I have a pirate themed room; I sleep in a hammock

**Im Chris Brown** · 10-02-2009, 01:13

I made a thread probably about a year ago inquiring about sleeping long term in a hammock. I reasoned to do it, and i did, and it's been absolutely fabolous. I meant to follow up on the thread but never did, I can only offer pics of my room as consolation

I would sleep in the green one and my roommate in the white one. It gave us an incredible amount of room in our room. It was so nice to be able to 'hang my bed up' for the day if i wanted the extra space in the room. So nice. We called the white one the cadillac because it was so big and comfy. My roommate was a 6'7" tall man, he was a big dude, and he slept in a hammock.

We got a ton of compliments and inquiries about sleeping in a hammock and having a pirate themed room. We're both 20, so that may answer some questions.

I need help. I keep having hammocks break on me. That green one was a super dope hammock i purchased in ecuador for $10. It has broken. I've gone through 6+ hammocks, it's ridicolous. I recently purchased another cadillac (i believe the 3rd one we've had) and it broke as well. Im so tired of having hammocks break on me. I don't want to buy new ones, i can't buy new ones; i've been sleeping on the couch.

I need a hammock that's going to last and last. Atleast a year, a hammock that i can sleep in everyday for atleast a year. I don't have a clue where to find one and you guys are the pro's, so please help a brother out.

this is the "cadillac" (heck yea for the model, right? She's not included

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http://www.myhammock.com/proddetail....H-BELLA&cat=10

I would like something about this long. My roommates out for now and its just me in the room, i'd rather take the huge space to have a nice big hammock. He may move in soon so i'll need a smaller one, but one this big would be great. I remember in my original thread people said just to make one - i'm not making one, it's just not happening. I'll pay you to make me one, but i'm not making one.

I want something that's super comfy (man do i miss sleeping in a hammock) and something that's going to last me a year. I know you guys have some gnarly backpacking hammocks that are tough, so please, throw some sugestions out there.

Thanks guys!

**Ramblinrev** · 10-02-2009, 01:23

My first questions... How are they breaking? All the same way lor what. Details on that please.

**Wendigo** · 10-02-2009, 02:40

6+ hammocks in one year? wow, where to start? there are so many things I could say about that but I will try to keep it as clean as possible......you can either stop playing trampoline with em, stop with the double-up giddy-up and keep the girls on the couch or maybe the hammocks you are buying can't support your singular weight. stop getting in them with your shoes, stop getting in them with any sharp objects in your pockets (this can include rivets on jeans).

Yeah, Rev is right...we just don't have enough info on how they are breaking on you. are the ropes breaking, is the fabric ripping, etc....this is critical info.

Maybe, just maybe....someone is orchestrating the breaks for you as a running joke.

**gargoyle** · 10-02-2009, 04:45

The cause of your hammock breaking.

DO NOT USE SHARP POINTY OBJECTS IN HAMMOCK.

OK, What is breaking? The rope suspension? The fabric of the hammock? Are you pushing the weight limit? Do you keep them hung up all day? Does the sunlight shine on them? More than one person in hammock?

Heres my theory, fwiw, cheap cotton rope. Cotton and Sunlight don't get along. The ropes dry out and break, at least in my experience. Upgrade to a solid bodied hammock, with a webbing suspension.
Plenty of good commercial options out there. ENO double is as comfortable as they come, WB Traveler is awesome.