Don't look down

March 17, 2016 7:38 AM

Italy. One 50 metre double line. 16 hammocks. 22 people. And, relax. Some background to the photo shoot.
posted by Wordshore (36 comments total)

Glad to see the hammock district down on third is thriving again.
posted by AloneOssifer at 7:40 AM on March 17, 2016 [10 favorites]

Nope on a rope.
posted by rh at 7:46 AM on March 17, 2016 [24 favorites]

Hell yes.
posted by Too-Ticky at 7:55 AM on March 17, 2016 [1 favorite]

No and yes. Scares me to think about it but I want to do it to see if I could push through the fear and turn it into something enjoyable. As the fine article says, "comfort is relative".
posted by Doleful Creature at 8:09 AM on March 17, 2016 [3 favorites]

Clearly I fall out of hammocks more easily than these people.
posted by you're a kitty! at 8:14 AM on March 17, 2016 [6 favorites]

All I can think of is being in a middle hammock and suddenly realizing I urgently need to use the toilet. So, not relaxing at all.
posted by vacapinta at 8:15 AM on March 17, 2016 [6 favorites]

Yeah, opened the picture and stomach immediately turned. I am way too scared of heights for that. Good for them, though (no it's not, they're making me nervous, please stop)
posted by dismas at 8:26 AM on March 17, 2016 [1 favorite]

It'd be fun but I'd probably end up next to the guitar guy who only knows Wonderwall and after about the third time through I'd start to think pretty hard about unclipping my safety lanyard.
posted by Clinging to the Wreckage at 8:27 AM on March 17, 2016 [11 favorites]

How do you choose to do that but not dress up as Indiana Jones?
posted by Esteemed Offendi at 8:35 AM on March 17, 2016 [1 favorite]

Clearly I fall out of hammocks more easily than these people.

I believe the word for this is 'gilliganning'.
posted by Atom Eyes at 8:52 AM on March 17, 2016 [11 favorites]

Considering the number of times I've tried to get into a hammock and have flipped over to land on the ground, I think this would be an immediate death sentence for me, should I try it.
posted by xingcat at 8:52 AM on March 17, 2016 [1 favorite]

All I can think of is being in a middle hammock and suddenly realizing I urgently need to use the toilet. So, not relaxing at all.

A rope hammock might solve that problem. The person downwind from you might not be thrilled, but hey - you gotta go, you gotta go.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 8:53 AM on March 17, 2016

SCREAMING
posted by feckless fecal fear mongering at 9:00 AM on March 17, 2016 [3 favorites]

Nope on a rope.

Alternative, more relaxing, recreational pursuits such as caving or potholing are available.
posted by Wordshore at 9:04 AM on March 17, 2016 [6 favorites]

They look like excellent hammocks.
I would like to buy a hammock with a fly. Any recommendations?
posted by Jode at 9:54 AM on March 17, 2016

I understand the rigging and the math and the gear. I don't know how much I trust any of that. I always picture the mountain calving at one end. My life thus far has been ridiculous enough that my death would seem to need to be ridiculous as well.
posted by nevercalm at 9:58 AM on March 17, 2016 [1 favorite]

Relax? Screw that. Bounce!
posted by srboisvert at 10:06 AM on March 17, 2016

Wordshore: "Nope on a rope.

Alternative, more relaxing, recreational pursuits such as caving or potholing are available."

I didn't touch your porridge! I swear!
posted by Splunge at 10:08 AM on March 17, 2016 [2 favorites]

I understand the rigging and the math and the gear. I don't know how much I trust any of that.

Skeptic: You sure this is safe?

Organizer: Sure. Look, you take these numbers here, add them up, divide by the nu

Skeptic: Multiply.

Organizer: .... EVERYONE OFF THE ROPE
posted by It's Never Lurgi at 10:21 AM on March 17, 2016 [9 favorites]

If you don't spend all your time up there thinking of falling, why bother? You might as well be doing it in your back yard.
posted by Obscure Reference at 10:32 AM on March 17, 2016

Some people on youtube setting up hammocks on a 325 ft high train trestle.
posted by peeedro at 10:41 AM on March 17, 2016 [2 favorites]

why would you re-implement scrolling in javascript for the love of god why
posted by vibratory manner of working at 11:09 AM on March 17, 2016 [5 favorites]

why would you re-implement scrolling in javascript for the love of god why
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posted by Inkoate at 11:34 AM on March 17, 2016 [5 favorites]

They look like excellent hammocks.
I would like to buy a hammock with a fly. Any recommendations?
posted by Jode

Try the hammock district.
posted by 445supermag at 12:28 PM on March 17, 2016 [3 favorites]

I was expecting this to be a video of a 50 meter race with a game of musical hammocks at the end.
posted by fussbudget at 12:35 PM on March 17, 2016

I'd like to think that I could do something like this, but I know I couldn't. It's not the height. It's the fear of getting stuck next to the hammock with the guy smoking.
posted by ezust at 12:51 PM on March 17, 2016

why would you re-implement scrolling in javascript for the love of god why

I've never seen a photographer's portfolio website that wasn't a complete dumpster fire — mystery-meat navigation, scrolling fucked to hell, tiny images that require a full page load to see an enlarged version, unhyperlinkable pages, flash, ... The list goes on. It must be a guild requirement.
posted by Rhomboid at 12:51 PM on March 17, 2016 [3 favorites]

Huh; it turns out that cliffside hammocks and other sleeping arrangements are a thing. Dammit, I should have done a better post. There is, for example:

- Comfy hammock.
- Tents.
- Lots of ropes and stuff.
- And, from an article on vertical camping, a nice bed.
posted by Wordshore at 1:12 PM on March 17, 2016 [2 favorites]

> I would like to buy a hammock with a fly. Any recommendations

I've taken this one backpacking and it was fine. There are lighter ones out there.
posted by The corpse in the library at 1:53 PM on March 17, 2016

Oh, maybe you mean a rain fly... but I think any old rain fly would work, as they're not attached to the hammock.
posted by The corpse in the library at 1:55 PM on March 17, 2016

I did not take that to mean a rain fly or mosquito netting. I had a completely, err... different kind of fly pictured. Also, BRB.
posted by evilDoug at 2:23 PM on March 17, 2016 [3 favorites]

Jode: you want a Hennessy Hammock. I used one on an extremely rainy solo three-week kayak trip and it kept me nice and dry.
posted by borsboom at 2:53 PM on March 17, 2016

I would like to buy a hammock with a fly. Any recommendations?

One of the best beginner resources for hammock camping is The Ultimate Hang.

If youtube videos are your thing, check out professional circus clown and hammock camper Shug Emery's Hammock How-To For Noobs videos.

The place to go for recommendation is hammockforums.net, there is a whole community of 'hangers' there as well as a cottage industry for hammock-specific camping gear: hammocks, suspensions, rain tarps, bug nets, quilts, etc. If you have any skill with a sewing machine, there is a DIY section to help you make your own for pretty cheap.

I've borrowed a hammock and rain fly made by Eagle's Nest Outfitters for a backpacking trip last year and liked the setup so much that I sewed my own for less money that came in at about half the weight.

The Hennessy Hammocks that borsboom mentions have a great reputation. For me a simple gathered-end hammock was more comfortable than their asymmetric layout.
posted by peeedro at 3:17 PM on March 17, 2016 [1 favorite]

All I can think of is being in a middle hammock and suddenly realizing I urgently need to use the toilet. So, not relaxing at all.

This was my first thought also. I'd be fine with height and I like hammocks, but climbing across everyone to use the loo or get a cold beer would not be my thing.
posted by Dip Flash at 5:44 PM on March 17, 2016

I dunno needs more spiders in the hammocks I think.
posted by You Can't Tip a Buick at 7:17 PM on March 17, 2016 [2 favorites]

enough is enough i have had it with these motherfucking snakes in this motherfucking hammock
posted by flabdablet at 5:41 AM on March 18, 2016