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Minimalist Sleeping | How I Sleep in A Hammock

Minimalist Sleeping in A Hammock | Floor Sleeping | Ways I sleep Minimalist Style
I have two different ways of sleeping as an Extreme Minimalist! Floor sleeping on my yoga mat, and sleeping in a hammock!
I have spent nearly three years adapting to my minimalist lifestyle. There are a few ways that I've tried to live without a bed and these are. the most effective and comfortable ways.
It's very nice to not need a large, bulky, and high-maintenance bed. I don't need to get in weird stretches to lift the mattress and shape my sheets around it, or when. I move I don't have to hire anyone to help me! This life without a bed is very freeing.
If I book a vacation at a glamping site, or Airbnb and don't feel like sleeping on a used mattress, or if I'm moving, I can easily put both of our hammocks rolled into either a backpack or a suitcase along with my yoga mat, and off we go!
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  • @cassblonde9010
    @cassblonde90102 жыл бұрын

    I've been a full time hammock sleeper for over 2 years. I use a home made under quilt that has an electric blanket included for when I'm chilled from being out in Canadian winter. We also keep the house at 65F in winter. For the knee issue I have a dedicated full size pillow that I always place under my knees. I'm 50 years old and walk over 100km a month between getting places and my job. After a night in my hammock I always feel so good no matter how awful I feel when I get into it.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love to hear it! There truly is nothing like it!! 🙌❤

  • @FoundThisCool
    @FoundThisCool2 жыл бұрын

    I got rid of my bed around 3 years ago -- no plans to go back! I can relate a lot to the way you think 👍nice vid 😎

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 жыл бұрын

    Def no need! Thanks for watching! ❤🙌

  • @Evanthebat15
    @Evanthebat15 Жыл бұрын

    Growing up we slept in Hammocks for our siestas (Spanish naps) and we slept on the floor since we didn't have our own home until I was about...7 or 8 years old. Sleeping on the floor has always felt more natural and comfortable for me. Been debating about getting a hammock instead of a bed & your video convinced me. Thank you so much for this informative video! Blessing to you and your family🙏🏽💗💞

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    I strongly suggest it! Honestly, floor sleeping on my yoga mat & comforter is more comfy than the hammock. I go back and forth throughout the year. ❤️

  • @TiffanySelf
    @TiffanySelf Жыл бұрын

    I wrap my comforter around me in my hammock every night. Been sleeping this way for 3 years. Every night I think: how can being this comfortable be legal? And no one believes me. I found something amazing and everyone just looks askew at me. I always use a pillow under my knees and bunch my comforter around my neck, for support. I am a side sleeper too, which is the best.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    It's amazing. 🙌❤️

  • @craigdoriety9798
    @craigdoriety9798 Жыл бұрын

    I got into hammock sleeping when working with my son's scout troop. That was when camping hammocks with bug netting and tarp were starting to get really popular. I bought one of the complete systems and have used it much more than my tent. My back thanks me.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    So much better! I use my outside-hammock everywhere!

  • @CrystleDragon
    @CrystleDragon2 жыл бұрын

    I used to sleep on the floor, and I absolutely loved it. The problem was, after two years, my back was in pain. I also started and ended those two years significantly overweight (350+ lb), and am a side sleeper, so that's what I suspect my issue was. I do miss it though, and may retry it sometime. It's really nice to be able to just roll up your bed.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes not everything is for everyone! I also go back and forth between hammock and floor. It's just nice feeling I don't need anything but my yoga mat 🙌🔥

  • @1stJohn3.9-10
    @1stJohn3.9-107 ай бұрын

    I had a terrible car accident in 1988 so I've spent a ton of money with chiropractors. Then I learned about the benefits of sleeping in a hammocks, so in 2016-2017 I felt so much better!! I need to get another one

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    7 ай бұрын

    I love that this works for you! I enjoy it and I hope others can see the benefits too.

  • @m.levesque9911
    @m.levesque9911 Жыл бұрын

    God bless you and your family and thank you for sharing, these are the exact hammocks I'm looking into for my family, we are all tired of sleeping on a mattress and box spring and want to be gently rocked to sleep instead. Great video 😊

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey thanks! I appreciate you watching! I wish you luck on your hammock journey - i'll be sure to post more about other minimalist treats in the future!

  • @krickit
    @krickit Жыл бұрын

    Nicely done! I’ve ‘napped’ in hammocks a few times but have just recently discovered the real comfort and benefits of restful sleeping in a hammock. I recently purchased a Kammok Mantis and am researching a portable suspension system to use in my home. I love the casual delivery of your experience in sleeping and resting in your hammock. The background music was perfect and not obnoxiously loud like many other KZreads I’ve watched. You go girl!…

  • @RaneBane
    @RaneBane11 ай бұрын

    You're a real shooter with that kettle. Funny, I spilled a whole mug of coffee on my mattress. I cut it up and bagged all the springs and separated the foam and disposed of it like a dead body over a few weeks time. I did this so I could avoid paying for removal. Haha. Now I bought a hammock and I'm just waiting for it to arrive. Its a camping one called a draumr 5.0. Real slick looking unit. Wish me luck.

  • @annwest8893
    @annwest88932 жыл бұрын

    My 16 year old is a hammock sleeper and LOVES it! I would love to know how you mounted it and how easy it is to repair the walls in a rental.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 жыл бұрын

    I should have added this 😆! I use a drill and stud finder with a socket wrench. The hooks are in a link that's a "frequent purchase" with the Amazon listing I bought it from. I bought another set of these hooks for my son's. I use drywall to fix the holes. It's super easy. I love that there are other hammock families out there!

  • @annwest8893

    @annwest8893

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this information!! My sons hammock stand takes up a lot of space! I think we will give mounting it to the wall a try.

  • @C_a_m_i_2024

    @C_a_m_i_2024

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sammiche hmmm... I really never thought about drilling into the walls of my apt for a hammock but I may consider doing that instead of having a hammock stand... I'll just have to reinforce the walls as I am not a tiny person. Do you think two hooks for both walls would suffice?

  • @louiewatson9389

    @louiewatson9389

    5 ай бұрын

    Just fill the holes with spackle.

  • @Exodus239
    @Exodus2392 ай бұрын

    I glanced at this video because you mentioned sleeping in a hammock.. when I saw your polka dots I had to comment:) Been sleeping in two types of hammocks for 7 or 8 years. Mayan in summer, Brazilian in winter.. ( blue polka dots in front room next to pic of Ferris wheel) just had to say hi:)

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 ай бұрын

    Heyy! Thanks for this! ❤️ it's truly great!

  • @oneskydog6768
    @oneskydog676811 ай бұрын

    Hammock sleeping since 2015, I have a nice wood curved stand for my bedroom hammock. I also have a stand for camping that fits in a lawn chair sized bag.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    11 ай бұрын

    ❤️🙌

  • @oneskydog6768

    @oneskydog6768

    11 ай бұрын

    @@sammiche You might want to check out “ The Ultimate Hang” book. Outdoor hammocking is a little more challenging but great! There are a couple of glimpses of my camp hammock setup in my videos on my channel. I should make a montage of hammock camping I have done ✅

  • @oneskydog6768

    @oneskydog6768

    11 ай бұрын

    @@sammiche montage of my hammock setups home and camping

  • @Jillian1stJohn3-9-10
    @Jillian1stJohn3-9-10 Жыл бұрын

    In 1987 I was in a severe car accident where my car flipped a few times so I've been going to the chiropractor. I was having severe back pain in 2015 and so I got rid of my bed and replaced it with a hammock for a year and I have never been back to the chiropractor again!!! Now this year I'm thinking about going back to a hammock.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    I love this really worked for you! ❤️🙌

  • @C_a_m_i_2024
    @C_a_m_i_2024 Жыл бұрын

    I just got a hammock with the stand... I'm trying it out for 30 days to see how I adjust and so far it feels great, but I haven't slept in it yet. I'll be doing a full night's sleep tonight. Hope it works out.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    I bet you're going to fall in love with it! I have another above my heater and it's been amazing for cold weather!! 🙌

  • @AwokenMinds
    @AwokenMinds Жыл бұрын

    13Love Thank you so much for this video and being you! Last year I got a intuitive feeling that mattresses are unhealthy for us. My back started to hurt and never slept too good. So now I am looking into alternative ways to sleep and what to sleep on. I too have feeling of minimal lifestyle because nature doesn’t require for us to have all this material stuff which weighs us down. We were born without clothes, possessions and even the social thoughts/emotions that we impose on others. We are pure at birth, unless child unhealthy. We can’t take any of this matter with us so why keep it? Anyway our first house is the one our soul is in calked the body. Cleanse it, purify it and fill up with love, wisdom, intuition and act it. 13Peace

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    🙌❤️ thank you for sharing your thoughts! Yes - my fav right now js floor/yoga mat sleeping.

  • @taktuk6574
    @taktuk657422 күн бұрын

    I just found your 2 years old video now, while researching for a way how i can avoid these heavy bulky mattresses. Futons seem nice but need a lot of maintenance. Now i want to try your way. I would appreciate like in your case to also use the hammock as a kind of comfortable arm chair. How close to the back wall did you drill each hole, so you could use the back wall to hold you? Thanks in advance and thank you for your great tips that are extremely inspiring for other single moms.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    22 күн бұрын

    Awesome! I dont have an exact measurement. There are hammock calculators online. Also, the farther apart means the flatter you will lay. If youre setting up for a chair, consider placing closer together. ❤️🙌 thanks for watching!

  • @louiewatson9389
    @louiewatson93895 ай бұрын

    Yeah go to a jungle and sleep on a yoga mat... the bugs will eat you alive on the jungle floor. Need a bug net with a hammock in that environment or anywhere where its warm.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    5 ай бұрын

    K thanks for the advice! 🙌

  • @gmarsh7873
    @gmarsh78732 жыл бұрын

    Great I do this alot camping I've been on the floor for a year and now moved to the hammocks for a week it's amazing. I'm a man and you have amazing.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! 🙌 This hammock life truly is great!

  • @gmarsh7873

    @gmarsh7873

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sammiche OK I did mean to comment on your personal appearance and say you have an amazing body like a man would genuinely realise. How do you get up and wake up out of the hammock cos the way to comfy I could stay the all day.

  • @williamwood6795
    @williamwood67957 ай бұрын

    Hammock sleeping sounds great. I've floor slept and ended up having mice and spider issues. I'm looking at a bridge hammock for myself. thanks for he video.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    7 ай бұрын

    Hammock sleeping really is the best way to sleep!

  • @louiewatson9389

    @louiewatson9389

    5 ай бұрын

    Sounds like you have a cleanliness problem.

  • @SiaxyzRengokus
    @SiaxyzRengokus2 жыл бұрын

    Oh my Gosh!We have the same Hammock!

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yessss 🙌

  • @RodolfoPimenta1998
    @RodolfoPimenta1998 Жыл бұрын

    2:30 PREACH! My hammock ripped and I had to sleep on my bed for like 4 days, hated every second of it. Back pain BE GONE.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    It feels so odd to sleep in a bed.. 🙌💗

  • @dsp4392
    @dsp43928 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the great overview and for sharing your experience and tips. I am about to try sleeping on a hammock as my partner moves and snores ("breathes loudly" 😅) enough for my sleep to be regularly interrupted. I've looked into the health implications of sleeping permanently on a hammock too and unfortunately there's just not enough solid research on the subject. That seems to be generalized as there isn't even any extensive research on mattresses. All these bed-in-a-box business popped up selling $3000 mattresses with absolutely no scientific support for _any_ of their claims, so it's essentially impossible to tell if a hammock is better or worse than a mattress outside of personal, anecdotal experiences.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    8 ай бұрын

    I can only share from personal experiences, and I have had only peaceful experience. I find myself much more sore from sleeping in beds than sleeping in hammocks.✌️ 🙌 thanks for wartching!

  • @rodneyp9590
    @rodneyp9590 Жыл бұрын

    I used one for camping for a while and put one in my van and used it a few weekends this summer. I think I’m going to do this but I’m worried about ripping my walls apart. I’m not heavy for my size, but my height is considerable. I think I’m going to build supports and do it, then I’m sure I can still entertain company 😊

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds great! 🙌

  • @azurenojito2251
    @azurenojito22512 ай бұрын

    So, extreme minimalists do have a washing machine and a dryer... ok.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 ай бұрын

    I know a few that don't. But perhaps that's just my crew 😉🙌

  • @zangetsuengetsu2005
    @zangetsuengetsu20057 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm deciding whether to buy a hammock to replace my bed. Why are you so cute?

  • @cmchannel1111
    @cmchannel11118 ай бұрын

    This is a great video. Thanks 😊

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks!❤️

  • @nininieratschkerova6320
    @nininieratschkerova6320 Жыл бұрын

    I would love to hear more about when and how your son started sleeping in a hammock. My 3 year old moves around so much at night in a bed I'd be scared she falls out of a hammock 😅

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    He was about 2 years old when I bought it, and he would transition between hammock/bed. It really works!! Ours was from amazon (i believe i liked it)? Try it out!

  • @heatherclark5048
    @heatherclark5048 Жыл бұрын

    I started sleeping in a Brazilian hammock about three years ago. There...is...no going back!

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    ❤️🙌🙌

  • @daniseibold5370
    @daniseibold53702 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been hammock sleeping for a few months I love it and my only regret it’s not mounting it lover

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol you jump into it? 🙌

  • @probrickwork3088
    @probrickwork30882 жыл бұрын

    Thanks I’m going to try this out 👍🏻

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 жыл бұрын

    I highly suggest only placing where there are studs. Dry wall wont do it! 🙃🙌

  • @probrickwork3088

    @probrickwork3088

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much

  • @iam9546
    @iam95462 жыл бұрын

    I’m 5’9 how high should I keep it off the ground? I love I came across you! The universe is amazing

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate you! I googled a hammock measurement calculator. In the end I went with at least 48-54 inches from ground for both stud-holes 🙌😉

  • @iam9546

    @iam9546

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sammiche sweet!! Thank you

  • @Greatwhitesloth
    @Greatwhitesloth28 күн бұрын

    Would have liked to see how flat you can lay. That one looks short. I guess some can handle the banana bend sleep?

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    28 күн бұрын

    Yes! It is short. Next time... 🙌 thanks for watching!

  • @calista910
    @calista910 Жыл бұрын

    you're amazing, im worried if I ever move into an apartment they won't allow drills in walls and I dont want to get in trouble using a hammock so I been sleeping on a shake button on the floor and moved to an air bed so if I ever move I can just roll it up and move instead of hauling a qn size 50 lb mattress

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    I rent and drill holes less than a quarter are typically ok. If you're comfy with your air mattress than good ❤️🙌 thanks for watching!

  • @shannon4061

    @shannon4061

    Жыл бұрын

    You could always get a hammock stand

  • @Brea902
    @Brea9022 ай бұрын

    Im 5 10 also and my whole bed sucks and pain is real ha 😅fml

  • @probrickwork3088
    @probrickwork30882 жыл бұрын

    Oh and the listing for the hooks please

  • @darn6129
    @darn6129 Жыл бұрын

    Have you slept with a weighted blanket in the hammock at all? I have a hammock and I'm planning on sleeping in one as I move out.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    By weighted, if you mean a heavy comforter, then yes. As long as it's soft, I think it's great! 🙌❤️

  • @vaidotasratkus7619
    @vaidotasratkus76198 ай бұрын

    hi, how are you? What kettle do you use in beginning of this video?

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    8 ай бұрын

    I don't remember the name, but it's a habit of mine to buy a gooseneck kettle everytime i move. I search "gooseneck kettle" in amazon. 😊🙌 also try "brass" or "copper" kettle

  • @Roel922
    @Roel9222 жыл бұрын

    I want to try hammock sleeping as well. I wake up with mild backpain very often on my matrass. So I did try sleeping on a thin sleeping pad but then I woke up to go to the toilet at night and I felt a shap pain in my bellybutton. Is this normal? Would this get away if I was to sleep on a pad for longer?

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 жыл бұрын

    I would ask a phyician or professional for advice. Personally, i had two weeks of my body adjusting with floor sleeping. This may not be the case for everyone. Test out methods until you find what works for you! 🙌❤️

  • @caitlinbelforti870
    @caitlinbelforti870 Жыл бұрын

    I'm nearly 200 lbs. Will this work for me?

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    If you want. There are many hammocks that will hold you ! Not nearly close to the hammock-weight limit.

  • @calista910
    @calista910 Жыл бұрын

    I want to start sleeping in a. hammock, does it ever bother your back? I really want to try

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    No back issues. Share sleeping may be tricky, but unsure.

  • @probrickwork3088
    @probrickwork30882 жыл бұрын

    Hi I can’t find the link, could you please tell me the name of the hammocks listing? Thanks

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 жыл бұрын

    www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B088WTZGRM?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title - hammock

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 жыл бұрын

    www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01C0TI1A4?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title - hooks

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought i put them up? I will add them to the description ! Thanks for asking im glad I could help you! ❤️🙌

  • @raz4371
    @raz43712 жыл бұрын

    been sleeping in a hammock for over a year and honestly will never have the clutter a mattress takes again its pointless when sleeping in a hammock is 10 times better more convenient it washes in seconds you dont need sheets dont need excessive amounts of blankets only need one small pillow and i just turn it inside out every night and that cleans any crumbs or stuff off its really nice for drinks and stuff too i just put them on the floor and dont have to think twice no night stand needed.

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    2 жыл бұрын

    In love with them. Beds are so primitive. 🙌❤️

  • @abdolhamedsharef2924
    @abdolhamedsharef2924 Жыл бұрын

    You are light weight

  • @sammiche

    @sammiche

    Жыл бұрын

    Hammocks have a weight capacity. Most at 500 lbs, so yes I am considerably light. ❤️