| What could be more natural than the hammock for | | | | and modern times offer no exception to the rule. |
| outdoor adventures, activities, excursions, and living? | | | | Vastly more comfortable than plastic chairs, wooden |
| These handy-dandy little free standing beds were | | | | benches, flimsy tent floors, and clumsy fold out |
| invented for the harsh outdoors when there was no | | | | vinyl’s, the hammock products available today can |
| indoors, thousands of years ago. Jungle tribes and | | | | be easily incorporated into any situation, living condition, |
| natives to the rugged tropical and swampland regions | | | | or space allotment. Hammock swings are a great |
| needed solace and safety from the rigors of the | | | | alternative to full hammocks for those whose trees |
| jungle floors and the muck of the tropical bogs, where | | | | are too far spread. Whenever a hammock can be |
| both insects and the elements posed serious and | | | | used without purchasing a stand, a cost effective |
| often fatal risk and injury to their bodies. Born of | | | | means of comfort and relaxation has been |
| weaved vines, leaves, tree bark, and sturdy roots, the | | | | accomplished. Good for you! |
| hammock became the staple and only means of | | | | Whether for added outdoor seating during parties and |
| survival in the jungle during the dangerous overnight | | | | family game days or for use on a camping trip, |
| hours. | | | | hammocks are gaining popularity with astounding |
| From here, the patterns and means of constructing the | | | | quickness. Camping hammocks can be found in a |
| hammock continued to develop and evolve. Woven | | | | variety of sizes and designs, from the simplistic, |
| fabrics and braided ropes made them more durable | | | | lightweight, 11 ounce parachute travel hammock, to the |
| and comfortable, and the hammock became a work | | | | 28 pound, two person, enclosed and waterproof |
| of art for many cultures who took up the making and | | | | hammock tent. The physical and emotional benefits of |
| utilization of these suspended beds. Christopher | | | | the hammock are being promoted by the medical |
| Columbus was so impressed by these fine beds that | | | | community, as the ergonomic design and weightless |
| he took them back to Europe and spread the word. | | | | relaxation lower blood pressure and relieve aching |
| Hammocks were later used for centuries on water | | | | necks and backs. So who needs thousands of dollars |
| vessels and ships. | | | | worth of backyard furniture and fancy camping |
| So you see, quilted hammocks are meant for the | | | | equipment? Not me. I prefer ease and comfort. |
| rugged and uncertain matters of the outdoor lifestyle, | | | | |