Anyone using a hammock stand?

[pauljm116]

I want a hammock stand to use in my back garden. I have trees the right distance apart but I have found lots of stag beetle larva in a rotting wood pile at the base of one of the trees and will need to tread on it to set up my hammock this year so I thought I'd invest in a hammock stand instead.

So far the Ikea Garo is looking promising. https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products...gårö-hammock-stand-outdoor-grey-art-80251513/

Or the DD stand https://www.ddhammocks.com/product/ultralight_hammock_stand but that looks fiddly, expensive and means I'd have to leave the hammock out in all weathers or take the whole lot down.

Is anyone else using a stand or can recommend one please?

 

[RichardJackson]

I want a hammock stand to use in my back garden. I have trees the right distance apart but I have found lots of stag beetle larva in a rotting wood pile at the base of one of the trees and will need to tread on it to set up my hammock this year so I thought I'd invest in a hammock stand instead.

So far the Ikea Garo is looking promising. https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products...gårö-hammock-stand-outdoor-grey-art-80251513/

Or the DD stand https://www.ddhammocks.com/product/ultralight_hammock_stand but that looks fiddly, expensive and means I'd have to leave the hammock out in all weathers or take the whole lot down.

Is anyone else using a stand or can recommend one please?

I have the handy hammock stand (DD precursor). It is as you say.
At home I use scaff poles to make a permanent pipestand as descibed by derek hansen in his hammock blog/website/books. Works well but very heavy

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[RichardJackson]

The Garo is too small for camping or mayan type hammocks

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[Alan De Enfield]

Just happens to be on of Aldi's special this week :

https://www.aldi.co.uk/adventuridge-hammock-&-stand/p/096238219193500

Features

• Stable steel frame
• Powder coated
• 3 Piece construction with foldable poles on front and back to stabilise the mat
• With integrated drinks holder
• With removable and detachable pillow
• With additional mesh storage mat below the hammock mat
• Small magazine holder compartment integrated into the mat
• Mesh part in the middle of the mat
• Carry bag for storage and transportation
• Mat size when hung on frame: approx. 235 x 85cm
• Dimensions of pillow: approx. 44 x 31 x 9cm
• Portable

 

[Nice65]

I want a hammock stand to use in my back garden. I have trees the right distance apart but I have found lots of stag beetle larva in a rotting wood pile at the base of one of the trees and will need to tread on it to set up my hammock this year so I thought I'd invest in a hammock stand instead.

So far the Ikea Garo is looking promising. https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/chairs-stools-benches/garden-chairs-benches-loungers/gårö-hammock-stand-outdoor-grey-art-80251513/

Or the DD stand https://www.ddhammocks.com/product/ultralight_hammock_stand but that looks fiddly, expensive and means I'd have to leave the hammock out in all weathers or take the whole lot down.

Is anyone else using a stand or can recommend one please?

Bardster has an all in one portable device now, but the simplicity of his previous system isn’t to be knocked. A couple of 8’ chestnut fence post hammered in and joined with a long bolt will do it. If you don’t want the tie out, use a third post as a brace.

https://bushcraftuk.com/community/index.php?threads/hammock-at-home-help.73879/#post-897462

 

[GadgetUK437]

Just happens to be on of Aldi's special this week :

Oh lordy!!
I bought one of those (for $h1ts and giggles) last year.
Don't go there, proper rubbish! Only bought it for a joke, as I knew I was gonna take it back the next day.

Just make a Turtledog stand or a Tensahedron stand, very easy and cheap.

 

[pauljm116]

The Garo is too small for camping or mayan type hammocks

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I thought that might be the case unfortunately. Shame because it looks like a great stand.

 

[pauljm116]

Oh lordy!!
I bought one of those (for $h1ts and giggles) last year.
Don't go there, proper rubbish! Only bought it for a joke, as I knew I was gonna take it back the next day.

Just make a Turtledog stand or a Tensahedron stand, very easy and cheap.

That's a shame, it looks like a great idea.

Don't suppose you've got a link to instructions for the turtledog or tensahedron stands please.

 

[GadgetUK437]

I just started a thread on the tensahedron stand,
http://hammock-uk.forumotion.com/t29-my-tensahedron-stand-adventures#75

Will do another covering Turtledogs.

 

[pauljm116]

I just started a thread on the tensahedron stand,
http://hammock-uk.forumotion.com/t29-my-tensahedron-stand-adventures#75

Will do another covering Turtledogs.

That's great, thank you.

 

[GadgetUK437]

That's a shame, it looks like a great idea.

Just short and rather wobbley. Certainly wouldn't sleep in it.
Thought I had a photo somewhere,

 

[C_Claycomb]

Well done GadgetUK437! I was going to suggest one of those two. I became aware of the tensahedron just recently. A couple of years ago I made a very rough Turtledog variant, but found that getting a pole that was long enough and getting enough height with the stands was not as easy as I expected. Stands wound up too short, and pole bent awkwardly. Like the look of the tensahedron as an alternative.

The biggest challenge isn't finding tutorials, just Google the words, rather it is picking through the huge number of posts and videos and figure out how to make one to suit your own gear and space.

 

[GadgetUK437]

A link to my Turtledog stand thread,
http://hammock-uk.forumotion.com/t30-turtledog-stands

 

[mousey]

I'm in the process of making another turtle dog stand, my first used metal poles scavenged from fencing, my second uses poles from a trampoline as they have swedged ends so each tripod pole can pack down into smaller pieces - still heavy, but for car camping the best solution I've found yet.

For my garden I use one neighbours chimney stack and the others fence post, a massive span probably 25 or so metres, makes for quite a bouncy lay but you can get some really nice big slow swinging action

 

[C_Claycomb]

Hanging from the chimney and a fence brought this clip to mind...

 

[mousey]

That took me a couple of watches to notice the guy sitting under that roof! - I'm pretty sure the chimney stack is stronger than that pile of bricks - it is certainly more substantial, maybe that'll mean it'll come down with a bigger thump .

 

[PDA1]

A brick column is designed solely for compression loads. A hammock imposes horizontal loads, and really substantial ones at that. Your hammock straps have at least a 700 kilo BS for a reason. And if you have a permanent hammock in the garden, you can be sure that some kid/youth will actually jump into it at some stage, probably taking the load to over 1000 kilos. Your neighbor will not be best pleased if you demolish his property. Here are some ideas for portable stands
https://sectionhiker.com/portable-hammock-stands-for-camping-by-derek-hansen/
If you place to 4x4 poles 12-15 feet apart, make sure they are well anhored, PLUS have 4x4 compression strut between the tops of the poles to take the horizontal forces. Then you will bee safe.

 

[GadgetUK437]

The ridgepole doesn't need to be 4x4, that's overkill. A 3x2" will suffice, if you don't hang off it. If you want it for suspension (ie hanging off it rather than off the uprights), it will need to be deeper, say 6x2".
If you make the uprights 6x6" (or 6" rounds), then they will stand up to the loads, but you will need to sink them securely, to cope with the leverage.

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[PDA1]

GaDGET - YOU MAY BE correct. I am sure a 1 1/2 ' by 2 1/2 piece just a few inches long would indeed manage the compression. I would wonder at a 12'-15 foot length would resist bowing when a shock load comes on. I know that a 3" diameter thin wall steel tube (fence top rail) has a better resistance to bowing than a 1/2 " solid steel rod. . It looks as if most Turtle type stands use 2x3 or 2x4 for the ridge pole, but they are not permanent structures in the garden, but set up specifically by the serious hammocker. They probably get much less abuse.. Steel fence top rail is deff a popular option.

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[GadgetUK437]

Bowing only occurs if you load off the ridgepole, if that happens you're making a jungle-gym! The hammock should be hung from the uprights, the ridgepole will then only be in compression and won't bend. I have used 3x2 for the roof beams in my shed lean-to, and have hung two hammocks off the the 4x4 uprights with no deflection (and we ain't lightweights!). I'll get pictures in the morning.

I'm just saying, a 4x4 as a ridgepole will look odd, and the extra timber is in the wrong orientation. There is a reason roof beams are deeper than they are wide. Look at your average pergola (which I've also hung from), 4x4 uprights and 4x2 beams, it just looks right, and works!


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