Motorcycle Hammock-Camping

And odd thing happened while we were off on our August camping trip. An email came in through this very blog asking us if we’d like to review a hammock. Maggie from OneWind wanted us to put whichever model we chose through its paces to see how we liked it. After a bit of back and forth on expectations with Maggie, NMBL and I agreed to give one of their hammocks a go. For this we decided on the OneWind 12′ XXL hammock. From there it was just a matter of sitting back and waiting for the new hammock to arrive. So, yes, OneWind did give us this hammock to review. It’s good to state that up front.

If it seems like a long time between the end of August and now for getting a review out, well it is. We received the hammock in late September by which time the weather around here got a wee bit damp (read, storm warnings). If you’ve ever been to the West Coast of Canada in the autumn you know the weather can be hit and miss. So we waited for a good weather window to do our first setup and test of this rather large hammock. We finally caught a break last weekend so off we went to give this thing a go!

The Unpacking

I’m not one for packaging. For me, less is more. NMBL appreciates simple, well thought out packaging that has the potential to be reused rather than simply thrown away. OneWind ships in a simple branded draw-string plastic bag (aside from the courier packaging) leaving us with very little garbage or a potentially reusable bag. That is appreciated on our end.

The hammock, bug-net, and tree straps all come in a large bishop bag (closures at both ends). The bishop bag is common for a lot of hammock manufacturers. What is uncommon is the fact that the tree straps are stored in it with the the hammock and bug net. More on this later.