Hennessy Hammock – Winter camping and rain

Ah, my first cold weather camping experience with the Hennessy Hammock specifically, the Explorer Ultralite A-sym Zip model. It was like a blind date with the outdoors: exciting, a little awkward, and full of potential. Fast forward several months and multiple camping expeditions later, and my Hennessy is still going strong. It’s like the Energizer Bunny of hammock… it just keeps swinging.

Now, if you’re thinking about using this hammock in winter, let me stop you right there. The basic setup is fantastic for summer nights under the stars, but winter? Winter is a whole different beast. Without some modifications, you’ll find yourself doing the “frozen backside shimmy” by 2 a.m. Trust me, it’s not a dance you want to learn.

In this video, I’ll show you what I had to do to keep my backside from turning into a popsicle. Spoiler alert: it involves some strategic layering, a bit of DIY ingenuity, and a healthy respect for the laws of thermodynamics. Because while the Hennessy Hammock is a dream in warm weather, winter camping requires a little extra love (and insulation) to keep things cozy.

So, if you’re ready to take your hammock game to the next level and avoid becoming a human icicle, stick around. I’ll walk you through the tweaks and tricks that turned my Hennessy from a fair-weather friend into a four-season fortress. And who knows? By the end of it, you might just laugh at how easy it is to stay warm or at least at my terrible jokes.