The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out of his nose.
Garrison Keillor
I have found that if one snacks in an outdoor hammock, sooner or later goodies will accumulate underneath that will attract critters. If out in the middle of the wilderness, that may not be too bad, though not good to feed wildlife. In the back yard, it is really not so good.
My “go-to” snack is nuts, which DO go well with beer, I must say. Tapas might be the perfect hammock foods. As you are partially reclined, soup is probably off the menu. Any finger food would work, though. Burritos OK, hamburgers that drip all over, not so much.
It is very much like the sea otter, who smashes his abalone or crab dinner with a rock while lounging in the water on his back.
Again, be mindful about the fact that bits of food could wind up on the ground and attract unwanted guests. Avoid drippy, gooey, messy items. If you have to lean over a table to eat something, that’s probably a poor choice.
I am exceedingly fond of pistachios. I know they can be purchased without the shell, but I view it as a therapeutic activity to shuck them. Otherwise, you just pop them in your mouth and probably eat too many.
Here is a photo of my hammock pistachio processing station, complete with a special splitter tool that fits on the thumb and protects the thumb-nail from too much abuse.
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