DD Adventure Blog

Happy New Year, happy new adventures! If you're in search of inspiration for taking on the trails of 2022, look no further - we catch up with three fellow campers Sam, Anja and Dennis to find out what their 2022 looks like and what DD gear they have in their backpacks!

Henk Reinicke is an 18 year old wildlife photographer from Germany. Not content with having to head home after a day's shooting, Henk shares some of his amazing photos and talks us through his first night alone in the wilds, using the DD Frontline Hammock - MC; a fantastic choice for staying hidden and letting nature come to you.

Steve Tolan of the Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust, a charity based in Zambia, shares some stories and photos of his memorable adventures. The charity focuses on conservation education for the young people of Zambia - and works with conservationists, palaeontologists and wildlife autorities to create some incredible opportunities and outcomes.

Bored during lockdown? Missing the great outdoors? Well now is the time to brush up on your camping skills! Have a go at the DD Tarp 3x3 Speed Challenge and see just how fast you can put together a tarp tent configuration in your garden!

DD Hammocks was born out of a love for travelling the world and exploring the wildest places on earth, and over the years we have seen that our enthusiastic customers are carrying on this tradition! In this special blog post, we are showing off our 10 favourite hammock, tarp and tent set-ups from our customers across the globe, to show that camping has a truly wide-ranging appeal!

Modern life is non-stop and we all need a break from time to time. With new year upon us, Tom Langhorne from Fandabi Dozi shares 4 reasons why he thinks we should all focus on getting back to our roots this year, and spend more time in nature than ever before!

Can you find time for adventure, even during a working week? Sounds impossible? Our guest writer Darroch Davidson shares how you can fit a proper night in the wild into a regular weeknight. And what a great energy kick it provides!

We were very excited to have recieved short films and clips from all over the world over the summer. From the UK to Japan; Norway to North America you have shared amazing camping and adventure videos set in some of the world's most stunning scenery. We have had a fantastic time watching all of your entries, and we want to thank everyone for taking part! The competition closed on the 30th of September and the time has come to announce our lucky winner and 2 runners-up, after some very tough decision making! Read on to find out who we have chosen!

In the second installment of our brand new blog series, 'Explorers of the Outdoors' we catch up with DD users Zenia from Denmark and Matt from the UK.

Enter our new video competition and you could be the winner of a brand new DD Hammock! We want to see your camping clips and films this summer - send them in and be featured in our first DD Hammocks crowdsourced video!