Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the summer relaxation spectrum, lounging in a hammock between two tall, shady trees might be the absolute apex. Ready to create ...

Four years ago we told you about the TreePod Camper, a fully-enclosed tent that hangs from a tree like a Christmas ornament. The Colorado-based TreePod company is now offering an open-sided ...

Our hammock expert gives advice on how to choose a hammock and where to hang it. Hammocks have been hung in deserts, in dorm rooms, in jungles, in campgrounds, on ships, and under the sea. Hammocks ...

Some campers are just overachievers. They need to go farther, get higher, or move faster. It's not enough for these outdoor sleepers to crash in the middle of the woods or out in the desert. They're ...

There is no shortage of folding chairs that can be packed into neat and compact packages for easy carry into the great outdoors, with the two-legged Bip and bottle-sized Go Chair just a couple of ...

When a group of Central Texas paddlers headed to Palmetto State Park a few weeks ago for a group campout, a flurry of brightly colored hammocks sprouted in a grove of trees near the river. In one, a ...

The word “hammock” derives from a term in the Taíno language meaning fishnet. And that’s just what my first hammock looked like. It was a diamond weave of thin nylon army green cord. It served me well ...