The Hammock Hangers Podcast

The Hammock Hangers Podcast

A podcast where we talk about everything from hammocks and hammock camping to the group hangs from around the country.

Recent Episodes

Episode #40 - Steve Hazel (Hang Tight Shop)

Episode #40 - Steve Hazel (Hang Tight Shop)

June 2, 2023

This week’s guest is Steve Hazel, owner of Hang Tight Shop which specializes in top quilts and under quilts. Steve has been making top notch, affordable quilts for a few years now and selling them on his Etsy store and on hi…

Episode #39  - Weston Barnes & Maria Rising (Mr. Mocks Hammocks)

Episode #39 - Weston Barnes & Maria Rising (Mr. Mocks Hammocks)

May 26, 2023

We have 2 guests on the podcast this week, Weston Barnes and Maria Rising, the owners of Mr. Mocks Hammocks. Mr. Mocks is one of the donating partners of HangCon, so Pheonix and I have a great chat with them to learn a littl…

Episode #38 - Travis Schaak ( Cap'n Carry On)

Episode #38 - Travis Schaak ( Cap'n Carry On)

May 19, 2023

This weeks episode is just a little different and that is because it was recorded in the woods while out camping with Pheonix and our guest this week, Travis Schaak or also known as Cap'n Carry On.. Travis is a good friend o…

Episode #37 - Karla

Episode #37 - Karla "With a K" - (BACONFEST)

May 12, 2023

Our guest this week is Karla "With a K". Karla started camping as a 40-year-old, and two years later was camping at least one night a month (currently on year 8), and now is exclusively in hammocks.  She camps with her 2 re…

Episode #36 - Aaron Krohnberg (Signal Outdoors)

Episode #36 - Aaron Krohnberg (Signal Outdoors)

May 5, 2023

Our guest this week is, Aaron Krohnberg. Aaron is a backpacker, adventurer and YouTuber. He has been backpacking for the past 3 years in the heat of summers and the sub-zero colds of winter. He likes to video his trips and a…

Episode #35 ( Myths about hammocks)

Episode #35 ( Myths about hammocks)

April 28, 2023

This week myself and Pheonix have a chat, and give our input on the top 10 myths about hammocks that we hear discussed on social media and other places. Things like, Hammocks are only for smaller, lighter people, Hammocks ar…

Episode #34 - Rob Pelton (Adventurer, Backpacker, Hiker, Camper, Outdoorsman, Traveler & YouTuber)

Episode #34 - Rob Pelton (Adventurer, Backpacker, Hiker, Camper, Outdoorsman, Traveler & YouTuber)

April 21, 2023

Our guest this week is Rob Pelton. Rob is an Adventurer, Backpacker, Hiker, Camper, Outdoorsman, Traveler & YouTuber, with right around 5,500 subscribers and has 246 videos on his channel. Pheonix and myself have a great cha…

Episode #33 - Top 10 knots for hammock camping.

Episode #33 - Top 10 knots for hammock camping.

April 14, 2023

In this weeks episode, Pheonix and I talk about 10 of the most common knots that you will find in the hammock community. The usage of the knots and hitches range from the hammock suspension to the tarp ridgelines and tie out…

About the Host

Paul

Paul "Skunkape" Collins

Podcast Host

What’s up everyone. I am the host of The Hammock Hangers Podcast. I just wanted to introduce myself and tell you a little bit about me. My name is Paul Collins, but I normally go by Skunkape in the hammock and hiking worlds. I got my start into hammocks back in 2011 when I was planning my 2012 thru hike of the Appalachian Trail. My first hammock that I owned was the Clark North American. Which is the one I did my thru hike with. Of course, I couldn’t have just 1 hammock, and I needed other gear like more quilts and all, so I started looking through some of the Facebook hiking gear swap groups to find more. What I found though was me spending hours just sifting through all the normal hiking gear to find something hammock related occasionally. That’s when I decided to start my own Facebook group for hammock related gear and items only and called it Hammock Hangers Flea Market and Trading Post. It is now the largest hammock related items gear swap on Facebook with over 10,000 members now. Since then, I have also become one of the organizers for the largest hammock gathering group hang in the country called HangCon which is held in Florida. So that’s just a quick introduction of who I am. I hope that you will listen and enjoy the podcast as new episodes come out each week. And maybe one day I can have you on as a guest too so that we can talk hammocks.

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