Camping can offer a relaxing reprieve from every day life and improve your protein intake through the abundance of chocolate-covered grasshoppers found in nature. Make use of Mother Nature’s gifts with today’s Groupon: for $69, you get a Blue Ridge camping hammock (a $139.99 value) from Lawson Hammock Company.

Rated #1 by Backpacker magazine, among numerous other press accolades, Lawson Hammock’s Blue Ridge camping hammock swaddles the outdoor enthusiast in a lightweight and weather resistant shelter tough enough to withstand most types of terrain. The 4.25-pound, 90”x36” camping hammock, which packs to a compact 22” x 6”, can be traditionally employed both as a hanging sleep space and on the ground as a bivy tent, or less traditionally to scare acrophobic enemies into suspended submission. Made of weather-enduring materials, the BRCH includes a nylon pack cloth bed, rip-stop nylon rain fly, and netting to protect sound sleepers from mosquitoes, insects, and stray space saucers. A leader in the three-season tent category, the BRCH is effective for campers, hunters, and fishermen, and has proven successful in diverse terrains, including the mountains, jungle, and blocks of sidewalk leading to Justin Bieber ticket distributors. Shipping is not included. Flat rate shipping is $12.

Reviews

Backpacker magazine featured Lawson Hammock Company:

• Only one model satisfied everyone: the Blue Ridge Camping Hammock. – Shannon Davis, Backpacker