{"id":11030,"date":"2012-08-29T10:26:47","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T14:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/2012\/08\/hammock-camping-pharaoh-lake.html"},"modified":"2017-12-02T11:02:07","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T16:02:07","slug":"hammock-camping-pharaoh-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adirondack.net\/dacks\/2012\/08\/hammock-camping-pharaoh-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Hammock Camping In Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever slept in a hammock?<\/b> Sure, many of us have dozed off while relaxing on a warm summer day. But have you ever really<\/i> slept in a hammock? For the night?<\/i><\/p>\n

I have been entertaining the idea of hammock camping<\/b> for some time now. Obviously there are pros and cons to this idea, which I have weighed over and over. This is the standard procedure that I follow when I want to purchase a new piece of gear. I think about it for a couple weeks, weigh my options, check out some online reviews.. and make a decision.<\/p>\n

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My new hammock = awesome<\/b>.
\nMy buddy and I headed up to Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area<\/b> on Friday afternoon. Pharaoh Lake is a somewhat small body of water that sits between Schroon Lake, Lake George and Brant Lake<\/a>. The Wilderness Area is speckled with little lakes and ponds, and is home to a dozen or so Adirondack Lean-tos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We brought a row boat<\/b> with us, which made it a little easier to bring some amenities that we wouldn’t want to carry in on our backs (food, beer, fishing equipment<\/a>).<\/p>\n

We rowed out on one of the ponds inside the wilderness area and decided on a campsite just before sunset on Friday. After a quick swim to cool down, we hung our hammocks<\/b> (Josh bought one too) and started cooking some hot dogs for dinner. We had a few beers, played some cards by the light of a lantern, and headed to the hammocks for some shuteye.<\/p>\n

While debating with myself for weeks about a hammock, I weighed the pros and cons and finally decided to purchase one.<\/p>\n

The Pros: <\/b><\/p>\n