How to Rig a Hammock for Forest School - Hammock setup tips to support your Forest School skills.

I love a good hammock! In this video I share how to rig a hammock for Forest School, including safety setup tips, knots for hammocks and some thoughts on how learners might use them.

If you are currently doing your Forest School training or already a Forest School Leader looking to brush up on your Forest School skills I hope this video helps you develop your Forest School activities and practice.

Apologies for the heavy breathing, but I was 9 months pregnant when I filmed this!

Please note – I have not received any payment or benefits for mentioning certain products in this video, it is just kit that I have used personally and found to work well.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Welcome and Introduction
01:00 - Using hammocks at Forest School
02:33 - Safe siting
04:40 - Kit checking
07:05 - Methods of rigging
08:30 - Knot selection
09:27 - Tying to 1st tree
12:06 - Tying to 2nd tree
14:31 - Testing Testing!
15:29 - Getting in and out

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LINKS:
• www.ddhammocks.com – DD Hammocks, kit supplier
• www.forestschoolassociation.org – The Forest School Association, the UK charity for Forest School.

CREDITS:
Bowline Image – Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay
Hammock Sleep Image – Uwe Mucke from Pixabay
Baby in Hammock Image – David Mark from Pixabay
Music – Bluegrass Roots by Caffeine Creek Band from Pixabay

DISCLAIMER:
All information shared within the Forest School Lou channel is provided in good faith, and based on my own experience of Forest School within the UK. It is not designed to be a replacement for quality, face to face, accredited Forest School training, rather as a resource to support Forest practitioners and those in training. I am a Forest School trainer, but not your Forest School trainer, therefore no training contract exists between us. Ensure you are appropriately qualified and undertake your own risk assessments before undertaking any activity with groups, which takes into account the learners age, ability and level of understanding.