A hammock is the best seat at camp once the tent is up and there’s nothing left to do. The Nakie Recycled Double Hammock makes it easy to have one with you: it comes with tree straps and carabiners, hangs without knots and packs into its own little sack. We paid $125 for ours in Olive Green and used it extensively on our camping trip from Sydney to the Flinders Ranges, strung up between two gum trees at one camp after another.
What You’re Getting
The hammock, two tree straps and two carabiners. The hammock packs into a stuff sack that’s sewn to its side, so the sack can’t get lost, and the straps come in a small bag of their own. Everything fits in the hammock’s sack. It comes in Olive Green, River Blue and Sky Blue. Ours is the Olive Green.
Each strap is 2.3 m long with a row of loops along it. That’s the part cheaper hammocks often leave out, and it’s what makes this one quick to hang.
What we like
- Tree straps and carabiners included
- No knots: wrap the strap and clip in
- Rated to 225 kg: room for two
- Packs into its sewn-on stuff sack
- About 885 g with straps, carabiners
- Recycled fabric, lifetime warranty
What we don’t
- Pricey at $125
- Needs two well-spaced trees
- No insect net or rain cover
Quick Specs
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Nakie |
| Material | 100% recycled polyesterTriple stitched |
| Colour options | Olive GreenRiver BlueSky Blue |
| Weight | About 885 g on our scaleWith straps and carabiners |
| Weight rating | 225 kg |
| Size | 3 × 1.8 m |
| Straps | 2 × 2.3 mMulti-position loopsRated to 450 kg |
| Carabiners | 2 × 12 kN |
| Warranty | Lifetime |
Hanging it
There are no knots to tie. Wrap a strap around each tree, pass it through its own end loop and pull it snug. Then clip the carabiner on each end of the hammock into one of the loops along the strap.
The row of loops is what does the adjusting. If the hammock hangs too low or too slack, move the carabiner a loop or two closer to the tree. It takes a couple of tries to get the sag you like, and then you’re done. Nakie says it sets up in about 60 seconds, and after the first time that’s realistic. On the trip to the Flinders Ranges it went up at most camps, because it’s so little effort.
The wide, flat straps are also kinder to the tree than a thin rope.
Lying in it
It’s a double hammock: 3 m long and 1.8 m wide, and rated to 225 kg. That’s room for two, and for one person there’s enough fabric to lie across it and pull the sides around you. The material is soft and breathable, which you appreciate on a warm afternoon.
The stuff sack hangs on the outside once the hammock is up, where it works as a pocket for a phone or a book.
It’s a plain hammock: there’s no insect net and no rain cover, so it’s for relaxing at camp more than for sleeping out in all weather.
Size, weight and material
Opened out, the hammock measures 3 × 1.8 m. Packed in its sack with the straps and carabiners, it weighed about 885 g on our scale, and it’s small enough to push into a corner of a drawer or a daypack.
The fabric is 100% recycled polyester. Nakie says each hammock is made using about 37 plastic bottles, and four trees are planted for each one sold. It’s triple stitched and comes with a lifetime warranty, which goes some way to explaining the price.
Conclusion: Nakie Recycled Double HammockConclusion
The Nakie Recycled Double Hammock is an easy hammock to own. The straps and carabiners are included, it hangs without knots, it’s rated to 225 kg and it packs into a sack that’s sewn to its side, at about 885 g. It’s pricey, it needs two trees the right distance apart, and it has no insect net or rain cover. I paid $125 for it, and it earned its place on our trip from Sydney to the Flinders Ranges. For lazy afternoons at camp, it’s a very nice thing to have in the car.
A double hammock rated to 225 kg that comes with tree straps and carabiners and packs into its own attached stuff sack, at about 885 g.
Made from recycled plastic bottles, with a lifetime warranty. Pricey at $125, and it needs two trees.
- Car campers
- Couples
- Travellers
Yes, if you’ll use it, and we did: it came out at camp after camp on our trip to the Flinders Ranges. $125 is a lot for a hammock, but the straps and carabiners are in the price, it’s quick to hang and it comes with a lifetime warranty. Prices differed between the shops when we looked, so compare before you buy.
