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Somewhere in Michigan... First time backpacking, second time hammock camping (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Thanks!

I have felt vulnerable yes, I had one experience where I woke up and thought I heard my buddy walking through the leaves, but then I heard him still snoring. I got a little freaked out, and listened closely, I was just hearing things. But maybe I would've felt the same in a tent? Maybe it was just because I was out in the middle of nowhere, which was new for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Could be, but what if it was a cougar or something? Having my underside exposed like that, and no quick/easy way out, feels more dangerous somehow (I know it probably isn't more dangerous than a tent hypothetically, but it feels that way in my mind).