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    Polyd static...

    Just got a Polyd hammock from dutchware and love it. No stretch, great flat lay. The only issue is static. Will this dissipate? Is there anything I can do to make it better?

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    Titanium clad copper ground strap?

    Use it.
    Anti static spray.
    Fabric dryer sheet.
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    You just have to stand on your head in the hammock and the static will go away.
    "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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    I use a static spray like Static Guard brand.
    Don't let life get in the way of living.

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    I wanted to avoid sprays because I don't want to attract bugs but I guess it's worth a try..

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    Soak it in permethrin and then spray it ... it makes it a bug zapper without the zap!

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    I think it's inherent to polyester. So a spray may be the only (albeit undesirable & temporary) solution.

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    My issues with static dissipate almost immediately, once there's a little oil transferred from skin to hammock.
    "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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    I've never had any static issues at all with ripstopbytheroll's polyester fabric as hammock. Wonder why.

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    I kind of like the static. Get up in the night to go to relieve myself and run my hands over the hammock to play with the static some before I get back in.
    Keep movin', keep believing and enjoy the journey!

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