The ease with which the user can just tie the ropes to any two trees is one of the biggest advantages of the hammock over any other kind of classic air bed. The user can also keep his body above the ground in case it rains during the night. He can just cover himself up with a raincoat or a poncho to keep dry even in a heavy downpour. A main problem for campers and hikers when there is a sudden rain while they are sleeping is the water on the ground that is likely to wet their portable beds laid out on the ground. This is not the case with the hammock user, who sleeps well elevated above the ground. 

The sturdy nylon used in the making of the hammock is quite strong to carry the weight of the average person. Considering the very lightweight of the hammock, it is amazing what a combination of nylon strings woven to create a hammock, can do to carry and lull a weary hiker to deep sleep in the fresh outdoors.

If it gets a little cold during the night, the hiker can just wrap himself up in a blanket and lie back on the hammock back to a warmer trip to dreamland. Still he keeps dry in spite of the strong rain that may be the cause of the drop in the temperature.

The nylon hammocks are on sale in many stores specializing in the sale of outdoor equipment, now offering big discounts before the onset of summer. You might even opt to buy more than one hammock, as the prices are quite cheap. For a gadget that answers one of the basic needs of the outdoors, restful sleep after a long hiking day, the price of a hammock is definitely a very good bargain.

In the experience of boy scouts and soldiers, using the hammock is one of the easiest ways to provide for a comfortable bed at night. It is easy because the hammock just folds into a small ball of nylon when stored away in a backpack. 

To a boy scout or a soldier who has to walk long distances with the backpack, the weight of the backpack is a major consideration. A hammock that provides him the portable bed weighing a very little percentage of the overall weight of his backpack definitely is the favorite camping item of any user.