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    Proper care....

    I am new to the no net top loader jobbers. My home sleeper is the first that I have used to any degree. Is it useful/required/futile or what to switch the hammock end for end on occasion? Obviously, the HH is a dedicated end hammock and as such the idea of switching ends is laughable. But I washed this a while back and may do so again. So the question is raised. I take the ring buckles off and just wash the body. Last time I put it up I realized I had swapped the ends and was too lazy to change it back. But now I am wondering if I should swap it around.
    I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.

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    feng shui is hardly a concern at this point and is unlikely to be in the future.
    I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ramblinrev View Post
    feng shui is hardly a concern at this point and is unlikely to be in the future.
    Ha!

    I've never heard any reliable data about hammock wear on one end vs another. The way a person rolls and moves about, I would doubt that there is sufficient difference between the ends for it to matter.

    I do recall slowhike posting about Ed Speer using one particular hammock until failure, logging as much as 5000 hours in the same hammock body. That's as much as probably most any member's hammock has seen. Perhaps you could contact him for a comment?
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    I've slept for nearly two years in mine, every single night. Don't think I changed ends any time I had it down. Still going strong!
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    In a similar vein, a recent thread discussed fabric stretching with larger users. I weigh around 220#...does my hammock have a "service life"?
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    Quote Originally Posted by oldgringo View Post
    In a similar vein, a recent thread discussed fabric stretching with larger users. I weigh around 220#...does my hammock have a "service life"?
    Might depend on how the hammock is put together & the fabric used.
    I'm afraid my weight isn't far below yours & mine seams to be doing fine.
    It's a DIY top loader, made from walmart fabric that is probably about 1.9oz fabric (camo).
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    I would think washing it would cause more wear than hanging...

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    What kind of material is it made from?

    My Brazilians are hands down my favorite home sleepers and are made of fairly heavy cotton. In full disclosre, I don't shift around much when I sleep in a hammock, so factor that in. After about a year in my current favorite, there is a definite 'shape' that has been formed by the cotton fibers stretching more on one side than the other. It is a head left-feet right hammock now. I just experimented with this less than a week ago because the same thought occurred to me. It is not as comfortable head right anymore. I have an identical hammock that Genuine Draft is now using, but has not been using for as long (and she's a whole bunch lighter than I am) and it is still very comfortable head right or left.

    Don't know if the same would be true for synthetic fibers or not. But, in the case of a long term cotton sleeper, yes your position will, over time, dictate the lay of the hammock. If you want to prevent it you'll need to switch it up occasionally. I don't worry about it because that would involve me moving the TV and that's waaaay too much work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cannibal View Post
    Don't know if the same would be true for synthetic fibers or not. But, in the case of a long term cotton sleeper, yes your position will, over time, dictate the lay of the hammock. If you want to prevent it you'll need to switch it up occasionally. I don't worry about it because that would involve me moving the TV and that's waaaay too much work.
    That's what I was wondering more so than wear. As far as the "bold" statement... I had no intention of moving the room around, I would just relase each end of the hammock and turn it 180* then hook it back up again. As long as it is off the stand anyway to be washed... it's no big deal.
    I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.

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