Hanging air hammock makes sleeping a breeze
Even people who love camping can admit that sleeping on the ground isn’t necessarily the most comfortable option.
Sleeping pads and air mattresses can help, but more and more folks are discovering the camping hammock as a way to get a comfortable night’s sleep outside. The drawback, of course, is that you need two well-placed trees as anchors. But unless you’re camping at high altitude or the desert, this isn’t usually an issue.
The Quarter Dome Air Hammock from REI solves another potential issue in camping hammocks: feeling claustrophobic when you’re snuggled in like a burrito.
The permanently attached poles structure the hammock in a wide-open position so it won’t collapse on you. The canopy features a large entrance to get in and out with ease, but the bug-stopping mesh will keep you comfortable at night (and a nylon rain fly is included for bad weather).
Each of the four corners features a guy line with tension adjustment to create a relatively stable sleeping surface. When collapsed, the hammock weighs just over 3 pounds and stores nicely in a backpack.
For hikers on multiday trips, a tent just may be a thing of the past; $219,