DIY folding hammock stand

[dabberty]

Hi, lately I have been working on my hammock stand, which is completely fold-able, and easy to move due to the wheels.
When I was browsing around for idea's, I didn't find any stand that was completely folded, always some part was sticking out.
So I thought I will share mine here with you, maybe someone finds it useful.

Completely folded:

Opened:

The Making Of:
[video]https://youtu.be/MSf-R_Nb6h4[/video]

 

[rorymax]

Nice bit of work there, well done.

What tpe of wood did you use?

rorymax

 

[crosslandkelly]

Well thought out and made.

 

[dabberty]

Thank you, the type of wood, I don't remember, but it was the cheapest type they had at Hornbach, definitely no hardwood.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Looks like 75x75 par. I wonder if it's Spruce, looks pretty knot free.

 

[dabberty]

Size is 60mm x 60mm, and I bought the ones with almost no knots.
The pieces that have knots, I used as the leg parts.

 

[rorymax]

Did you work from a plan\drawing dabberty ?

 

[dabberty]

Yes and no, i made a complete drawing of a slightly different version, but when I was about to start sawing all the wood, i changed the design to this version.
So from this final version, no drawing exists yet.
I do get a lot of questions about sizes etc, so tonight or tomorrow I will make a plan and put it online on my blog, where people can copy it from.

 

[Hammock_man]

That is one cool lump of kit. At a guess I would say the long piece is 2.4m , B&Q sell wood 2.4 m long...... a bundle of 8 cost......

PLANS we need PLANS sir, please

 

[dabberty]

I've put a plan with dimensions on my blog as well for those who are interested in making this one.

 

[Janne]

For us eho do not do blogs, could you take a couple of close up pictures of the important parts like where the pieces join?

A great construction!

 

[GadgetUK437]

Have you posted this up on the hammock forums?
Mind if I do?

 

[Hammock_man]

URL for Blog ???

 

[dabberty]

@ Hammock_man, my bad, blog is here:
http://dabberty.com/?p=2479
Everything is in cm's. Make sure to have straight wood, otherwise you can not fold it much. Also watch for the knots in the wood. It took me quite a while to find all straight ones with the lowest amount of knots in the hardware shop.

@ GadgetUK437, It's there as well already That's where all my diy hammock stuff started many years ago for me, so I definitely give back my idea's for the others.

@ Janne, don;t worry, it's just 1 click away, and i don't have any adds, commercials, memberships, don't make any money of it, etc, etc. Just a simple place where i share my hike trips and DIY stuff.

 

[awarner]

Thanks for sharing, another project for me to do (when I have the time) as I can only use a hammock now for nights out.

 

[Kooga]

This is great dabberty. You set me off on a little research mission already!
I've been looking to buy/build something like this for my mam as she wants to hammock in her garden.

How narrow do you reckon one could go with the timber? I can't seem to find anything between 47x47mm and 70x70mm. I figure 47mm is liable to flex under strain but 70mm is gonna end up pretty hefty.

 

[GadgetUK437]

A turtledog stand should be a lighter option.

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Gadget.

 

[dabberty]

Hello Kooga, if you wood take stronger wood then 47mm would be fine, but it will be heavy as well. Indeed a "turtlelady" or "turtledog" version could be lighter. I made long time ago a "turtlelady" version from 2.5 cm thick bamboo, and it was so..so.. ok. If you can find something of around 4 cm bamboo or use alu poles, you're good to go as well.


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[Kooga]

Thanks dabberty & Gadget. I had considered a turtledog and may end up going for this after all... but I just love the 'foldability' of your invention dabberty. I'll look into stronger woods...

 

[GadgetUK437]

A laminated bow stand is pretty and strong too. Wouldn't be too taxing to rig up a jig to laminate the main beam.

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Gadget.