The North Face Wawona is a camp hammock that comes as a complete kit: the hammock, tree straps and carabiners, all packed into one small sack. It’s a great hammock. We’ve had ours for over a year now, and it’s a standard part of our fit-out on every trip, living on the Kaon roof shelf in the back of the Prado.
What You’re Getting
A gold and black hammock with “The North Face” printed along the edge, two webbing tree straps and two carabiners. It all packs into a gold stuff sack printed “Wawona Hammock” that’s sewn onto the hammock, so you can’t lose it. I paid about $150 for it. Packed with the straps, it weighed about 700 g on our scale.
What we like
- Tree straps and carabiners included
- About 700 g, packs into its own sack
- Stuff sack doubles as a pocket
- Roomy: fits a 1.90 m, 90 kg adult
- On every trip for over a year
What we don’t
- No rain tarp included
- Pricier than generic hammocks
- Needs well-spaced, strong trees
Quick Specs
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | The North Face |
| Fabric | 70D nylonWater-repellent |
| Weight | About 700 g packed |
| Max load | 181 kg |
| Size | 2.1 × 1.2 m |
| Included | Tree strapsCarabinersStuff sack |
Setting it up
Open the stuff sack and the tree straps sit inside on top of the hammock. Wrap a strap around each tree, feed it through its own end loop, and clip the carabiner at each end of the hammock into one of the loops along the strap. The row of loops lets you set the height and the tension without tying any knots.
In the hammock
It feels roomy. I’m almost 1.90 m and 90 kg, and it fits me comfortably, with enough room to share it for a lie-down. The fabric is 70D nylon with a PFC-free water-repellent finish, so a bit of moisture beads off, and the bright gold is easy to spot around a busy campsite. There’s no matching rain tarp in the kit, though, so in wet weather you need your own.
The stuff sack pocket
The stuff sack stays attached to the side of the hammock, so once it’s up, the empty sack hangs there as a pocket for your phone, a torch or a book.
Conclusion: The North Face Wawona HammockConclusion
The North Face Wawona is a complete hammock kit: tree straps and carabiners are included, it packs into a sack that stays attached and doubles as a pocket, it weighed about 700 g packed and it takes up to 181 kg. It’s roomy, even for me at almost 1.90 m and 90 kg. There’s no rain tarp in the kit, it costs more than generic hammocks, and like any hammock it needs two well-spaced, strong trees. It’s a great hammock, it’s been a standard part of our fit-out on every trip for over a year, and for about $150 it’s easy to recommend.
A gold and black camp hammock with tree straps and carabiners, an attached stuff sack that works as a pocket, about 700 g packed and a 181 kg limit.
- Campers
- Hikers
- 4WD tourers
Yes. I paid about $150, and after more than a year it’s still a standard part of our fit-out on every trip.
