With the holidays coming up, we wanted to share a few of our newest products!

We’ve added four new hammock prints inspired by the Far East!

We also have a new Packable Travel Blanket in Black and Red (GT colors!) that will keep you warm all winter!

We also updated our Field Pouches so you can keep all your small items secure while you travel. Check out these bad boys!

If you love our hammocks, and you love our parasheet, you’ll be stoked about our Blammock! It’s a beach blanket – It’s a hammock – It’s a Blammock!

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If you’re a hammock aficionado, we know you’re probably dreaming up the next travel adventure where you can hang your hammock and relax after a day of hiking, climbing and other outdoor fun. As fellow travelers and adventure enthusiasts, we know that there are guide books and websites galore out there to help you plan. But beyond the typical travel guide, there are lots of great adventure stories that may be of interest, as well. Which books will inspire you the most, and be the next best thing to taking your own brave and improbable journey? We’re so glad you asked.

Vagabonding by Rolf Potts reached instant classic status…well…more or less instantly upon its release in 2002. Potts’ gorgeous prose is both a how-to and a call to action for anyone who’s dreamed of long-term travel, especially those who’ve decided wistfully that it may be out of reach. Vagabonding has been the nudge many people have needed to stop making excuses and start preparations to hit the road and wander, for months or years at a time.

The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard and Endurance by F. A. Worsley are captivating first-person accounts of expeditions to Antarctica in the second decade of the twentieth century. Life-or-death stakes with relatively primitive technology have been keeping readers of these books on the edges of their seats (and hammocks) for decades, and with good reason.

The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander is an enthralling contemporary (1998) supplement to Worsley’s book, and includes jaw-dropping photos which had not been previously published. Once you’ve seen pictures of the ship, The Endurance, helplessly trapped in ice, you will never forget them or the story.

On the Road and The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac brought the idea of a new kind of road trip into American consciousness and literary history. In Kerouac’s “spontaneous prose” style, the former documents four cross-country treks fueled by sex, drugs, and jazz, undertaken by the alter egos of the author and his muse, the notorious Neal Cassidy. The Dharma Bums begins mid-adventure with a freight-hopping scene. Much of the book is devoted to riveting and lyrical descriptions of hiking and mountain-climbing trips with a thinly disguised future Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry, Gary Snyder.

A quick reminder: when you find that these books have filled you with so much inspiration and verve that all you can do is to pack your bags and head for the airport, don’t forget to put your hammock in your luggage. It would be lonely without you.

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The hammock has always been a symbol of leisure, relaxation and easy living. The exact origin of National Hammock Day is unknown, but it is known that Hammock day is not a day for work. Hammocks were originally developed by native inhabitants of Central and South America for sleeping. The first hammocks were woven out of bark from a “hamack” tree, hence the name. Later this material was replaced by many different fibers that were more abundant.

Hammock’s are used all over the world and for many purposes. Not only can you use a hammock as a great afternoon lounge spot, but many people use hammocks as their everyday bed. In fact, hammock’s are proven to help people fall asleep faster, as well as improving sleep quality. The gentle rocking motion of a hammock encourages a deeper state of sleep than sleeping on a stationary bed. Now, who wouldn’t be interested in that? As if that wasn’t enough, here is a list of six benefits of sleeping in a hammock:

1. Faster Sleep
2. Zero-Pressure Points
3. Deeper Sleep
4. No More Bed Making
5. Hammocks Are Good for Your Health
6. Comfort
7. If you think about it, hammocks have a smaller eco footprint in comparison to a tent or another form of camping shelter. Less fabric and materials go in to making a hammock than most other shelters or sleeping systems out there. Not to mention if you sleep in a hammock, off the ground, you are saving the vegetation below, as well as protecting yourself from the elements, bugs and wildlife.

So when July 22nd rolls around this year, and every year, take a few minutes to sit back and unwind on a hammock. Let the benefits and relaxation take over your busy mind and just simply “hang out.”

Happy National Hammock Day!

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Calling all Grand Trunk fans! Our favorite holiday, National Hammock Day is quickly approaching and what better way to celebrate than a photo contest filled with $3000 worth of prizes!

How can you win? Upload a photo of your Grand Trunk gear and get your friends to vote. The 31 photos with the most votes will win! Don’t have Grand Trunk gear? Show us a picture of where you would travel with your gear if you had some!

How do you enter? There are three different ways you can enter to win the contest:

1. Facebook Tab

2. Use the hashtag #GrandTrunkNHD and tweet us a picture @grandtrunkgoods.

3. Use the hashtag #GrandTrunkNHD and tag us on Instagram @grandtrunkgoods.

 What are the prizes?

Winners will be announced on July 20th… Just in time to celebrate National Hammock Day!

Grab your camera, your favorite gear and get ready to win!

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Here are all the great photos we received in February! Check them out!

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I want to spend #NationalRelaxationDay (August 15th) in a @GrandTrunkGoods hammock!

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