My home is in a young subdivision which means the trees aren't big enough yet. I've tried hanging on my kids cheap swingset. That worked but it forced me into too steep of an angle to be comfortable. I've searched the forums about usning fence posts as anchor points and seen mixed responses. Some have said it's no big deal, others say you better have a post 4 feet in the ground with a massive about of concrete to hold it.
I'd like your opinion about using the post at the inside corner of the fence. Since I have neighbors at all sides, the fence at the corner looks something like my sweet top down Paint drawing below. My thought is that the 4 way fence will provide ample support for a hammock hang. The neighbor kitty corner to me used steel posts in concrete, my fence uses 4x4 pressure treat in concrete. On the other end of the hammock, I plan to use the single pole hammock stand (using a 4ft tall 4x4) method.
Thoughts? Will this hold me? I'm about 240 lbs on a good day. Any other ideas are helpful. I've though about tethering one end to the kids swingset and the other end the single pole stand. I've got to keep the cost to a minimum, otherwise I'd be building one of the sweet stands I've seen on here.
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