Originally Posted by
tammons
Not to be critical or anything, but this is what I would do.
Heavily Reinforce the areas you have cut out in a U and triple stitch the entire perimeter.
I never really realized how much force is on these hammocks until I built one.
They are very comfortable, but after I had a blowout it actually makes me a bit nervous to get in and out of mine.
The majority of the forces are concentrated at the hang ends obviously and there is a ton of force at the pole ends.
Just be sure to hang it low to the ground and have a mattress under you or something like that for the first week or so.
The foot end of mine blew out and my bottom end dropped about a foot onto
my mattress and even with that my back was squirrelly for a couple of days.
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