Outer Banks Articles & Shorts - Nags Head Hammocks

If you’re like a lot of people – like hundreds of thousands of people – you love the Outer Banks of North Carolina. You might consider us presumptuous drawing this conclusion so quickly, and we would agree with you . . . except for the fact that we’re right. You love the Outer Banks beaches, the Outer Banks water sports, the Outer Banks towns, Outer Banks shops, the Outer Banks events and Outer Banks activities . . . everything about this place (you wouldn’t be on this site if you didn’t). We do too. And, lucky for you, we also love writing about the Outer Banks. Locals and visitors alike value our Outer Banks information.

Our local writers tell you how to negotiate dining out if you have a big crowd. We show you, step by step, how to pick a crab. We’ve written articles highlighting Corolla and the Currituck Outer Banks or about charming Manteo on Roanoke Island or telling you the mysteries of Ocracoke Island. We cover the events happening on the Outer Banks – and, boy, are there a lot of them to cover! Outer Banks activities, everything from water sports to walking tours to lighthouse tours to birdwatching trips, are focal points. Businesses, rituals and legends local to the Outer Banks are detailed in our articles. You’ll find out how that restaurant got its name or the modest beginning of that now-booming business. We give you insider Outer Banks information about staying safe in the ocean, how to navigate those pesky turn lanes, which restaurants to check out for the best Southern cuisine in the area and resorts’ present and future aspirations. Our Outer Banks articles are good reading. You’ll feel like a local with all the knowledge you’re sure to collect! And we’re adding to them all the time. Click on in to learn about the Outer Banks from the locals' side!

 

Take Your Vacation Home

By Holden McOwen
Nags Head Hammocks has been weaving beautifully colored, durable and high-quality hammocks, swings and chairs since 1974. They realized, more than 40 years ago, that visitors to the Outer Banks longed to take a piece of their laid-back experience here back home with them, and what better epitomizes that than a hammock... Read More

The Wisdom of Do Nothing

By Sandy Semans
The entire time you are on the Outer Banks, you will hear a soft murmuring sound in the background no matter where you are. Most think it's the gentle breezes calling; others assume the soothing sound is from the blue-green water gently licking at the shore.But if you listen carefully and quietly, you will hear Do... Read More