Episodes
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)
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)
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 "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)
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)
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)
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.
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…
Episode #32 - Marc Bohman (Teton Hammocks)
April 7, 2023
Our guest this week is Marc Bohman, Owner/Designer/Builder of Teton Hammock Co. out of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Marc joins us this week to talk with Pheonix and myself about his camping and hammocking journey, hammock camping out…
Episode #31 - Addam Wesneski (SoCal Hangers)
March 31, 2023
Our guest this week is Addam Wesneski. Addam is from California and is the organizer of the SoCal Hammock Hangers group. Pheonix and I have a nice chat with Addam and find out a lot about how the hangs are out on the west co…
Episode #30 - Skunkape & Pheonix (Chat About PSH Spring Swing & More.)
March 24, 2023
Join Pheonix and myself this week as we chat about his drop in at the Palmetto State Hangers, Fall Sprawl, A multi day bike packing trip that he is about to take, and a few other topics. Connect with Paul "Skunkape" Collins …
Episode #29 - Chris Duffy (HYOH Podcast Host)
March 17, 2023
Our guest this week is fellow podcsaster, Chris Duffy, host of the HYOH Podcast. we catch up with Chris to chat some and to find out what all he has been up to. He lets us all know why he had to put the podcasting on the bac…
Episode # 28 - Common mistakes that new hammockers make.
March 10, 2023
This week, Pheonix and I talk about common mistakes that new hammockers usually make. We discuss the top 11 things that we see that people that are just getting into hammocks make. Most of them we made ourselves when we firs…
Episode #27 - Going on a trip?
March 3, 2023
This weeks episode, Pheonix talks about the logistics and planning that he does when him and his family go on their vacation trips. Since Pheonix primarily sleeps in his hammocks, there is a little more that has to go into t…
Episode #26 - Pheonix (Bridge Hammock Talk)
Feb. 24, 2023
This week on the podcast, Pheonix and I discuss bridge hammocks which was a topic of interest that was email to me a couple weeks ago. Everything is covered from the pros and cons of a bridge hammock to the weight and packab…
Episode #25 - YOBO Gear (The New Hive Stand)
Feb. 17, 2023
We are back this week with Cal and Kristen from YOBO Gear so that they can share some exciting news about a new stand that they are about to launch on Kickstarter called, The Hive. We find out all of the details about this a…
Episode #24 - Danny Warnock (Superior Gear)
Feb. 10, 2023
This week Pheonix and I have a chat with the owner of Superior Gear, Danny Warnock. We have a great chat with Danny and find out a lot about his background, places he has been, and a lot about how Superior Gear came to becom…
Episode #23 - Pheonix (Warmth With Tarps & Quilts.)
Jan. 27, 2023
Pheonix is back with me this week to chat some about tarps and quilts, and how they should be used to help keep warm in cooler weather. We also mention about something we have planned for the podcast in the future. Don't f…
Episode #22 - HangCon 2023 ( Behind The Hang)
Jan. 20, 2023
As most of you know, HangCon 2023 was last weekend so for this episode I wanted to bring on the full crew, well minus 1, that helps to make the event what it is. We just have a little chat to introduce everyone and tell what…
Episode #21 - Dutch (Dutchware Gear)
Jan. 13, 2023
This week's episode of the Hammock Hangers Podcast, Pheonix and myself team up together to have a chat with another hammock legend of the hammocking community. Most of you should know him, and if you are like Pheonix and I, …
Episode #20 - The HangCon Crew, minus 2
Jan. 6, 2023
This week, since it's the Friday before HangCon, I wanted to try and get the HangCon crew together to chat some. I was successful in doing so, minus 2. Cap'n Carry On and Lil Ricky were not able to make it, so I'll have to h…
Episode #19 - Pheonix & Nanny Skidz
Dec. 30, 2022
This week AJ Glenn (Pheonix) and Heather Beck (Nanny Skidz) both join me as we go over our top 3 for 2023. We discuss our top 3 pieces of gear that we are looking forward to purchasing in 2023, our trips that we have planned…
Episode #18 - AJ Glenn (Pheonix). The Best, Worst, & Scariest.
Dec. 23, 2022
Merry Christmas everyone. This week with everything going on to get ready for the holidays, I figured it would be easier to just have Pheonix back on and hear some more of his ramblings and talk about his best, worst, and sc…
Episode #17 - Kurt Zitzelman (Hemlock Mountain Outdoors)
Dec. 16, 2022
This week we have a chat with Kurt Zitzelman, the owner of Hemlock Mountain Outdoors, out of Pennsylvania. We hear his story about how he got into hammock camping, and how that led into starting the company and making hammoc…