Vivere Double Cotton Hammock with Space Saving Steel Stand, Upgraded Polyester End Strings 450 lb Capacity - Premium Carry Bag Included - (Cayo Reef)

This is hands down the best purchase I have made in YEARS. I use this hammock as my bed replacement and I have never looked back.As a matter of fact, I still snuggle in every night and have myself a little contented sigh of GRATITUDE because I KNOW I will sleep well.I don't mean sleep like a baby (right!) I mean sleep like a teenager at noon. Mouth open, drooling and totally OUT.THE HAMMOCKThe hammock is made of cotton. It is thick but not stiff like grandpaw's old tarp. It is soft and sturdy.THE STANDThe stand goes together with some wingnuts, no tools necessary. Takes 5 minutes tops.The hammock and stand is rated up to 450 pounds and me, my husband and my teenage daughter put it to the test. Not even a groan from the stand. What was weird was we were also comfortable all piled in there. The hammock gives here and there keeping things from getting squished.The stand is compact and I sleep with it pushed all the way against the wall and I do not have a problem banging my head.HOW TO SLEEP IN THE HAMMOCKI have read other reviews where people complained about the center of the hammock being tight or stiff which is the nature of the hammock.You do not lie in straight down the center of the hammock to sleep. (However, that is where I like to read.)To sleep you get in and scoot your shoulders one direction and your legs the other so that you are at a diagonal in the hammock. When you do that the center does not fill tight or stiff anymore. One small pillow to go behind your knees and one tiny pillow (or rolled up towel) to support the curve of your neck and your are good to go.AGE, CREAKY JOINTS AND OTHER CALAMITIESI have a multitude of problems with bad shoulders, neck, knees, freaking awesome menopause. This hammock took care of the sleep issues I had with my maladies. My shoulders and neck do not hurt anymore and my knees don't wake me up hurting either. Menopause? Still enjoying the mood swings but what I do not do is overheat in my hammock. I have had nights where I went from bed to couch to spare bedroom to air mattress, to refrigerator, outside... heating up everything I laid on. Oh yeah, and sweating like I work on a banana farm. The hammock BREATHES and I do not jump up on fire anymore.This is getting long, but if you are still here I will tell you that I used to sleep on my Sleep Number mattress with 4 pillows to try to find a way to sleep through the night. Don't get me wrong. Sleep Number makes a great mattress, but after a while there are just too many things wrong with a person's body. If I sleep on my back I smother because of sinus drainage year round. If I sleep on my side my shoulders will wake me up hurting. (messed them both up doing dumb stuff in my younger years). If I sleep on my stomach my neck hurts and I cannot breathe. I had one pillow for my head, one pillow for my knees and one pillow on either side of me for support.What the hammock does is cradles your body so you are not propping up pillows. Your body can actually totally RELAX. My head is on a slight incline which is apparently enough to prevent drowning in my mucus. It is an amazing experience to wake up in the morning fully rested without anything hurting. I would not have believed it had I not experienced it.If I overdo yard work and have sore or pulled muscles, I can rest in my hammock and I recuperate faster.BOTTOM LINEIf you are tired of trying to find a mattress that will let you sleep through the night, try a hammock. It is hella cheaper than buying a mattress and at the worst, you have something you can lounge in just for fun. Join Gilligan, the Skipper and me.Come to the Hammock side.UPDATE: Still sleeping in my hammock every night. I have taken it on business trips and avoided sleeping in a hotel bed. Still best night's sleep. No wear, no tear. Still looks new.

The fabric is comfortable and sturdy. I like how it hugs me. The frame was easy to put together. The frameis not as heavy as i expected, but does the job well. I do take the hammock off the frame if rain is forecast and at night so it doesn't get wet. I want the fabric to stay nice.For me, this hammock works best if lay diagonal instead of in the middle.I'm considering putting it up in a spare room over winter so I can still enjoy the relaxing experience. I'm really glad I bought this set of hammock and stand. I feel I got my money's worth.

This is a great hammock! It is smartly designed with very few pieces and, besides the frame, seem to likely be things that can be bought after market should they be lost or damaged. One of the smartest things was putting the instruction diagram on the bag itself. The hammock itself is a very soft and comfortable cotton. I do not keep it outside since it is quick to set up and pack away, although it is sturdy enough it can probably be kept up for extended periods, but I am not sure how long the fabric and ropes could stand up to the sun. For the price this cannot be beat! Would definitely recommend for someone looking for a comfortable hammock, especially with a more traditional design (doesn’t have the bars at the top and bottom) that isn’t a camping hammock and comes with a frame!

Okay so I ordered this for my husband who has back issues, I made sure I read all the reviews good and bad and watched the videos on youtube. I think for under $130 this hammock stand is well worth the price. I searched around for other hammocks and none seemed to meet my needs or budget. When the box came in it felt heavy and I did get a little worry about being able to travel with it. I had seen on Youtube how to assemble it and I thought I would give it a try before reading the instructions... sure enough it took me 12 minutes to put together by myself.Things you should know:1.) When the stand is put together it doesn't seem like the hammock, washer and hook will work past the first top hole, so I placed the hammock in the first top hole sat down and sank immediately. The hammock stretched a little and I decided to try and stretch it to the second hole. I put it on the second hole and layer down I was only about 6 inches off the floor and it seemed like it needed to be pulled tighter but the hammock needed a little stretching so I layer there a little while longer. After a while the hammock stretched out enough to be able to put it in the third hole and now it feels perfect.2.) If you are tall you should lay on it diagonally. Actually if you are any size laying on it diagonally will feel more comfortable ( I learned this trick after much research online). If you are tall, however, your head may hit the washer (I'm talking about taller than 6 and a half feet tall) This problem was solved by laying on it a little diagonally.3.)The actual hammock seemed like a heavy cotton which I loved. I wasn't expecting it to be that thick. You can feel that it will last forever. It is really big my husband is 6 feet 2 and about 230lbs and he can lay in it and still wrap the hammock over his body. I don't think it will be comfortable for two adults to lay in there not even skinny people because of the way the hammock is made. You would need a hammock with a stick on the ends for that. I can lay comfortably in the hammock with both my kids (girls) and we still have room to spare.4)*** NOT so great --> after I assembled the hammock I looked at the instructions twice to make sure I did everything right and sure enough it was really easy, BUT the frame didn't seem to be aligned very well. The leg lifted on one end for a while but after we used the hammock it straightened out.5.) It did come with a big black bag looks just like my camping tent bag. Everything fit in there nicely, it is a bit heavy but I plan only on taking it with us for camping so it's not like I'll be hiking with it on my back for long periods.I'm not sure how long this hammock will last the frame is steel and it seems real sturdy but it was also really cheap and I live by the motto "you get what you payed for." So since a $1,000 dollar hammock wasn't in my budget this seems to be the perfect option for my budget. I feel like I got a great deal and that it was well worth the price. It's a huge hammock and my husband loves it. I would recommend this to a friend and I'm crossing my fingers that it will last a long time.