Originally Posted by
MDSH
Thanks, Tender. I hope soon to put one together.
The bug net thing was making me crazy because I've not seen one yet that would work: the purpose is to keep the bugs away! My dad was an architect, who always said that form follows function.
Hammock models sold on line and/or featured here would allow the wee beasties to feast on any elbow, arm, knee, or toe that dared venture outside the perimeter of the hammock. In warm weather where insects flourish we have an equal need to evaporate sweat for cooling so need to hang parts of ourselves out in well-ventilated space. It seems to me that we have to re-create the principle of a Southern screened-in porch. That means structural elements besides mere gravity and some elasticity.
The shock cord ideas by TED and Fronkey are great as far as they go. The entry/exit purpose is brilliantly fulfilled. What's critical, though, is guying out or spreading the material away from critical parts of the body like face, hands, feet, and knees. A diamond behind the head made of the cut-away parts of Fronkey's system seemed like a solution because it would 1) provide ventilation, and 2) define the space that continues 60% of the way and then tapers eventually to the foot.
Right now I'm thinking that the top entry of TED is better.
Yes, we'll see how it works.
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