Episodes
April 7, 2023
Episode #32 - Marc Bohman (Teton Hammocks)
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 in the west, and also...
March 31, 2023
Episode #31 - Addam Wesneski (SoCal Hangers)
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 coast of the country. We also...
March 24, 2023
Episode #30 - Skunkape & Pheonix (Chat About PSH Spring Swing & More.)
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 Email : Website : ...
March 17, 2023
Episode #29 - Chris Duffy (HYOH Podcast Host)
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 back burner for a few, but...
March 10, 2023
Episode # 28 - Common mistakes that new hammockers make.
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 first got into hammocks, as...
March 3, 2023
Episode #27 - Going on a trip?
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 the planning of where they...
Feb. 24, 2023
Episode #26 - Pheonix (Bridge Hammock Talk)
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 packability of them, along with...
Feb. 17, 2023
Episode #25 - YOBO Gear (The New Hive Stand)
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 awesome 2 person,...
Feb. 10, 2023
Episode #24 - Danny Warnock (Superior Gear)
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 become a business. ...
Jan. 27, 2023
Episode #23 - Pheonix (Warmth With Tarps & Quilts.)
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 forget to use the...
Jan. 20, 2023
Episode #22 - HangCon 2023 ( Behind The Hang)
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 roll each one played...
Jan. 13, 2023
Episode #21 - Dutch (Dutchware Gear)
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, you have probably given him...
Jan. 6, 2023
Episode #20 - The HangCon Crew, minus 2
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 have them as solo guests on...
Dec. 30, 2022
Episode #19 - Pheonix & Nanny Skidz
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 for 2023, and our general...
Dec. 23, 2022
Episode #18 - AJ Glenn (Pheonix). The Best, Worst, & Scariest.
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 scariest times hammock...
Dec. 16, 2022
Episode #17 - Kurt Zitzelman (Hemlock Mountain Outdoors)
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 hammocks, tarps, quilts, and...
Dec. 9, 2022
Episode #16 - Skunkape & Pheonix (Game changing gear)
This week, Pheonix is back on with me and him and I talk about our top 5 pieces of gear that have been game changers for us. You will hear us talk about what those pieces are and why they have been game changers for us.
Dec. 2, 2022
Episode #15 - Anthony Kaplon (Half Baked)
This week on the podcast we have a fellow Appalachian Trail thru-hiker, Anthony Kaplon, that completed the trail using a hammock the whole way. Anthony done his thru hike during the span of 2019 and 2020. He done the first half southbound at the end...
Nov. 25, 2022
Episode #14 - Skunkape & Pheonix ( Talk about HangCon)
This is a special HangCon episode where Pheonix and I go over all of the details about the event. We get asked a lot of the same questions from people that will be joining us for the first time at HangCon so we just wanted to go into detail on what...
Nov. 18, 2022
Episode #13 - Paul Collins (Skunkape)
The script gets flipped this week when Pheonix comes back on and interviews me as a guest. We talk about my 2012 Appalachian Trail thru-hike, and how I used my Clark North American Hammock the whole way.
Nov. 11, 2022
Episode #12 - AJ Glenn (Pheonix Talks gear)
I have Pheonix on again this week to talk about some gear topics. he has three different categories that he will be talking about which include, gear he will always buy, gear that he will always make, and gear that he regrets buying. And he explains...
Nov. 4, 2022
Episode #11 - Derek Tillotson (Haven Tents)
Our guest this week is Derek Tillotson. Derek is the founder and CEO of Haven Tents. An adventure hammock company based in Utah. From their launch on Kickstarter in 2019, they have continued to grow and move closer to their goal of making sleep the...
Oct. 28, 2022
Episode #10 - AJ Glenn (Hammocking For Larger People)
This week I have brought AJ Glenn or Pheonix back on to discuss a topic that he holds dear to his heart and is also very familiar with. There really isn’t a lot of good information out there on this topic either. The topic I am referring to is...
Oct. 21, 2022
Episode #9 - Skunkape & Pheonix (Trip Report)
AJ and I talk about the trip reports from the Woods Hole Weekend and also Fall Sprawl. We discuss the happenings of the 2 events to give those that did not make it an idea of what the events are like. Both events were such an amazing time. Both are...