Hammocks
Free Hammock for everyone that joins us in Thailand!
Many North Americans do not know the pleasure that is hammock - our houses aren’t designed for them, our weather makes them unpractical and our lifestyles don’t exactly allow for a lot of “hammock” time. So sometimes when people sign up for our Thailand trips and see that they have to select a hammock they think “meh, am I gonna have to carry that?”. Then 2 hours into their first hammock session they are wondering how they ever lived without one and they are figuring out which room back home will allow them to hang it in because they never want to be without hammock again!
The ones we choose are not some shoddy piece of cloth or wiry mesh dealio either. These are the Porsche of hammocks. They are hand woven and are some of the finest hammocks in the world. They fit exactly to your body and are large enough for you to stretch out in any direction and even with another person. So once you have found that cozy position you can commence to “hammocking” as we like to call it. (yes we turned “hammock” into a verb…somebody call Websters) “Hammocking” means swaying and relaxing as hard as possible..the hammock actually transfers you into another dimension of chill that you most likely previously had not encountered…it’s like a portal or some sort of futuristic sci-fi device!
To make this hammock situation even better these hammocks have a cool story behind them. You see, all of these hammocks are hand-woven by the Mlabri tribe from the mountains in the north of Thailand. Due to deforestation, their once nomadic life style in the jungles of North Thailand is no longer an option and they have struggled a long time to find a suitable alternative. Now, making these quality hammocks has finally helped them establish financial independence within the home village. The project makes alternatives such as tough fieldwork or sweatshop labor unnecessary. Instead it has brought them healthcare and probably the first unemployment fund in Thailand. They like to call the hammocks - "positive products from and for positive people" - we couldn't agree more!