Recently ordered the Guide Gear Portable Hammock Stand [And Hammock] from Amazon for $40. It arrived a few days later. Before placing my order I read several reviews, and there were a couple of negatives I saw mentioned a few times:
-the included hammock is "junk" and falls apart easily
-the included hammock is hard to sleep in due to instability
-the size of the stand makes it difficult to find a replacement hammock
My first thought was that I would either have to make the included hammock work some how, or try and find a replacement hammock.
Here is the stand and included hammock:
Here is how I made the included hammock stable and "usable" (for a short time) and it's still not ideal:
Here's what happens when I use my 8'x4 GTN7:
I can use the included hammock (only need to use it for a four night festival), but can anyone suggest some other possible hammock ideas that might work?
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