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Graywolf
05-06-2010, 21:34
1st, I must say, yes, I am going to ask this in the hammock forums too..But I'm starting here..
Considering hammocks lately, I have had a question come up. What about ants in the hammock?? Now, I know there are places in the North without fire ants, but here in Texas, they are everywhere..They even climb the trees..matter a fact, here in North Texas, it is hard to find a tree without ants..So, the question is, how do you keep these tyrants off/out of your hammock??
Graywolf
modiyooch
05-06-2010, 21:35
hopefully, the answer is to keep it zipped. Please tell me my hammock is as bug proof as my tent.
Walkie Talkie
05-06-2010, 21:49
I would think you could use a hammock that is ant proof, but just putting something that repels them on the hammock suspension should prevent them even if it is a netless hammock.
gunner76
05-06-2010, 22:11
Spread some bacon on the other guys hammock.....
kayak karl
05-06-2010, 22:14
Spread some bacon on the other guys hammock.....
you're wrong!!!!......................................... ...........Peanut Butter:D
Old Hiker
05-06-2010, 22:34
Never had the problem camping here in FL or on GA section hikes. That was one reason I went to a hammock - fire ants!
Just Jeff
05-06-2010, 22:53
If you get a zippered hammock, it'll be just as ant-proof as a tent.
I've never really had problems in a tent with ants, and certainly never in a mesh-enclosed hammock. Enjoy!
warraghiyagey
05-06-2010, 23:29
I've never really had problems in a tent with ants, and certainly never in a mesh-enclosed hammock. Enjoy!
Note to self. . . remember prank involving red ants if ever hiking with Bearpaw. . . .
Note to self. . . remember prank involving red ants if ever hiking with Bearpaw. . . .
Don't make me sick Dewey Bear on you...
warraghiyagey
05-06-2010, 23:31
Don't make me sick Dewey Bear on you...
I thought the moths did him in. . . .
I thought the moths did him in. . . .
He has a very nice collection with pins in them! :banana