Cheap way to set up travel hammock on deck at home?

July 11, 2015 4:10 PM

I bought a travel hammock off Amazon (link inside). I'd like to use it on my deck at home as well, but I don't think my deck posts are sturdy or tall enough to hang it properly. I'm assuming I need a stand, but everything I'm finding is $100 or more. I'd like to hear some inexpensive methods for the layman for securing a travel hammock on a deck, stand or otherwise. Thanks!

Here's the link:

I'm considering returning this hammock and buying a combo hammock/stand deal if no good options crop up through this AskMe. Also, let me know if there's any info that I need to add, as I know very little about hammocks...

posted by CottonCandyCapers to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (4 answers total)

Last time I looked into this, I figured out buying the hammock stand from Craigslist was cheapest.
posted by jbenben at 4:23 PM on July 11, 2015 [1 favorite]

How handy are you? Looks like a few folks have taken a swing at DIY portable stands. This one looks pretty reasonable if you've got the space.
posted by jquinby at 4:27 PM on July 11, 2015

There's also hammockforums.net, which is full of friendly people who just talk about hammocks. Again, if you're at all handy, there's a few step by step guides to making stands on this page (scroll down a bit).
posted by peeedro at 3:29 AM on July 12, 2015

Do you have any trees, or a fence? I hang my travel hammock from large eye hooks screwed into a tree and a concrete-sunk fence post.
posted by raspberrE at 12:51 PM on July 12, 2015