Hanging the hammock
“Hammock – it’s like a giant net for catching lazy people.” ~ Jim Gaffigan
It’s National Hammock Day. Yes, you heard correctly – ‘National’ followed by ‘Hammock’ and we have a whole ‘Day’ to celebrate it.
Kick back and relax (because that is what you do on a hammock) while I regale you with some delightful facts about the hammock.
Wikipedia describes the hammock as: ‘a sling made of fabric, rope, or netting, suspended between two points, used for swinging, sleeping, or resting. It normally consists of one or more cloth panels, or a woven network of twine or thin rope stretched with ropes between two firm anchor points such as trees or posts. Hammocks were developed by native inhabitants of Central and South America for sleeping. Later, they were used aboard ships by sailors to enable comfort and maximize available space, and by explorers or soldiers travelling in wooded regions and eventually by parents in the 1920s for containing babies just learning to crawl. Today they are popular around the world for relaxation; they are also used as a lightweight bed on camping trips’.
Hammocks are mostly used outside, but can also be put up indoors (provided you have two conveniently placed trees in your house! Hahaha… Kidding of course! Do not plant trees in your house to support a hammock!)
The Ultimate Hang gives step by step instructions on how to hang your own hammock indoors.
Also watch the video that explains the process of hanging an indoor hammock:
Get creative. Anything can be used as a hammock if you use your imagination.
Here are some very creative indoor hammock ideas:
