Sleeping on a Bed is Terrible: A Reddit thread
I participated in a thread on Reddit last night about the joys of sleeping on a hammock instead of a bed. As it turns out, I have been a hammock sleeper for almos 4 years. The thread was on r/unpopularopinion. The thread was pulled by the moderators, but as it turned out I had the page open in a tab and managed to save a bunch of it. This has been edited to remove certain extraneous bits and a few off-topic unhelpful comments.
Sleeping on a bed is terrible
I’ve been sleeping in a $10 hammock at home for 6 years now.
I’ve slept on beds before and during this period. I’ve tried multiple mattresses and no matter the firmness, material or price they all suck.
Hammocks are superior.
They are ergonomic, cheap and comfy.
Neutral sleeping position by design, improved posture, less pressure on your shoulders, hips and back.
You won’t turn and toss much.
You can sleep on your side, it’s a myth that you can not.
If you’re a fetal positioner, it feels like a mother’s caring womb.
You won’t wake up drenched in backsweat.
In the summer you’re a floating taco.
In the winter you’re a floating burrito.
You don’t need a quilt indoors (insulation under hammocks to prevent cold butt).
The only thing I can’t do is sleeping on my stomach but I don’t even feel the need to do it anymore.
They are not good for sleeping together and making love, but you can get a sofa bed for that. Boom, two birds one stone. That’s one less expensive furniture. It’s a fair deal.
Edit: You don’t sleep like a banana in a hammock! That is a misconception, you have to lie at an angle. Also how you set up your hammock matters a lot, there are calculators for that: height, rope length, hammock size, etc. But you do the same with beds when you assemble them.
Edit2: I can’t keep up with the comments but I did answer the most common ones!
For you horndogs: cmon you can have sex on a sofa for example, surprise your partners with a bit of creativity!
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Can we… see the set up?
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i added three pics from my room on my insta rcanzlovar
I added a post on my personal site with a couple pics. Not cleaned up, I took these pics last summer to show a friend how it works.
https://rcanzlovar.com/blog/my-room-with-hammocks/
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Reddit has the most interesting people I swear
Not for everyone, to be sure. Waterbeds were a thing once upon a time. I’m not sure what i would do if i wanted to sleep next to someone all the time, but for now this is what I do. My thrashing around in bed with my last shared bed partner is what led me to trying this. CPAP helps, but as others have pointed out, I often wake up in the same position I went to sleep in.
That’s why you always have to take advice here with a grain of salt. You never know if you’re talking to a lifelong hammock sleeper.
You never know who is on the other side of that reddit handle; It could be a serial killer, the head of a drug cartel, or worse……a dreaded hammock sleeper.
not as bad as milk firsters
My father, an avid camper and outdoorsman, survived a nearly fatal car crash many years ago and it messed up his back to the point of no return. Daily chronic pain and often frequent immobility from poor ergonomics while sleeping. He ended up buying a hammock for camping stuff (though it s nice one, a few hundred bucks custom made rather than a $10 one like OP, but no hate!) and has been sleeping in it every single day since then. He reports zero pain after switching and now seems fully normal besides his age. He even figured out how to hook it up to sleep in his van when he’s on the road. He basically never sleeps in beds anymore and when he does he can barely move the next morning. Tried it once and I think I might switch.
There should be more research on sleeping in hammocks for sure. It feels good to sleep in one, even though it’s not a solution that fits all people there’s probably medical benefits for specific cases based on your dad’s experience.
seems fully normal besides his age.
Ok then.
Everyone on reddit is an expert on everything. Today we met the hammock sleep expert
Welcome to my crib, it has a hammock
I do know someone who also sleeps on a hammock and swears by it.
I tried it once and yeah… it’s actually really good. I have constant back issues due to terrible posture, and I woke up feeling amazing. I want to take a whole week to try it out sometime, so I can get a better perspective if it’s really that much better.
Hard flat surface FIXED my upper back problems.
I find my back feels great after both options. But hammock sleeping fixes my snoring issues. My snoring wakes up my wife when I’m sleeping in a bed, but I don’t snore at all sleeping in a hammock
They let just anyone on here.
That is a nice adjective… nicer than one I would use lol
“I’ve been sleeping in a $10 hammock at home for 6 years now”
And how many subreddits are you a moderator for?
“Peeing in the toilet is terrible, I’ve been using Mountain Dew bottles for 6 years now and I’ll never go back”
Why Mountain Dew bottles?
It’s what Reddit mods crave
They have lots of empty ones laying around, and the color means there’s a chance to “accidentally” drink out of one later.
I was working from home. Had to pee while on a call. Peed into my empty ensure bottle. Put the lid back on. Work got busy. I got thirsty. Forgot what I had done. Took a huge gulp out of that ensure bottle. The ensure bottle that had now been sitting for hours. Immediately throw up all over my computer , keyboard, desk, floor, wall and self.
I will never pee into a bottle ever again.
Don’t ever work for Amazon.
Cause you gotta do the Dew babayyyy.
Trying to coup r/mattress rn
r/hammocksleepers/ is available
OP I have to know, how do you wash the hammock? DO you wash the hammock?
I just washed mine the other day. My washer has a small top thing for delicates, I used that, hung it up wiht a dowel to hold it apart while it dried.
I swear I’m not (yet) insane enough to mod a sub haha.
Yes, 60°C/140°F works for mine but I guess lower temperature or hand wash setting is just as good. I wouldn’t set it higher.
I appreciate you successfully posting an actual unpopular opinion and your commitment to never having a woman over.
Can’t speak for OP, but I have a futon pad (folded out of the way most of the time) with a fresh sheet gets the job done when the occasion has arison. Clip the hammock to the side makes a big space in the middle of the room. Getting up off the floor is a challenge for 60+ year old folks like us.
Her bed usually has stuff on it, so it hasn’t come up for me to stay at her place so far. Depression is a hell of a thing.
Dibs.
I just washed mine the other day. My washer has a small top thing for delicates, I used that, hung it up wiht a dowel to hold it apart while it dried.
I can’t judge you because I slept on a giant 7’ long bean bag for 2 years in college and it’s the best I’ve ever slept. This was when I was a stomach sleeper and something about starfishing sprawled on a giant beanbag felt like sleeping on a cloud to me. Typical beds aren’t for everyone 😂
Edit to change inches to feet, thanks to the kind commenter who pointed that typo out 😂😂😂
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I know you meant feet but I’m choosing to picture you laying starfish on top of a 7 inch long bean bag telling everyone who will listen how comfortable it actually is.
This reminds me that about a year ago I was obsessed with the idea of getting a human dog bed
This comment just reminded me that:
In The Sims 2, toddlers were annoying to keep in cribs because they needed an adult to get them in and out of bed, so instead of cribs, I’d get my toddlers dog beds.
So, based on that experience, it seems like a great idea.
Legitimately a real toddler would prefer a dog bed
Honestly, it’s probably safer anyway: if they roll out, they won’t fall far.
And if there’s a dog in the house, cuddle buddy!
Sounds good to me!
When my cat was recovering from surgery, she couldn’t jump on or off the furniture but she likes to sleep on my pillow, so I just piled up a nest of blankets and slept on the floor with her, lol.
That’s kinda like sleeping in a cat bed?
I was an adult though, lol.
I 100% agree and think that sounds delightful. Though my cats turn my whole bed into a cat bed by deciding to lay on my pillow and put their butts on my head…
Bean bag sleepers 🤝 Hammock sleepers
Imagine a low hanging hammock resting atop a giant bean bag.
Bean bags may just be the most comfortable thing
Hammocks also
I don’t know but you two don’t sound weird to me at all
Giant bean bags are ridiculously comfortable. We have one in our TV room and if I lay in it to watch anything and I am even remotely tired I fall asleep almost instantly.
Ok, how? I ask as someone who had one of those things. It’s great for falling asleep but slowly I sink in butt first more and more until I’m in an uncomfortable V
Beanbags to me are for stomach sleeping lmao Otherwise if you sleep on it butt to beanbag you’re right it feels like getting eaten by quick sand Stomach sleeping feels more like sleeping on a cloud, the beads inside just settle better
Then how you get up is you just body roll left or right off the beanbag depending on the angle, roll towards the lowest side 😂
Kinda off topic but in college I roomed with a guy who grew up extremely poor with a mentally ill single mother. Our apartment had beds for each of us but he could never get comfortable in his and I usually found him sleeping on the floor with just a comforter over him because “that’s how he always slept at home.” Pretty sad.
Damn
I slept on a floor growing up for like 7 years. I prefered it. I look back like damn I did that wow. It wasn’t sad, I wasn’t sad. Context matters, but in your story it seems sad, but it seems he chose that when he didn’t have to.
This is me actually, it sucks but yea even at 43 now I still lay on the floor sometimes because it’s more comfortable and soothing
Sleep is very important for your mental health, vica verse. There’s a lot of research on this and if anyone reading this struggles with sleeping consider reaching out to a doctor!
side sleeping in a hammock never works for me
After 20 years you start looking like a banana.
As a stomach sleeper I strongly disagree. I’m not a contortionist….
I was a stomach sleeper in bed and on the floor, but a back and slide sleeper in a hammock (i slept on a hammock for a while then on the floor before being forced back into a bed 😆)
I’m old. And herniated discs in my neck and back. Why I’m a stomach sleeper. 😓
Also i need a big bed to sleep. I had to use a twin bed out of home for a few weeks, and every single night, I woke up on the floor. I move around a lot while sleeping and need space. Who wants to be confined to certain angles lol.
Also 6 years in a hammock. Guess not 1 girl wanted to come over eh?
quiet person
Take my upvote and go away please. This is kinda unhinged.
Hammock guy is the worst take I’ve heard out of many thousands of terrible opinions. I upvoted this potato of a person as well.
• 1m ago
don’t knock it unless you try it. I’m with OP - changing to a hammock did wonders for my chronic back pain upon arising.
Only bad thing is it’s a bit of a hassle getting up to pee in the middle of the night because getting situated isn’t unlike a dog settling down - it’s a bit of a process.
Literal lol 🤣
Happy Cake Day!
I sleep on a bed at night but I nap in my hammock. I support your message and appreciate your enthusiasm for hammocks.
Whenever I go see my father-in-law, we are camping in the woods and my husband invested in hammocks for each of us. Before that we slept on a crappy mattress in a small cabin loft or a mattress pad in a tent. Since we got the hammocks, it’s a vacation I now look forward to. I sleep amazing every night, and it’s probably something to do with me getting high every day when I’m forced into the woods, but part of it is definitely the hammock. They really are great when you get used to them.
Hammock camping is lovely. I love waking up to little birds catching thermals from my body heat just inches over my face between me and the tarp above. Can’t get that in a tent!
I keep the tarp close so the birds don’t shit on me
“You ever get in a hammock with someone else? You better be dating ’em.” - Jim Gaffigan
I love hammocks.
An actual unpopular opinion that isn’t rooted in fundamental misunderstanding!?
Looks like Christmas came a day late this year
How does it improve posture? I can’t see it doing anything except worsen my shrimp posture.
• 1m ago
Having proper tension so it’s not a deep curve is important. I use a couple lengths of chain between the wall and my usual hammock. I have a few that I can choose from. A couple are canvas (breathe nicely in the summer) ripstop nylon (easier to adjust blankets beneath me) and one that has spreader bars which is like a net. That one is nice because I can sleep with all sides of me exposed when it’s hot, but it takes up more space than the others. Getting arranged with blankets on that one is a little trickier because of friction between blanket and rope. A sleeping bag would probably work well but i haven’t tried that.
I think the best way to describe it is by comparing it to memory foam. Your body settles into an “ideal” position so pressure is allievated on your shoulders and back.
As you can see from other comments, it is not for everyone though and fixing your posture problems should be probably done by proper physiotherapy first.
It doesn’t. It’s like sitting 8 hours in a really soft office chair instead of one with a better supported back. It will just fuck you up after a long time. Only reason it feels comfortable to OP is because they are used to the feeling.
• 34m ago
Is this based on something concrete, or you just lying and claiming that your baseless assumptions are factually true?
You can sleep flat in one. Go look it up. It’s pretty cool
My boyfriend did this our freshman year of college. He put his bed on the top rung of the frame and hung a hammock up underneath. I initially made fun of him for it, but before we left for winter break he got me a hammock and set up my bed the same way. It was really nice! I had a little private cave that rocked me to sleep. I haven’t thought about that in years.
Ik people are clowning you for this but I can’t lie, you’ve kinda sold me. Might give it a try
• 1m ago
There are lots of options. The traditional two-point connection can be tricky indoors, but it can be stretched between two walls. There are some that hang from a single point and can be removed except for the chain for proper height (no really, why do you really have chains hanging from your bedroom ceiling, hmmm?)
For the latter, I recommend checking out crysalis hammocks https://www.crysalishammocks.com/ which was my first sleeping hammock. If you lay on it, put your feet on the edge, it stretches out to long enough for your whole body, you’re flat, and I don’t even really need a pillow on that one. I usually use the two-point one, however.
I put up a couple of pics from my room on my blog. If i knew i was going to do a public showing i might have straightened up better but these pics were to show a friend at work what i was talking about.
https://rcanzlovar.com/blog/my-room-with-hammocks/
It worked ok for Gilligan and the Skipper.
The millionaire, and his wife too
And the rest
The movie star, the Professor and Mary Ann. . .
my back hurts from sleeping on the bed. i would try buying a hammock
I won’t be a hypocrite, my back occasionally hurts but I’d average it to a day a month. My confidence in hammocks is based on this, I am in no way sponsored by the Big Hammock industry. Make sure you sleep in it the proper way, see my edit!
What type of hammock? At this point, yeah, I’d try it…
Get one with the parachute material. Not net, and no spreader bars. If you have a medical condition, consult with your doc for sure.
I think the canvas hammocks are the best. Give me a nice tight cotton canvas over synthetic parachute fabric any day.
I also think hammock sleeping is poorly understood by most and hugely underrated. I still greatly prefer a bed, though, but I salute you for finding what works for you.
If you want to really get into the weeds, the hammock camping Bible is The Ultimate Hang by Derek Hansen
My fat backside would melt into the net
You gotta get the parachute material kind!
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Personally id be seriously concerned about the integrity of however I’m anchoring or supporting this hammock.
Look up the turtle dog hammock stand. Easily supports at least 500lbs. And can be built (if you’re remotely handy) for less than $100 each.
You sleep alone
I do. Slept with my ex in a bed and she cheated on me. Clearly there’s a pattern.
No bed = no cheat is sound logic, I suppose
Was this 6 years ago?… is the hammock-sleeping a trauma response?
Maybe you joke, but after going through a traumatic/DV situation, I slept in a tent inside my home for a while.
No but I appreciate you looking out for others! It clearly shows you’re a kind person, I hope you found/find the partner who appreciates that and treats you the same way.
ur alright, hammock guy
Fuck it I’m in on hammocks
I knew someone who had Permanent damage done to his back because he thought it was cool to sleep on a hammock instead of on a bed.
This is weird as hell. Have an upvote.
4 out of 5 dentists agree.
If you’re a fetal positioner, it feels like a mother’s caring womb.
I don’t want this vision in my brain
I would actually get so sick doing this lol my motion sickness could never allow it
I’m also a hammock sleeper! I originally did it as a temporary solution, my mattress was causing me insane back pain but I wasn’t ready to shell out a few hundred bucks on a new one.
Started with a cheap hammock stand and the first few nights were rough, but when I got the hang (ha) of it I realized I was waking up with 0 back pain and upgraded to a permanent wall installation. I do plan on having a bed again at some point just to have the option (I miss sitting in bed and reading, it’s just not the same in a hammock or a chair) but I don’t think I’ll ever go back to sleeping in a bed full time.
Probably the most interesting part of hammock sleep for me is instead of flailing around in my sleep like I’m fighting demons I usually wake up in the exact same position I fell asleep in, and I have way fewer sleep paralysis episodes.
Also it’s nice being able to toss the whole thing in the wash. And no fear of bedbugs!
• 21m ago
I got a dorm style loft and put my dresser,bookshelf and some bins under it.
There are some that hang from the ceiling, I started in one of these. With a tripod it travels well and doesn’t have a big footprint
https://www.crysalishammocks.com/hammocks/natural
I sleep on a Latex hybrid that has 2400 individually wrapped US steal coils and an adjustable base. Sleeping on it is amazing.
Invest in a good mattress, it’s a 1/4 of your life.
I support your decision, sounds like we both sleep comfortable!
Someone’s been in the doghouse for 6 years and is justifying it
I support the use of free will and dogs are fucking awesome. They know a lot about sleeping too.
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I think the last really upsetting time I threw my back out was sleeping in a hammock. We were on vacation, I didn’t have a back brace with me, and my dad did not want to go out and buy one until he realized that I legitimately could not stand up straight and was about to burst into tears.
Hammocks are cool but sleeping in them isn’t for everyone just for like, logistics and health reasons.
You’re right, I think anyone with medical conditions should consult their doc before sleeping in a hammock! Actually, I think they should do the same before buying a mattress. Your health is the most important thing, make sure you take care of it.
What hammock do you use? How’s it set up inside? Where and what kind of insulation under it?
Literally the cheapest one from Decathlon but I guess you can find them in any sports store. Parachute material, no spreader bars. Mine is set up with heavy use eye bolts on two walls. I used a hammock calculator to know how high I should place the bolts.
Inside I don’t use insulation under but you can buy a quilt, it is used when sleeping outside in the winter. They can be expensive but there are guides to DIY quilts from cheap sleeping bags!
• 58m ago
I use a fitted flannel sheet. Put a corner on my head like a hoodie and wrap myself in it, pulling up the extra over my feet. Extra blanket maybe but I use a space heater in a thermostat in winter to keep the room warmiah.
sigh Another missed connection…
Where were you and this post when I was 5 years old presenting a powerpoint to my parents about why it was beneficial to them for me to swap out my bed for a hammock?
I would have given you my entire piggy bank.
You’re a pirate I just can’t prove it.
People are hating, but this seems nice. I dream of hammocking on vacation or when camping, so why not bring it home?
It was such a weird concept for me too at first. I love waking up in a hammock under a tarp to the sound of birds chirping. Fresh air, morning light, feeling well rested.
I transitioned from outdoors to indoors for sure!
With my blankets and body pillows, I prefer having a bed. Not that I’ve tried a hammock past camping (where a hammock is superior to inflatable air mattresses by far), but I’ve always enjoyed having a bed to sleep on, sit on, lounge on, etc. it’s always more than just a bed.
And my stuffed animals wouldn’t be nearly as comfortable either
How can a hammock be good for your back? Often times things that feel comfy are not back healthy. A hammock is curved. Youre going to end up with scoliosis.
I slept in a hammock for a couple of years. I liked it, for a lot of the reasons you mentioned.
Then I went back to a bed, with an inclined pillow.
… I’d only sleep in a hammock if I was camping. And I don’t go camping.
When I sleep in my bed, I don’t sleep. I spend about 3 hours thinking about all the terrible things in the world and all the Terrible Things in my life, and don’t go to sleep and I wake up 20 times a night. I sleep on my couch and I’m asleep in minutes and I sleep for 8 hours straight.
Something about pulling out a sofa bed before getting intamate just seems cringe. Mood killer for sure. I cannot imagine any lady that would stick around while I unfold a fucking couch. Haha.
My sister sleeps in a hammock and has for several years.
I used to sleep on a shikibuton for several years, but eventually I bought a bed (just a mattress on the floor) again because my period cramps suck and I wanted more comfort
OP is not wrong tho, beds are not superior
But if you do like to have sex tho, you kinda want a bed lol
It all just depends on the person and their preference
Be sure to keep an eye on your mattress. They aren’t meant to be on the floor and can grow mold from not having any air flow.
Um, yeah, I’m gonna have to go ahead and disagree with you there, Bob.
Disagree all you want. It means nothing unless you’ve got some content to substantiate why.
Yeah, but for us mattress jumpers, the hammock is a dealbreaker.
Understandable, have a nice day!
…and how old are you? Cause I mean I could have slept on a jagged boulder in my 20s..
The OP watched Avatar before coming up with this idea.
OP I mean this with a lot of kindness in my heart but I think you might have been a tree kangaroo in your last life.
This guy (doesnt) fuck
You’re getting a lot of hate but hammocks are so awesome and comfy. Maybe people have never experienced a good hammock/don’t know how to properly set them up or sleep in them?
• 57m ago
Butt is your ass comfortable?
• 27m ago
Show a picture of your hammock. They’re not all the same.
I’m guessing you have also been single for more than 6 years?
No but knowing my last relationship I wish that was the case!
That’s a weird assumption.
Reading this as I’m currently laying on a hammock…
Haha you know what’s up, I hope you have a nice day
I always thought it was so cool that Cody in Rescuers Down Under slept in a hammock in his room. Then I turned 11.
imagine bringing a girl home and yall making out and the get to your room. her face would be priceless
not like you’d ever experience that, though
• 51m ago
You obviously don’t get laid
• 44m ago
What happens if you get cramp on the middle of the night in a hammock?
• 25m ago
Sounds like big hammock is trying to crack into the residential virgin market.
I’m not sure I’d be comfortable sleeping on a hammock.. They’re droopy and due to the fact that they’re hanging, I don’t think you could easily turn or roll over on them.
So like I think you might be wright, ive never slept in hammock tho. 2 questions, how can I trail hammock sleeping? I I decide its for me how can I do it in my home? I am currently renting
It’s not a big expense but the best way to try sleeping in a hammock is outside a few times on camping trips or in your garden. For that I recommend one with a mosquite net. I suggest to try then decide, jumping right into buying a frame or drilling bolts into walls could be a hassle.
Hang height, hammock length and even your body weight matters. There are hammock calculators online to help you.
Hammock frames often limit these, so make sure to get the right one if you can’t hang them on your wall. If you can, use heavy-duty or swing bolts for anchors.
You could buy a hammock frame - possibly from amazon.. return it if it doesn’t work out for you
in your opinions
I see the hammock lobby found the way out of the basement
Some of the best sleep I ever got was in a hammock on the Appalachian Trail. I agree with you there!!
I did that until my fat ass ripped through one night and I caught the bar of my frame to the spine. Was a fun wake up
Ok, I’m totally on your side on this as I own multiple hammocks, but how would I go about setting one up indoors?
You fuck in this hammock?
My grandpa has been sleeping in a recliner for 20+ years
I used to sleep in mine. I miss it, that thing was cozy. That might be the 1 piece of furniture I allow myself to splurge on down the road.
How would a hammock give you neutral spinal alignment? You’re basically bent like a taco when you’re inside a hammock
I spent a few years sleeping in hammocks, best sleep hands down. Even some interesting positions you can do during the sexy times.
When I was around 13 I slept in a hammock for a couple years. I had to stop because I would have Jack Sparrow sea legs for a couple hours every morning
Idk man I got sucked into one of those Sleep number beds at the mall 5 years ago and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. The way it adjust just right when I lay on it. Its perfect.
What makes a hammock “ergonomic?” Asking as someone who works in ergonomics and still doesn’t believe you.
Take a shower, hippie
right, it works great if you’re alone.
This is likely true I do massage and people pass out on that table .. it’s firm back stays straight neck doesn’t turn oddly when using the headrest … soft beds and pillows can be bad for posture and back issues
I sleep on the floor on top of four blankets. I started doing this six months ago when my brother would bring his dog into my room to play video games. The dog left a smell on my bed and even though I washed my sheets I’m not too fond of laying where the dog used to be. I’m considering getting a futon, or one of those human sized dog beds
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Ah yes, I remember my 20s.
“You don’t need a quilt indoors”
lmao sleeping without a quilt, actually insane
This is inspirational.
Sleep on a hammock and fuck on a couch bed? Now I’m going to bed sad.
So this was written by a tiny person a tiny Asian male or female or just a really really short person ?
I’m 180cm, according to google that is 5 feet 1055/64 inches for my American friends
“Hey, do you want to end this date at my house? I have a 10$ hammock as a bed”
i’m reading this thread whilst laying in a really really comfortable bed.
hey quick question, what the fuck?
I had a hammock instead of a bed in one apartment (and a hammock in addition to a bed in another). I loved it so much. My husband won’t let me have an inside hammock now, but one day I will convince him…
“Banana hammock” will never not make me lol.
Kinda sold me on it but id prefer somthing like this. Not a ten dollar pos
I have several hammocks. A couple of canvas ones, one is kind of narrow and cost about $20 at walmart. I have an ENO one but i’ve been using the canvas one since summer because it breathes better than the nylon kind. Nylon worked well last winter with an oscillating space heater on my back but i haven’t switched back yet this winter.
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Don’t waste your money on expensive hammocks, it’s a scam like luxury mattresses. Get one with simple parachute material, they’re cheap.
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Do you only use the nylon kind? I’ve found the canvas ones work well for me much of the time, but adjusting sheet/blanket under me is a little difficult. There is definitely some dog-in-their-bed kind of adjustments at first but once i get settled, i’m set for the night.
Someone else asked for pics of my setup
https://rcanzlovar.com/blog/my-room-with-hammocks/
Link?
I have one similar to this, they’re pretty much the same in the $10-20 price tag.
https://www.amazon.com/Kootek-Portable-Lightweight-Parachute-Backpacking/dp/B07X5G3BKZ
Im not gonna check but I am 90% sure OP is one of thoes people or possibly a mod in that subreddit that is about people peeing in sinks
I admit I pee in the shower sometimes but the sink is no-go for me.
Hammock.. I thought you were going to say the floor. Hammock?!
No
Yeah this dude doesn’t have a wife.
“you won’t wake up drenched in backsweat”
My dude, this isn’t the solution to that problem…
I won’t judge too much. Sometimes when I can’t sleep I got lay on the couch and that does the trick. I like something solid against my back.
lol
I have severe OA. I do not think I would walk again if I was in a hammock for an eight hour night. Just getting into/ out of a hammock would be so painful. So no, sleeping in a hammock for many people, would be a worse option for than a break
This is as good a place as any: these are awesome because you get out by standing up.
https://www.crysalishammocks.com/hammocks/natural
Bro apparently knows what a womb feels like
Since I’m not seeing anyone else ask this…
Are you sexually active and where are you having sex?
I am, on beds and sofas. I just think sleeping is better in a hammock but sex is definitely better on a bed
this person has NO sex
Maybe OP is a…. swinger
“I’ve slept on beds before…” Never lead with that. No matter what you are going to say next, all credibility is lost.
How does one have sex in a hammock ?
Through a gap in the mesh
Enjoy your inevitable back pain and bad posture from sleeping in a hanging cocoon
AI slop
milk meister
i sleep on my stomach so i think i would wake with terrible back pain from a hammock
What would it feel like Sleeping in space ?
I’ve thought about sleeping in a hammock before but I don’t think I would like it. I like to be able to roll over and sprawl out and have space. I also spend a lot of time in bed that I don’t think I could do in a hammock.
I hate sleeping on my side so
Futon! Tatami mat. Camping pad.
Not gonna lie, I’m interested in getting a futon for long term. I think it’s a better alternative to beds but I have to try sleeping on one first.
Curious, how do you set the hammock indoors?
Try sleeping in a sailboat that’s anchored or docked.
I went to La Guajira Colombia, awesome place btw, everyone check it out. The natives there use “chinchorros” to sleep and as a visitor you are also given a chinchorro to sleep on, they are awesome.
at this point i would invest in a nicer hammock not quite sure what that would look like but
Can you recommend and indoor hammock for sleep? I’ve read it’s the best for back problems and I’ll take anything at this point.
I hope you dont get scoliosis.
Not me reading this while I’m suffering with the worst hip pain atm. Beds truly are terrible.
The best night sleep I got was the years I just slept on a small shitty mattress thrown onto the belt of a treadmill. During that time I dreamed of setting up a hammock, but I didn’t do it .
I love hammocks but they suck to sleep in
Can you recommend a good place to buy a hammock?
The hammock district
Sleeping in a house is overrated. Just sleep in a semi truck instead.
im the only one in my friends group that sleeps on a camping air mattress. i just cant do the hammock at all. im a body down sleeper.
that is how pirates used to sleep on the ships, in hammocks! Yar, it be true
I backpack a good bit and always go with a hammock just for carrying weight/size. I enjoy it and think it’s comfy, but would not change it for my home bed at all. I can’t wait to crawl into my bed after a few nights outdoors.
Are you anchoring a hammock into the walls of the bedroom because that sounds insane lol
Upvoted 👍
If it weren’t for the lack of intimate sleeping and actions, the wife and I would switch to full time hammock sleeping, for sure.
Bomba! La península Yucateca ha conocido esto por año!
Suddenly the sub has been swarmed with bots.
We know this because they are posting actual unpopular opinions.
Only reason I wouldn’t try it is because then my best friend and loml (my golden retriever Finley) wouldn’t be able to sleep in a hammock with me
Do you have sex in the hammock…?
Sex is difficult in a hammock.
I sleep at better on couches than on beds. I totally get this.
Honestly, good for you. I couldn’t do without a bed, but if you don’t need to buy one or have space for one that’s fantastic
I know plenty of people who sleep in hamocks in the summer at the beach house/cabin. Don’t know why I don’t know more hammock winter sleepers .
I’ll lie in my Cal King to the grave.
You call roll over.
You can lie flat.
You can have a partner and still have some room to be on your side of the bed.
You can lay with both arms outstretched.
You can use extra pillows between your legs or whenever you want.
Did I miss anything?
Hammocks are the opposite of ergonomic wtf
Something tells me OP doesn’t know that hammocks aren’t good for “making love” from experience
No insult intended here, just inferring the obvious, you’re not sexually active are you?
Sex in a hammock is no fun.
Slept in a Mayan style Hammock for 2 years. Downsides… if on a stand, takes up a lot of space, cheaper than a good mattress, and I have not figured out how to wash it 😜. Ended up needing knee surgery and had to get a mattress, Dr’s orders. I also consistently had cold butt unless space heater was pointed there.
Sleeping at an angle let me know this is legit. Good ones start at like $30 tho, not $10. ❤️
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I got my first nylon one at a yard sale for $5 a couple years ago.
They were relatively cheap here but prices are crazy compared to 6 years ago. :(
Im claustrophobic just thinking about a hammock
Give me my pillows, memory foam and CPAP.
Take my upvote!
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I keep my CPAP on a table next to the hammock. have to adjust it so that the ribs dont make weird sound when it swings but it works.
Tossing a blanket over my face with the mask keeps it dark later so i can sleep in.,
Meh, dont get me wrong I love a good hammock sleep. Ive got one in my backyard and I pass out in there almost instantly. Some of my best naps have been in hammocks.
That being said, inside and every night is crazy. I’d never be able to do that, I move around too much and I dont think my wife would be happy lol.
I like where you’re coming from on this.
I picked up an old school cot with aluminum frame and canvas fabric for camping. It was so comfortable and I slept so well in that thing I started thinking about repurposing my bed frame into a large cot. I’d definitely try a hammock.
What do you use to hang the hammock?
how the fuck is a hammock more ergonomic then memory foam?
tossing and turning in a hammock is terrible
So I generally disagree, but there was a time I did prefer it. I was in the DR in an apartment with no AC, and a net hammock with a fan was MUCH more comfortable than a bed. The fan above and the net below definitely kept my temperature more regulated. I did still have a pillow and a sheet though. Nowadays, I prefer a bed with a weighted blanket.
…are you my ex boyfriend? He was obsessed with his hammock.
Huh, that’s an interesting idea. I’m a side sleeper and have really been struggling with minimizing pain lately. I’ve recently come to realize that my side sleeping is pinching my sciatic nerve and causing pain and numbness all down my leg. I’ve tried adding a lumbar pillow under my waist which helps a ton by keeping my back straight but it is just getting to the point where it is too complicated needing 4 or five pillows to sleep.
Which hammock do you use? How do you suspend it in your room? I would be worried about the curve of it overextending my knees causing pain (which happens when I try to sleep on my back). How do you prevent that?
Is your name cricket green?
Hammock sucks too. Hard flat surface is the only way to go. The one thing i would truly splurge on if I had a million dollars would be a large slab of marble to sleep on. I am not joking.
I don’t know when you last set up a bed frame but I assure you it’s a lot less work than properly setting up a hammock. You don’t need a calculator for a bed, you just assemble it and it’s at the right height unless your hand making a bed I guess.
Anyways upvote for the unpopular, I hold nothing against the tree sleepers tho I’ve met plenty nice people who live the hammock life on hiking trips and camping festivals.
Tbh humans used to sleep on the floor and in some countries they still do, i think thats the best option for back issues
I guess I’m the next level down from OP’s level of hammock dedication.
If I’m at a house with a hammock, you know where I’ll be. I even found out the gate code for an apartment complex by my house, solely because they have a bunch of hammocks (like 12) with a big screen where you can watch a movie. Unfortunately, it started raining and I had to leave and then I forgot the code.
My spine is never happy sleeping in a bed. I slept on a fluffy sleeping bag and a blanket folded in half on the floor for 5 years when I was broke and my back never felt better
I hate beds too, I sleep on the floor though. I tried a hammock and it hurt my back too much though I enjoyed it otherwise. I find that the floor helps me rest because it provides firm feeback, I don’t like feeling like I’m floating on or sinking into something
I sleep with my partner a hammock would never work
OP is quite young i guess.
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i’m 64. been sleeping in hammock 4 years now.
I’m in my 30s, now I need to make sure my physical health is all good!
I slept on a small couch for a good part of my 20s, no problem at all. But from 30s onward, my back need the best kind of memory foam mattress or morning will be hell haha.
They’re not bad. Just back home from a 2-week sailing trip sleeping in one. At sea, in particular, they rock you to sleep.
i am not sure that you know meaning of the word “ergonomic”
I slept primarily in a hammock for about 9 years and I agree it’s pretty great. I’ve been bedridden now for quite a while for a number of reasons but sometimes I definitely miss it. I still use a Henessey Hammock when solo backpacking. Anyone who hasn’t tried it should absolutely not knock it.
are you pretzel
A hammock, really? That will destroy my lower back
not tossing and turning will give you an embolism
I’ve heard they’re bad for your back
How high are you?
There are some … um… interesting options like this for which I find my hammock ideal. But I don’t need drugs to sleep in mine.
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you will encounter back pain and there’s no way around it. hammocks do not allow your spine to properly decompress and you’re sacrificing your future quality of life.
but hey it reminds you of a scrotum so it’s cool I guess
I’m intrigued. I’ve never gave it a try because it looks unnatural because I’m so used to a flat surface
Where does the sex happen?
i was gonna ask “what if you wanna sleep with someone?” but then i realized that this probably wont be an issue you’ll have to worry about.
Slept in a hammock in the fetal position for 3 months in the Caribbean while sailing and nothing compares to it. I actually miss it.
I don’t wanna down vote you. The bed I sleep in is too soft for my liking. My back hurts all the time now. But I feel a hammock would just kill me
An actual unpopular opinion.
Factually wrong (I worked in the sleep industry and while I confidently say 90% + dont know how to properly sleep - but a Hammock is even worse on most categories, but on a tew it is superior)
But still, an actual unpopular opinion
I sleep on a mattress topper on the floor. Its nice to fold it up and have a lot of extra room
This is standard amongst the Maya people in Mexico.
How do you have sex in a hammock?
While I love me a hammock in the summertime, I still prefer my bed for nighttime sleep. Unbeatable comfort.
What kind of hammock? Post a link to a picture.
I miss my hammock so much. I put one in my bedroom and was the best thing in my life.
Wait till you are a senior with a crooked back.
How do you hang your hammock?
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my nightly driver is between two heavy duty screw eyes in the wall. Heavy duty carabiner, a little bit of chain to adjust the tension so it’s not too deep of a curve.
elswhere on this thread I have posted a couple pics on my blog.
Anybody remember “My BF Sleeps in a Nest” ?
This is awesome! I have a double-nester—should my wife and I give it a try? 👀
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I’d say yes, but weight considerations and good dye bolts must be taken into account.
I’ve never slept on a hammock before, but I do enjoy sleeping on couches more than beds.
Very unpopular opinion, but very true nonetheless.
Show us a picture of your setup. I can’t imagine it in a nice house.
I slept in a hammock one summer, my dad had bought a house that he was going to demolish in a holiday town, so we effectively camped inside it for the summer. Because it was about to be demolished I was allowed to drill big holes in the wall for eye bolts.
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I have eye bolts in opposite walls that I will fill with plaster when i move, I have a couple of others (Crysalis and sky chair) hanging from the ceiling in the corners.
Not sure how to share pics here, though.
My back hurts just reading this.
Didn’t Kramer do this?
quiet person
To be fair, Sailors slept in hammocks for hundreds of years. I can definitely see the logic into your train of thought.
Only if I didn’t get motion sickness…
as someone that moves in their sleep, I would spin out the hammock every hour lol. that’s a hard no for me.
I can never sleep properly in a formal bed/mattress. I’ve always slept better on floor (mostly carpeted but sometimes cool hard floors.
My back usually feels better, its better cooling. No worrying about mattress firmness or sheets or anything, just a quick vacuum or carpet cleaner.
Occasionally I’ll use a sleeping pad but not too often. It’s depressing to have people shame me for it like top comment. Its just more comfortable for me and better for my sleep health and physical health. I don’t understand why I’m treated like a weirdo for it.
I’ve slept in hammocks many times but I can never find a position where I’m comfortable all night, so I always end up walking up a couple times to shift.
If I stretch my legs out all the way, which is how I prefer to sleep, my knees start hurting because they aren’t well supported underneath.
But if I bend my knees sometime else always starts to bother me, usually the pressure on my heels.
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I also have some occasional discomfort with my knees. A small pillow would help.
People in the Yucatan peninsula sleep in hammocks all the time. Yucatan hammock culture
What about back pain?
almost nonexistent. Wake up in pain every night on a flat bed.
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I’d ask how it is to have sex in one, but I can’t imagine OP is attracting any partners with their hammock
Did this for six months in college and loved it.
You must be a back sleeper. You know some people aren’t, right?
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I sleep on my side on mine. Belly sleeping is a non-starter for me.
I switched from tent camping to hammock camping around 2018 or 2019 and my back has never been happier, and I’ve never slept better, on camping trips. I wish I could safely install one in my bedroom, or maybe his and hers for my wife and I.
Gilligan?
and no Asthma…I get sick on many mattresses.
Now this is a truly unpopular opinion 👏🏼
Okay… but where do you fuck??
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on the floor, silly
That one time you see a truly unpopular opinion and you got no choice but to upvote in disapproval
I went camping and decided to bring a portable hammock. Best sleep in my life
You forgot the alone part 😂
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I was banished from partner sleeping because my thrashing left my partner feeling uncomfortable and for a while I slept on a recliner before i switched over to hammock, Yes, this was the beginning of the end of that relationship, but there were other issues as well. She really wanted to be alone anyway and after a few months she got her wish.
Not sure how i would make the adjustment back to sleeping beside someone, but that isn’t today’s problem.
Sounds wonderful but I’m a chronic stomach sleeper so I’m stuck with my crappy bed :(
My back hurts just thinking about sleeping in a hammock long term.
I’ve tried sleeping on my side in a hammock, fuck that shit, and good luck sleeping on your stomach.
I got into hammock camping on long motorcycle trips and loved sleeping in a hammock so much I started sleeping in a hammock at home too. People don’t understand that a properly set up hammock allows you to lay mostly flat and is extremely comfortable when set up just right.
wateroholic
Are you just sitting in it straight the way one would expect? I dont understand how that dosent destroy your lumbar? I need a disgram lmao
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https://rcanzlovar.com/blog/my-room-with-hammocks/
This is my setup. I can adjust the tension with carabiner and a little bit of chain. Lumbar gives me problems when i sleep flat, almost never on my hammock.
“You don’t sleep like a banana in a hammock”
Uhh sir or madam, my banana hammock heartily disagrees.
This has to be the most appropriate post this subreddit has ever had. I wish I could upvote it twice.
No judgement here, that sounds amazing. We had a hammock in the backyard when I was a teen and I’d spend hours reading in it and then napping. Might be time to buy another one!
It sounds like it would be useful if youre someone who moves a lot (like from one property to another, not while sleeping). Much easier to pack up and go.
How is your setup though? What does the hammock hang from? Can it be cleaned easily?
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https://rcanzlovar.com/blog/my-room-with-hammocks/
I washed mine in the delicate part of the washer the other day.
Sir, your autism is showing
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ok… say that’s true.. so?
I’m definitely a convert to hammock life for camping & backpacking. It is so much more comfortable than sleeping on the ground, and once you figure out your setup it is really quite wonderful. But at home I’ll still take a nice comfy mattress…
I’ve been sleeping in hammock full time 4 years now. Started in a crysalis hammock in a tripod which is portable to sleeping elsewhere.
I got a second hand college dorm style loft for if I want to sleep flat or cuddle but I also have an extra futon pad for certain tims with a sweetie.
I attach my hammock between two bolt eyes in opposite sides of my room and I have a couple to choose from. The crysalis hammock hangs in the corner for when I want something like a chair. I also hardly ever wake up with lowe back pain and rocking to sleep is the best.
I use a small jersey blanket bunched up as a pillow that I can shape as needed.
I slept in a sleeping bag on top of my bed for years as a kid instead of using sheets
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The last year I lived at my parents’ house college age, i slept in a sleeping bag on the floor next to my bed. That was 40+ years ago. In my 60s now and I love my hammock sleeping.
Your usage of “making love” when regarding a tent was endearing, so you get two upvotes
Your first name Eugene last name Krabs perchance?
Ok tbf this is an actual unpopular opinion
I’ll sleep in a hammock for 30 days if you buy me one. Maybe forever
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they’re not that expensive if you go to, say, walmart, but the cheap ones tend to be a bit narrow.
Well this is certainly an unpopular opinion. So unpopular that you don’t deserve to have any more opinions
I slept in a hammock for about a year during my divorce. I only switched back to a bed when I started dating again and needed to not be that guy. To be completely open, it is remarkably good sleep.
I like sleeping on half deflated air mattresses.
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I hate air mattresses, no air mattress has failed to leave me with my ass on the ground by the end of the camping trip.
No backs are alike. I love a nap in a hammock but if I actually sleep in one I’ll be on my hands and knees in the morning.
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That’s how i roll out. Works great.
Do you by any chance also wear realy stiff jeans while doing so?
I prefer hammocks, too.
“beds give me nightmares”
Sounds almost as comfortable as sleeping on the floor of a small sedan.
Long story but I slept in a hammock for a while and it definitely wasn’t bad. My back would get cold though since I didn’t have a sleeping bag and my blanket wouldn’t stay under me. 7/10 would recommend if you’re low on cash and need something to sleep on.
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I have found that a fitted flannel sheet, put one cormer over my head like a hoodie, wrap myself in the rest works well.
Well fuck. The only good nights of sleep I’ve had while camping are sleeping in a hammock. I regularly struggle with sleeping in the “real world”. Maybe I should have learned from my camping experience and installed a hammock above my side of the bed.
This sounds like something Kramer would say.
It’s not better you’re just used to it.
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sleeping flat never fails to have me start my day in pain.
I sleep on my couch since couple years did wonders for my back
I prefer sleeping on a sofa sometimes
We love sleeping in our hammocks when camping. Love looking at the stars and it really does feel good on the back!
Don’t you mean “two birds, two stones” since you are adding a piece of furniture that could be provided by one piece of furniture?
Slept in hammocks a lot when I was in the army. Especially on outdoor mission exercises. Had always loved it. Swinging in the breeze feeling warm and comfy. Maybe I should find out how to setup one in my apartment too.
90s cartoon dad posting
Wtf
there was a hammock store outside of Puerto Vallarta that sold the “Hamaca-Sutra” …. All sorts of options available. Laying, sitting, standing… So many options
“Won’t wake up drenched in back sweat” bro?
I sleep on my stomach in my hamak.
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how does that work?
I toss and turn too much to sleep in a hammock.
But knew guys in the military would sleep in hammocks while in the field.
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do you snore too? maybe a sleep study is in order…
I would take a hammock over the bed I’m sleeping on now!
Report the cards and when your dad asks why he’s dealing with consequences, I’d say, “I had to survive somehow..”
This person NEVER sleeps with a partner. A king mattress is literally the only solution for that “problem”. Sorry OP, but you should definitely continue to be who you are.
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that also has the problem of low back pain for me.
Tell me you never get laid without telling me you never get laid
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at a certain age, being comfortable every night is more important. I’m in my 60s. I still get lucky and bought a futon pad with a sheet for those nights. It stays off to the side the rest of the time. I don’t live with a partner any more, and I’m not sure how i would handle that, but for sleeping alone this is very comfortable.
I would have to set up something industrial to take my fat ass. That and I rent so I’m not hooking it into the studs in the wall. So for me, that $10 would quickly multiply. That and because I’m fat, I can’t imagine getting into and out of the hammock would ever go smoothly. Hard pass.
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you can fill the holes with plaster when you move.
I sleep sideways across a recliner in my living room for years. I sleep the best this way.
Hammocks are the worst.I can never get comfortable in them.
Spent a few years in South America sleeping on hammocks.
You CANNOT sleep on your side.
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maybe you can’t, but I do. Adjusting the tension so it’s less a C and more like a ( is key
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