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    FWIW - when drilling concrete use a hammer drill and lean on it hard. You will get a smaller hole closer to the drill diameter that way. That is what you need for anchors or concrete screws. IF you do not lean on it the drill bounces around and the hole ends up significantly larger so many close clearance anchors will not hold. Forget screws.
    YMMV

    HYOH

    Free advice worth what you paid for it. ;-)

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    I think that's nice Papa Smurf; and by the way, I bought a Darien UL from you quite some time ago; I've used it extensively and love it!!
    thank you
    Gideon

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    Quote Originally Posted by DemostiX View Post
    Forget about the walls. Hang from ceiling joists, diagonal to a corner. Count on using an adjustable ridgeline to get the right hang angle or auxiliary lines to pull the hammock ends down and outward.

    The load you introduce will be distributed to multiple members and well supported if the anchors are near corners.
    I was thinking this way myself in the OP. I'll have to see what I'm dealing with. This place was built like a truck by a local contractor for family, but I doubt the wall studs are as beefy as Papasmurf's. Thanks OG
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    We're full-time hangers and we use cubes on the wall like this:

    http://www.target.com/p/wall-cube-set-of-3/-/A-14451177

    They are inexpensive, come in a variety of colors, hang on the wall within reach and each of us has one or two close by to hold cell phone, alarm clock, etc. The best part is that there are two surfaces to put things on in a very compact space.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PapaSmurf View Post
    I purchased these cargo tie down anchors and 3.5" long lag bolts from my local Tractor Supply.
    Thanks for that link PapaSmurf. I was having difficulty locating strong enough anchors for my soon-to-come switch to full time hanging.

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    Glad you have gone inside Papa. this is my method to avoid the concerns with wall anchors.
    https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...-another-stand
    Plus it goes with me when I move and the frames can be found everywhere.
    Most of us end up poorer here but richer for being here. Olddog, Fulltime hammocker, 365 nights a year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by olddog View Post
    Glad you have gone inside Papa. this is my method to avoid the concerns with wall anchors.
    https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...-another-stand
    Plus it goes with me when I move and the frames can be found everywhere.
    That is a great stand olddog. I'll have to keep an eye out for something like that I can mod.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PapaSmurf View Post
    Finally moved a hammock up into the bedroom. I've been hanging full time in the workshop for quite some time, but never liked being completely separated from Mrs Smurf and the rest of the family.

    Our 100 year old farm house is built using 3.5" x 5.5" oak studs so finding a suitable anchor point was not a problem at all. I purchased these cargo tie down anchors and 3.5" long lag bolts from my local Tractor Supply.

    Our bedroom is only 104" wide, wall to wall, but since I normally sleep in a 10ft x 60" hammock anyway, this was not a problem at all since my hammock measured 102" gather to gather. I jumped on the hammock hang calculator over at The Ultimate Hang to determine the height for installing the anchors (48" in this case). I mounted the foot end 4.5" higher than the head end. I may hang another anchor on the next stud that would allow me to hang a longer hammock at an angle, but we'll see.

    The hammock is a 10ft x 60" single layer of the 2.3oz Poly/Nylon Blend in Woodland Camo and works perfectly for my 265lbs.
    No ridgeline or ridgeline organizer, but I'm considering hanging something up just to hold my phone/alarm clock.
    Even indoors, I need an underquilt and this one is equipped with my 40*F Zeppelin from unergroundquilts.com
    Love the spartan look of the room. Reminds me of rooms in Japanese homes.

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