK, so this is not exactly something that I will be taking on a backpacking trip, but it is my shelter in my backyard! I picked up a couple of chair hammocks for my girl’s birthday…two years ago. I finally hung them from a black walnut tree in our backyard about a week ago. I swear I had a really good reason for taking so long, I just can’t remember it at the moment.

These chairs are ridiculously comfortable. They can be found cheap, are easy to hang, and are supposed to handle nasty weather fairly well. I recommend grabbing a couple and throwing them over a tree branch if you are lucky enough to have trees. They just wouldn’t be the same hanging from the ceiling inside or off a deck.

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I finally got a chance to use my Hennessy on my trip last week to BNR in Arkansas. The short version is that it is awesome and I recommend it to anyone under 185 lbs. Big-boned folks can get more substantial versions that can handle higher weights.

The long version:
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So, my lovely girlfriend and I spent last week up in the Smokies. We were going to do some backpacking, but I managed to give myself a gimpy leg the second day there, so we stuck to easy hikes and managed campsites. It poured rain, literally every day. We spent one day on the AT (when I hurt myself) and it rained for 90% of the hike. The day before, it rained the entire hike. The one day with a few nice hours was spent tubing on the Little River, which is way more fun that you would think it should be.

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