Static

**Ekul** · 02-25-2009, 12:14

I am having some trouble with static electricity and my HH. Ive tried rubbing drier sheets all over it and me but the blue lighting bolts are getting spooky at night. Not to mention when my pup comes to say hi a spark to the nose is hilarious. Other than that I feel like a balloon has been rubbed over every bit of hair on me and it stands on end. Any suggestions? So far only been sleeping in colder weather and I assume the static will dissipate in warmer weather.

**Cannibal** · 02-25-2009, 12:16

I can't believe you want a way to fix this. It's not just the Hennessy hammocks that have the light shows; it was/is one of my favorite sources of amusement.

**Ekul** · 02-25-2009, 12:19

Its mainly that I cant stop laughing when my boxer presses her nose to the netting. I want to sleep not laugh like a little girl.

**Cannibal** · 02-25-2009, 12:26

Fair enough.

**BillyBob58** · 02-25-2009, 23:01

I have never noticed this for some reason.

**lori** · 02-25-2009, 23:48

You must have a really electric personality.

Never happened to me.

Have you tried that anti static stuff you can get for car seats?

**tight-wad** · 02-26-2009, 00:09

That reminds me.... My grandfather could never wear an electronic watch for more than a few weeks before they died. Seems he had some kind of a personal magnetic field that would fry the electronics. Some folk got it and some folk don't?

**lenle01** · 02-26-2009, 01:20

Try static guard spray. I spray some on my ripstop fabric before I start any DIY project. Keeps everything from sticking together. The only down side to the spray is the smell.

**Rushthezeppelin** · 02-26-2009, 04:27

You know I've never had a really big problem with my hammock giving off static. My Primaloft bag gets ton's more static than it and I still don't really notice once I'm settled in for the night.....just a bit of static noise when I take it out of it's stuff sack.

**dually** · 02-26-2009, 07:12

"Don't worry, we're within the cone of protection" we'd say to one another years ago as we continued during a thunderstorm and felt better thinking there was some magical cone that would protect us from a lightning strike.

This theoretical cone is known technically as the hammock

"Faraday Cage" or cone of protection.

Although no guarantee, the cone of protection theory asserts that a well-grounded lightning rod or mast will provide a zone of safety about its base with a radius equal to the height of the mast. For a sailboat, this would create a secure zone over the entire boat under most circumstances.

It's important to remember the hammock although widely accepted, is not supernatural. Enjoy the night lights while the humidity is low.