#hammocks

[tilldeathdousart]

#nature #landscape #scenery #hammocks #fairy lights #travel #explore #escape #adventure #free #freedom #wanderlust #paradise #discover #journey #world #see the world #peace #peaceful #relax #relaxing #beach #beautiful

[seasonalwonderment]

“End of the Season” ~ Photo by janet little jeffers on flickr

#autumn #fall #fall foliage #lakes #hammocks

[honeycombhank]

Tip toe and Apple Pie love their home in this big cage and are always so cozy in the hammock when I come to say good morning

3/10/24

#honeycombhank #my pets #rats of tumblr #my rats #dumbo rats #cute rats #ratblr #apple pie #tiptoe #tiptoe tulip #hammocks #big cage #good morning

[happyheidi]

#cottagecore #nature #naturecore #flowers #flowercore #warmcore #apples #picnics #hammocks #cottage aesthetic

[lunaiz4-misc]

I think it's super weird how few Americans sleep in hammocks. I'm six years and counting into hammock sleeping, and everyone I tell is always just astonished.

The pros:

Cost. A low end hammock suitable for everyday sleeping will run you about $40. Hardware to hang it up will run you another $10. If you don't want to/can't drill holes in your walls, you need an $80 stand. $120, max.

Comfort. Hammocks have zero pressure points. I mean, actually none. You get a better night's sleep with less pain.

Hygiene. Hammocks are super easy to clean - throw them in the wash, then hang them back up to dry.

Space. When you're done sleeping, easily roll or tie your hammock up out of the way.

The cons:

Cold butt syndrome. The hammock alone won't keep you warm, and your body compresses any blankets you put under you. (The solution is to hang the blanket UNDER the hammock, which is called an under quilt.)

It is really hard to share a hammock. If you want to sleep (or engage in other... uh, activities that typically take place in a bed) with another human, a hammock doesn't work so hot. People will try to sell you "double" hammocks - they are liars. Unless you like sleeping with your partner literally on top of you, anyway.

Knee hypertension. Because of the way that a hammock curves, it is possible for your knees to bend slightly backwards when you're on your back. Knees were not meant to do this, and it's a very unpleasant thing to wake up to. Hammock sleepers solve this by sleeping with knees bent, or with a pillow under their knees.

It is soooo much easier to set up camp with hammocks, too. No tent, no poles, just two trees, two straps, a ridge line, and four stakes (for your rain fly.) That's literally it. We've made camp in less than fifteen minutes before.

The questions:

Won't you fall out? No. Gathered end hammocks (the type you want for sleeping) wrap you like a cocoon. Unless you can roll UP and over the side of your hammock, you will not fall out.

Isn't that bad for your body? Not as far as I can tell. I did quite a bit of research before committing to this, and everything was neutral to positive. Please feel free to do your own research.

I tried it before and it didn't work, what did I do wrong? Probably a bad hang. You need a gathered-end, Mayan, or Brazilian style hammock (the kind WITHOUT a spreader bar), and you should hang it such that it dips about 35 degrees below horizontal when occupied. You should also try to sleep diagonally - head slightly off to one side, legs to the other - for the flattest sleeping surface.

I'm plus sized, will this work for me? Most hammocks and stands are rated for around 350 pounds. (Some of the camping and backpacking ones are a bit less.) It's possible to find ones that go up to about 450. I know they make them for large animals (bears, gorillas, big cats), but short of that I think 450 is about the max.

#hammocks #sleep #beds #hammock sleeping #cheap #cheap bed #camping

[ltwilliammowett]

Berthing

Berthing requires the earliest attention by the first lieutenant, and the operation may be facilitated by having a plan of the decks, showing the hammock hooks of every available berth. The watches should be distributed equally on each side of the ship, so that when one watch is piped up the other will not be left entirely on one side. Boatswains’ mates and men liable to a call at any time of the night, should be placed near the hatchways; quartermasters, marines, and others who keep watch and sleep in the morning, placed where they will not be disturbed after all hands are called.

Sleeping Sailors, by Stephen Biesty (x)

On board a frigate the berthing is generally as follows, at least the Admiralty's instructions - on site, however, it can look different, but that is decided by the First Lieutenant : Berth deck: servants and stewards, starboard side forward; balance of the starboard side, idlers (except carpenter’s mates, master at arms and quartermasters); port side, marines. Gun deck: forward, forecastlemen; starboard side, main topmen and after-guards; port side, fore and mizzen topmen; or the numbers of the above parts of the ship may be run continuously athwartships, beginning forward, after having first selected billets for the men required in particular places.

Carpenters’ mates and carpenters should be berthed near the pump, sail-makers’ mates and captains of holds as near the hold or sail-room as possible, cook near the galley, etc. At least one boat’s crew should be so berthed in port, as to be readily called at a moment’s notice.

Hammock plan of the lower deck of HMS Bedford (1775), a 70 gun Third Rate, two decker. (Blue are the sailors, red the marines ) (x)

The boys of the ship must be berthed together, and separate from the rest of the crew; usually aft on the gun-deck in charge of the gunner or the master at arms. On a tack over the forward hammock hook of each billet is hung the number corresponding to the hammock, neatly painted on a small tin plate. The hammock numbers correspond with the watch numbers. These numbers are stencilled on a piece of canvas, in black or blue for starboard watch, red for port watch, and sewed on the outside of the hammock.

The rules for the hammock were as follows: A hammock can contain a mattress and mattress cover, and a pair of blankets. The Bedding should be aired once a week. To air bedding the hammocks are unlashed, slung by the lashing and triced up in the lower rigging. They had to be scrubbed at least once a month; clean hammocks having been issued the evening before, so that they may be “slung” and the old ones prepared for scrubbing in the morning.

A Plan of the Upper Deck of a Seventy-four Gun Ship,..., delineating an Arrangement of the Hammocks for the Crew, from David Steel’s The Elements and Practice of Rigging and Seamanship, 1794 (x)

A complete set of clean hammocks should always be on hand. After scrubbing, they are turned in by guns’ crews, each one carefully inspected by the officers of the divisions, to ascertain if all have been properly scrubbed, then rolled up, placed in a bag or case having the gun’s number painted on it, and taken to the sail-room, where the sail-maker receives it. A torn or badly stained hammock should be left out and given to the sail-maker’s mate, to be exchanged.

Hammocks are lashed up by taking seven marling turns with a manilla or white rope (untarred hemp) lashing. Every hammock should have three good nettle stops on the head, for stopping on the girtlines, and two on the foot. Some officers prefer having the stops put on the girtlines, but this is objectionable, as the line stretches. Hammocks stow in their own parts of the ship; a gauge to level them at the right height above the rail, and a hoop through which they are required to pass, being sometimes used.

#naval history #berthing #hammocks #rules of berthing #18th -19th century #age of sail

[cpahlow]

#hammocks #camping #couple

[hansdurrer]

Pelotas, Brasil, 28 Fevereiro 2024

#Hammocks #Photographers on tumblr #Hängematten #Redes #Photography #Fotografie #Pelotas #Brasil

[mostlystuckony]

The headcanon that Clint sleeps in a hammock in his nest is so good we should bring that back.

#marvel #mcu #clint #clint barton #hammocks #marvel headcanons #clint headcanon #bird man #marvel fanfiction

[life-spire]

@ maxxna

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#hammock #hammocks #relax #relaxing #relaxation #nap #napping #hat #sunhat #sun hat #garden #gardencore #cottage garden #book #books #reading #summer afternoons #curators on tumblr

[tennis-out-of-context]

#rafael nadal #watches #hammocks #lying #beaches #tennis

[honeycombhank]

Little bruxing machine

To be continued….

#honeycombhank #my pets #rats of tumblr #my rats #dumbo rats #cute rats #ratblr #hammocks #pet rats #bruxing #boggle #happy girl #rat teeth #rat hands #rat nose #rat video #original video

[enchantedferretry]

Some stuff I made recently

#ferrets #exotic pets #animal photography #animal photoshoot #animals #frettchen #fretten #pets #hurones #ferret breeder #enchanted ferretry #hammocks #cage #pet bedding #spoiled #spoiledferrets

[detective-giggles]

You and Me

My first 911 bingo fill for the prompt Watching the Sunrise.

Warnings: None; Wordcount: 550

The bed dips as Carlos sits on the edge and his hands are gentle as he shakes TK awake. “Get up, babe.” TK sits up, groggy, and leans forward, resting his head on Carlos’ shoulder. 

“Hmmm? What’s so important at dark o’clock on the day when I need my beauty sleep the most?” he pouts.

Carlos takes a sip of coffee and then hands the steaming mug to TK. He gives the bitter liquid a sniff and takes a couple drinks before giving the mug back and swinging his legs over the edge of the bed. 

“You’re already too pretty for your own good,” Carlos teases, “but come on. I just have one last thing I want us to do before the chaos begins.” Carlos tosses a hoodie to his fiancé and waits as he tugs it over his head.  

He sips the coffee while he waits for TK to slip on some shoes and then lets TK finish the mug as they quietly sneak downstairs. 

Carlos leaves the mug on the counter and leads TK out the back door and across the yard.  The ranch is quiet now, but soon it will be filled with Carlos and TK’s closest friends and family. 

“Where are we going?” TK finally asks.

Carlos stops in front of the large hammock at the edge of the yard and TK lets out a confused sigh as Carlos climbs on. 

“Okay, how do I… I’ve never…hammocked before,” TK admits.  He can already envision them tumbling off but Carlos just grins, already slightly off-center on top of the netting, and plants his foot firmly on the ground. 

“Come on, I’ve got you,” Carlos says. “I promise.”

Read the rest on AO3

#911 bingo #watching the sunrise #tarlos #911ls fic #tooth rotting fluff #hammocks #tk strand #carlos reyes #soon-to-be-married Tarlos

[archer-ko]

Meowth|Meme

Have you seen the funny video of cats in grooming hammocks?:D What about Meowth in them?(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞

Not a big break from the challenge

#challenge #cute #digitalart #fanart #pokemon art #challenge drawing #pokemon fanart #art #artists on tumblr #illustration #gigantamax meowth #meowth #galarian meowth #alolan meowth #alolan pokemon #galarian pokemon #gigantamax #meme #new memes #hammocks

[fieriframes]

[Swaying in hammocks, smoking long amber pipes.]

#s27e05 mex to the max #guy fieri #guyfieri #diners drive-ins and dives #long amber pipes #hammocks