All you full-time hangers: what do you use?

I'm really talking full-time indoor hanging here. I'm certainly tempted to do it, but I'll have to sort out attachment points (the bedroom is organised very poorly for hanging hammocks), and I still have to convince my wife... I think I'll start by making hammocks for our boys and then if all goes according to plan, they'll eventually sleep better and the wife will warm to the idea. Wish me luck on that one!

In the meantime, what do you guys and girls use indoors at home? I'm thinking of a DIY Knotty style gathered end hammock with the shock cord in the sides, but I'm still not sure whether to go Knotty style (with the shock cord near the foot on both sides) or Wilderness Logics style (with the shock cord near the head and near the foot, diagonally opposite). Is that a good hammock for home use?

What fabric is best for an indoor, home, every night hammock? Weight obviously won't be an issue (I've got the WBBB 1.1dbl for hiking).

Will I need a ridge line, or should I try to figure out the suspension so that I can get it right without the need for it (if so, how does one figure that out before drilling into the walls or building a frame - I'd need to know first I guess).

Do you find you need an under quilt of some sort, or is the inside of the house usually temperate enough that a blanket or quilt on the top would suffice? It would rarely get below 60F in my house, and I'm a warm sleeper, so I think I'll be fine, but do you think I'll need to consider it for my wife and kids?

I'm not planning on using bug netting, even though there are often some pesky insects that get inside during the summer (including some of my bees!). They don't bother me enough to justify bug netting for an indoor hang.

Is there anything else I haven't thought of? I don't have the cash to do anything but DIY on this one, at least for now, but I figure that will get me there, since I've got a thread injector and I'm not afraid to use it. :)

OK that's enough from me for now. Any words of wisdom?

I use a woven Hammock for indoor. No ridgeline. I do find a underquilt is needed from time to time, but not much of one. I use a simple down throw with webbing on it.

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Originally Posted by bindibadgi

What fabric is best for an indoor, home, every night hammock? Weight obviously won't be an issue (I've got the WBBB 1.1dbl for hiking).

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i use an ENO DN though some who DIY prefer to use a polyester micro fiber or polyester taffeta, could always just use nylon.....

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Originally Posted by bindibadgi

Will I need a ridge line, or should I try to figure out the suspension so that I can get it right without the need for it (if so, how does one figure that out before drilling into the walls or building a frame - I'd need to know first I guess).

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trial and error. some where around here is a hang calculator, input your distance, preferred sit height and ridge line and it will give you your suspension length and anchor height

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Originally Posted by bindibadgi

Do you find you need an under quilt of some sort, or is the inside of the house usually temperate enough that a blanket or quilt on the top would suffice? It would rarely get below 60F in my house, and I'm a warm sleeper, so I think I'll be fine, but do you think I'll need to consider it for my wife and kids?

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i would, personally i use an UQ and either ditch the blanket or pull the UQ off to the side if needed

as for the stand i use one of these modified to fit the room
http://www.hammocks.com/hammock-stan...arhammocks.cfm

hope this helps

I use eye-bolts in the ceiling to hang from, screwed into the rafters they are good and solid but the height of the hammock off the floor can be compromised if you have high ceilings.

I sleep in my WBBB and use an Incubator underquilt. I didn't think an UQ would be necessary indoors but for me it is. The guylines at the sides are attached to wee hooks in the walls. Basically I just use the same kit in the same way as I would outdoors and once you get it dialled-in it's just as awesome - the only thing missing is the view!

I recently bought one of these:

http://www.hammocks.com/hammocks/han...withfringe.cfm

I don't have it up yet, but it looks really cool! It's a very heavy cotton, like a canvas. Knotty has one as well. I personally would rather sleep in natural fibers rather than nylon for my home sleeping.


Edit: I just saw that you are going DIY. You could probably make a gathered end hammock for indoor use with some nice calico or a light canvas.

Thanks for the input. I just might have to check out the fabric store. I think I could convince my wife to come along. :D

My ceiling is 8' high, so I doubt that would be a problem. I hadn't thought of hanging from the rafters!

I have seen the hammock hang calculator, having read the book. ;) I didn't quite understand what it meant by ridge line though. I thought it was the length of a structural ridge line, but I guess it makes sense that it's calculating the height etc to give that length in the absence of an actual bit of rope. I'll have to play around with it so I can get the sit height right with the "tree strap" height at 8'. The "tree" distance should then be the distance I need between the eye bolts in the rafters I guess.

I use my DIY double layer ripstop hammock indoors 4-5 nights a week. No ridge line and no bug net (don't need either in the house).

I use a steel stand just like the one cinnamon uses. It's big though (15'). I also have a 12' steel stand that I could use, but it's not quite as tall, so the bigger stand is my preference.

When it was warmer, I would just sleep with a blanket. Then, when winter came, I switched to a sleeping bag. I moved my hammock to a cooler part of the house where it is about 50 degrees at night and out of curiosity, tried using my underquilt. The UQ is the way to go! I recommend it.

Peace,
David

No way am I sleeping on nylon at home. Home is for luxuries and when it comes to hanging, cotton is my luxury. We sleep in Brazilian hammocks (mostly) at home. They are a fairly heavy cotton weave which offers a bit more thermal insulation and a bunch more comfort. Easy to wash, although they do shrink after washing which makes you 'climb' into the hammock after it's hung again. It stretches back out, so no worries.

We do not use ridgelines. Since we don't have to set and re-set the hammocks, there is no need for the convenience of a ridgeline. You will almost certainly need some type of bottom insulation, but since it's indoors, you don't need much or fancy. Heck, I've been known to slap a fleece blanket on the bottom of the home hammock; works just fine.

We attach to the rafters in the ceiling with eye-bolts. We have been in our current bedroom for a little over two years and even recently made a baby, so it seems a pretty solid method of hanging to me. :woot::D

man i need to get a cotton hammock for the house i been sleeping in my WBBB 4 nights a week since i setup a way to hang in the basement
the only reason for only 4 nights is the wife misses me :rolleyes:
but i would like a BIG cotton hammock that would hold both of us

I've been fulltiming for close to a year now. My indoor DIY hammock is a whipped end gathered polyester. I've also found that a light UQ is needed for comfort. My stand was an outdoor swing frame lengthened to 10'. On trips I carry my DIY version of the turtlelady's stand.

OD, do you Paypal? Imma need me one of those stands. :D

I use my warbonnet, same hammock I use outdoors. My room is about 16 ft long so it fits well with 3/8 inch eye bolts attached to a wall stud, 6 ft from the floor. this allows me to get in and out comfortably. No support issues. I only sleep in it 2-3 times per week cuz I still need my bed sometimes for back support (neutral spine, etc).
Sometimes I use a 8oz UQ and a summer (7oz) TQ. (I let it get cold in my house at night).

Hope this helps

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OD, do you Paypal? Imma need me one of those stands. :D

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No I don't do paypal. Which stand do you need?
If the swing stand, spend the weekend cruising the yard sales, chances are one may turn up cheap.These were sold by the thousands and the cushions tend to go first. Cut the top rail in half, spread apart and reattach at the desired length. Mine had a rectangular top rail into which a hardwood 1"x2" would slid into. The swing portion had 2 rails the same dimensions as the top rail which I bolted to the sides of the top rail. Some have a round toprail which you should be able to sleeve a pipe over.
If you need the portable stand, the materials run around $40.00 at Home Depot. 6- 2"x2"x6' clear fir, pr of gate hinges, 8- 1/4"x2" bolts w/ locknuts and washers, 2 quick clips, about 20' of 1/4" rope. About 2 hrs of easy hand work, a little more to stain and finish.
Forgot the 10' chainlink fence toprail.

i have been using diy gathered end cotton/wool hammocks in the casa but i just bought a eureka Chrysalis ($150,first gen model) to try out. since it will stay in the same place everyday, i am not concerned with the weight and i actually wanted something 'overbuilt'. i am still planning on making a diy bridge but thought this eureka was a good test of a bridge style......so far i really like the bridge lay. very flat.

i have the mexican cotton outdoor hammock for the summer. extremely heavy (like 12lbs) but i only move it back to the garage so not a big deal but it is cool for the hot summer weather.

i have been sleeping in a hammock full time now for almost 2 years(?) except for business trips. i havent made a set of the tripod stands yet to try and hang in a hotel room.

I use a DIY 12' long and 65" wide made of 1.9 rip stop. On a vario stand. with a Baby orca UQ plus my DIY UQ (It gets really cold in my room down to 45 once) with my favorite polar fleece blanket on top and a unzipped 20* sleeping bag.

I have given my bed away now and have been full time in my hammock for a month an a half.

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I use my eno DN in my back (family) room by the tv and a cheapo Wally World ‘mock in the bedroom… till I get my Snipe in then that may replace the eno till I figure out which I like better.
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I used HD 3” lags into the stud with D-rings.
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I had the same problem in my bedroom with no good place to hang it… the room is just too **** small! I ended up hanging it diagonally and it works great! Hope ya get it working! I started full time indoor hanging on Xmas eve and haven’t even looked at the bed since! Best sleep ever!
I’m so glad I did this… now I know for SURE when I get back to camping when the weather breaks I’ll be sooooooo comfy!

Have fun with it…!

Hey samiam, is that stand standard, or did you mod it? All the stands I've seen have been too low, and most of them have not been long enough either according to my calculations.

I was thinking of getting someone to weld up the brackets for a steel stand, so I can just insert the bottom piece, the diagonal ends and the straight "legs." If I could find a stock stand that works (and is not too expensive), then I might do that, but otherwise I'll think about the specs for a custom weld.

I figure I should be able to get at least the brackets done, so I can get my own straight steel tubing and make up the stand. I can drill some holes for bolting it all together if need be, and if I ever feel the need, I can send it off for powder coating. I used to work at a powder coating shop so I could send it there and not get ripped off, I hope. :D

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2...2012-01-20.jpg

eye bolts connected to beams in ceiling
amsteel from hammock to eye bolts

for insulation I have a couple of blankets I lay on then use a spare coleman sleeping bag rated to 15 degrees to cover myself. My garage is not heated & the doors are only a few feet away from the hammock - I have no problem staying warm - sometimes too warm.

I usually sleep in it at least 2 nights a weeks sometimes more - and those are the best nights sleep for me!

canoe next to it is an end table :lol:

On the same notion, what do you other Indoor hangers use for Under insulation. My house is heated only by a wood burning fireplace and it gets pretty darn cold at night. My DIY Karo UQ is too hot but my two other UQ's combined are just perfect. Top Insulation I love my sleeping bag because its so big unzipped I can put my arm up above my head and the hood covers up nicely.

I've been hanging fulltime indoors for about 4 months now in a DIY cinch-end hammock. I made a stand out of 2x4s and some scrap strapping. I run my whoopie slings through eyebolts in the stand and anchor them to one of the legs on each end. I opted for using a stand over anchoring to the walls/ceiling so that I could move the set up if I wanted to. Also, I can take the stand with me on vacation or for a quick setup in the back yard or porch. (I don't have two trees close enough to hang in the yard) I have some pics posted of the set up in one of its earlier incarnations. One thing to keep in mind that is that since you're looking at a more-or-less permanant setup that you won't have to tote on your back, you can afford to use different materials that can be for fashionable than ripstop nylon, webbing and Amsteel (this might be a selling point for the wife). There are some pretty nice hammock stands available and a skilled woodworker could probably create an art-quality stand for less than $100.

for kids, you might be able to use a bunkbed frame (minus the matresses and matress supports) by tying their hammocks diagonally corner to corner. I would alternate the corners for each one to even out the stress on the frame.