The ThirdWheeler on Campus: The Ultimate Spring Break & College Hammock
Spring break. Two words that hit differently when you're a college student. Classes are paused, the sun is finally showing up, and your group chat is stacked with half-baked plans. The quad is calling. The park is calling. That perfect set of trees by the library? Definitely calling.
Here's the problem: everyone shows up with one hammock. One hammock for one person, which means your whole crew ends up either taking turns or sitting in the grass watching you swing around by yourself. That is not a vibe.
Enter the ThirdWheeler Mock — the world's only bunk bed hammock. Two hammocks. One bag. The ultimate campus hammock setup that turns any two trees into your crew's personal lounge. This spring, don't just hang — hang together.
| Spring Break Is Here — What's Your Move? |
Let's be real. Spring break looks different for everyone. Some people are flying somewhere warm. Some are heading home. And some people — a perfectly respectable group — are staying on campus, finally noticing that the place they've been sprinting across all semester is actually kind of beautiful when it's not freezing and finals aren't imminent.
No matter where you end up, one thing's true: you want to be outside. You want to hang. And if you've got friends — and we're assuming you do — you don't want to be doing it one person at a time.
The ThirdWheeler hammock was built exactly for this moment. It's not the "I'll bring a hammock to the quad and hope someone asks about it" kind of product. It's the "we're all hanging, right now, bunk bed style, and people are stopping to take photos of us" kind of product. The kind of thing that makes passing strangers say: wait, what is that?
| Born on Campus: The Origin Story of the ThirdWheeler |
Here's something you don't get from most outdoor gear companies: the ThirdWheeler was designed by a college student, for college students.
The idea came from a simple, painfully relatable problem. Hammocks are objectively great — everyone knows this. But you're always showing up to hang with your friends and one person doesn't have one, or you've got two hammocks between five people, or everyone claims the one good set of trees and someone ends up on the ground being sad about it.
The solution? Stack them. Two hammocks on the same two trees, bunk bed style, in one bag. Everyone hangs. Problem annihilated.
That's the origin of the ThirdWheeler Mock from Mr. Mocks — a spring break hammock born out of genuine college frustration and turned into the most innovative product the hammock industry has ever seen. There is literally nothing else like it on the market. No other brand has done this. The ThirdWheeler is the only bunk bed hammock in existence, and it came from a college campus.
It's the kind of origin story that makes complete sense. Corporate outdoor gear companies aren't crawling around campus quads thinking about student problems. A college student was — and now your whole crew benefits.
| Why the ThirdWheeler Is the Perfect Campus Hammock |
Let's talk about where the ThirdWheeler thrives — which, for the record, is basically everywhere on a college campus.
The Quad
The quad is sacred hammock territory. Two trees, open grass, sunlight, friends drifting past between classes — it's the ideal setup. Pull the ThirdWheeler out of its single bag, wrap the straps around two trees, clip in the carabiners, and you've got a two-story hammock situation that turns the quad into your personal outdoor living room. One person takes the top level, one takes the bottom. That's the move.
Campus Parks and Green Spaces
Most colleges have that one area where the trees are perfectly spaced and the vibe is immaculate. You know the spot. The ThirdWheeler takes that spot from a lonely one-hammock zone to a full crew hangout. Two in the hammocks, everyone else gathered around — you've created the unofficial social center of your entire campus green space.
Tailgates
Hammocking at a tailgate is genuinely underrated. Find two trees near the parking lot and the ThirdWheeler turns your tailgate into something elevated — literally. While everyone else is standing around a cooler, you're up in bunk hammock mode like some kind of pre-game royalty. Gear, snacks, and drinks can sit on the top hammock while you lounge below. Or go full bunk and stack two people up there.
Between Classes
Forty-five minute gap between lectures? That's enough time to find two trees, set up the ThirdWheeler campus hammock, go fully horizontal, reset your entire mental state, and get back to class feeling like a refreshed human being. College is chaos. Sometimes the only thing that helps is being parallel to the ground for twenty minutes.
| Set It Up, Stack Up: How the ThirdWheeler Actually Works |
One bag. Two hammocks. Two sets of straps. Two carabiners. That's the full load-out, and it's all included.
Here's how setup goes:
- Wrap your tree straps around two trees — the ThirdWheeler comes with everything you need. No extra hardware, no trips to the outdoor store.
- Clip in carabiners at each end — each hammock hooks in at the head and foot on both trees.
- Stack the second hammock above the first — bunk bed style. You are building a two-story hammock tower between two trees.
- Get in — the best part, always.
Setup takes a few minutes and gets faster every time. By your third hang session, you're doing it in under five minutes while your friends watch and pretend they could have figured it out.
Use Case: Two People Hanging
Classic mode. One person per hammock level, bunk bed style. You can have a full conversation at nearly eye level, or completely ignore each other and scroll your phones in comfortable parallel proximity. Both are valid spring break activities.
Use Case: Gear and Snack Storage on Top
Top hammock becomes a floating shelf. Backpack, snacks, chargers, extra layers — pile it up on the top level while you hang out below. It's basically a hammock with a built-in table, except the table also holds a person.
Use Case: Group Hangouts
The ThirdWheeler anchors the whole hang session. Two people in the hammocks, everyone else gathered around on blankets or the grass — you've built something that draws people in. Strangers ask what it is. Friends want to take turns. It becomes the thing everyone talks about.
| ThirdWheeler vs. Two Regular Hammocks: It's Not Even Close |
You might be thinking: "Can't I just buy two regular hammocks and hang them on the same trees?" Technically, yes. Here's why the ThirdWheeler is a completely different (and better) experience:
- One bag instead of two — less to carry, less to lose, less to leave in your friend's car after a hangout.
- Built to work together — the ThirdWheeler's height and spacing are engineered so both hammocks function in harmony. You're not guessing how high to hang the second one while your friend lies in the dirt waiting.
- It's a moment — "I have a bunk bed hammock" is infinitely more interesting than "I have two hammocks." One of those sentences gets people's attention. The other doesn't.
- It makes financial sense — getting a quality two-hammock setup for two people in a single purchase beats buying two mediocre hammocks and hoping they work together.
- It's genuinely exclusive — there is no other bunk bed hammock on the market. The ThirdWheeler is the only one. You cannot get this experience anywhere else, period.
And when you want a solo setup or need a gift for the friend who's still hammock-less (there's always one), Mr. Mocks has the Double Mock at just $49.95. A premium double hammock built for one or two people — perfect for solo study breaks, a chill couple hang, or keeping in the dorm bag for whenever the weather cooperates. Same Mr. Mocks quality, single-hammock format.
| Spring Break Beyond Campus: Take the ThirdWheeler Everywhere |
The ThirdWheeler doesn't clock out when the semester does. Spring break is exactly when this thing goes from campus staple to full-blown trip essential.
Home for Break
Your parents' backyard suddenly has trees with potential. Break out the ThirdWheeler, introduce the concept to your family, and spend spring break being the most interesting person in the neighborhood. Bonus: it's a great "look what I bought" conversation starter with your parents that actually impresses them.
Camping Trips
Two hammocks in one bag is a camping game-changer. You and a friend are both sleeping off the ground — warmer, more comfortable, zero fighting over tent space. Throw the ThirdWheeler in the trunk and set up wherever the trees cooperate. No campsite is ever the same after you've bunk-hammocked it.
Road Trips
Every road trip stop becomes a potential hang. Rest area with trees? ThirdWheeler time. State park pulloff? ThirdWheeler time. That random scenic overlook with two perfectly spaced oaks? You already know. One bag takes up almost no car space, which means there's no excuse not to bring it everywhere.
Parks, Festivals, and Everywhere Else
Music festivals, outdoor markets, nature reserves, day hikes with good tree coverage — anywhere trees exist is ThirdWheeler territory. It's the spring break hammock built for the life college students actually live: spontaneous, social, on the move, and always looking for the next good hang.
This isn't the kind of gear you use once and toss in a closet. The ThirdWheeler becomes part of your college story — in every group photo, every weekend trip, every "remember when we just hung in the quad for three hours" moment your friend group will talk about for years.
| Get Your ThirdWheeler — Spring Break Won't Wait |
Here's the bottom line: spring is here, the trees are out there, and your crew deserves better than taking turns on a single hammock.
The ThirdWheeler Mock is the only bunk bed hammock on the market. It exists because a college student looked at the campus hammock situation, identified the problem, and actually solved it. Two hammocks, one bag, straps and carabiners included — built for the quad, the park, the road trip, and every outdoor moment between now and graduation.
Grab the Mr. Mocks Double Mock at $49.95 for a solo or duo option — perfect for the crew member who needs their own setup, or for adding a third hammock to the mix when the ThirdWheeler's already occupied.
Don't spend spring break sitting in the grass watching someone else hang. Get the ThirdWheeler. Stack up. Hang together.