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

Oct. 4, 2024

Episode #81 - Rasmus Madsen (Fimbul)

Pheonix catches up with one of our Danish friends this week. Rasmus Madsen, or better known as Fimbul, from Fimbul Outdoors Instagram page makes the time to have a chat with Pheonix.  They talk about everything from hanging …
Sept. 20, 2024

Episode #80 - Pheonix Family Vacation 2024. (Part 2)

We are back with Pheonix as he talks about the second half of his 2024 family vacation along the East coast. This is part 2, where Pheonix and his family make their way out of Vermont and head further north to Maine before h…
Sept. 6, 2024

Episode #79 - Pheonix Family Vacation 2024. (Part 1)

Join us this week as Pheonix talks about his 2024 family vacation along the East coast. This is part 1 of 2, where the Pheonix clan make their first stop in Georgia, and then make their way up to Vermont. Contact Skunkape & …
Sept. 1, 2024

HangCon 2025 Special Episode.

This is a special must listen to episode if you are planning on joining us for HangCon 2025. Skunkape & Pheonix go over all of the frequently asked questions that we get asked about the event, plus go over a few changes that…
Aug. 23, 2024

Episode #78 - Chad & Brittney (UGQ)

In this week’s episode of The Hammock Hangers Podcast, you get to listen as Pheonix sits down with Chad and Brittney, the owners of UGQ Outdoor, to explore their journey from passionate campers to leading outdoor gear innova…
Aug. 9, 2024

Episode #77 - Christian, Niels, & Nils ( The Danish Three Amigos )

This week, Pheonix caught up with a few of our Danish friends that we met while in Denmark at the first HangCon Europe and Danish Outdoor Festival. He chats with Christian, Niels, and Nils, to hear about each of their backgr…
July 26, 2024

Episode #76 - Pheonix talks about (Making the move to only using knots.)

This week Pheonix is going solo and talking about his journey into making the transition to ditching the hardware and only using knots for his hammock set up.  He talks about the struggles and anxiety that some people have w…
June 28, 2024

Episode #75 - Stephanie Arends (Riding Out A Hailstorm And Tornado In A Cave)

Our guest this week is Stephanie Arends. Stephanie is the miCHILIgan group hang events coordinator and will soon be taking over from "Karla with a K." She is working on a YouTube channel focusing on camping and traveling for…

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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