Buying first hammock and stand! need advice.

[bigbamaguy]

Sorry guys I just saw this post and thought I would update about the flex that I am seeing. The Flex is the arms that the hammock is attached to. Not the brace arms that run from the base to the attachment arms. I may not have built the stand exactly like thone that has been duplicated and this may be where I am getting the flex. Instead of using two brace arms I am only using one, this is allowing the attachment arms to flex forming a rough "S" shape if you are looking down on the hammock and stand. The flex that I have noticed is marginal and has never given me any major concerns they are just the "I built, its my backside" concerns!!!!!!!!!!!

I have to pass on another part to this story. My daughter, is staying with me for the summer and while we were putting her bed together the other night she asked if she could use her hammock as a bed instead..............to say that I was overjoyed would have been an understatement!!!! I will be building her a permenant stand in her room tomorrow after noon that will be a hybrid of several stands listed on the forum. A new thread will be started when the stand is built and pictures can be taken........NO PICS IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!!!!!!!!!!

[MikeN]

Sweet!

Looking forward to the 'new build' pics!

[Oxblood]

Bama, Im 6'4 and 275 and my 2x4 stand was rock solid. Yeah the arms would flex side to side if I swung, but never enough to worry about it tipping or breaking. They never flexed in. My RL was always tight when I got in so this is how I know there was no flex in towards the hammock. It never creaked. I also had 36" feet on it, roughly 15" on either side and it was plenty stable.

B-san... All you need to make the 2x4 stand is a hand saw, drill and the materials. It really is quite simple.

Opie, do you have any photos of your stand? Are plans available?