Guess what I was up to today? (pic heavy)

[woodpoet]

Hi Tim. Brilliant idea. The picture of your cat is the twin of our cat. Hope your wife is ok.

 

[spandit]

That's a TW hammock, isn't it? My wife doesn't want a gurt big post sunk into the lawn, which is why I went with a temporary support but it causes problems as it moves when you put tension on the rope. Held up OK when I slept in it, though

 

[Stew]

Put another set of eye bolts at the top and she can use it for the washing too. Multifunctional!

Very jealous mate.

 

[tim_n]

Good idea about the washing!

I'm going to make a temporary one as well - wife has her own hammock as well!

What's a TW? Black one pictured is a custom jobbie from ukhammocks

 

[Stew]

Due to a post on BB.

I did think about putting up a permanent one, unfortunately the landlord might not be quite so keen

Yeah, might be a problem!

Although saying that, my brain has just started ticking (duck for cover!)........how about a removable permanent pole?


Sink a tube into the ground (plastic, metal, whatever) then your hammock pole can slot into it when in use, then be removed when you want it out of the way.
That's what I have my rotary airer and it makes it a lot easier to mow the lawn if I take it out.

I'm now thinking this might actually work as an idea for me! there's not a hope in hell of me having a permanent set-up in my garden and we used to have a hammock stand before - got in the way all the time, and that was a bigger garden. I like knots and pioneering but wouldn't trust my kids not to 'muck' up a system like in your picture. Two poles that can live in the roof of my garage would be a lot easier....

Hhhmmm.......

 

[Stew]

How's it holding up Tim?

 

[tim_n]

Pretty good! I've not had a chance to spend a night in it yet but may still do so just for fun!