Reuse an old hammock by stapling it with some slack in it to the underside of your deck. Makes and excellent holder for pool floats to keep the wind from blowing them away. Bonus: the floats can drain through the hammock so no mildew!
By Michele G from Buchanan, GA
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Be very careful getting in and out of hammocks this summer. If you are using a Mayan hammock (the kind with no spreader bars) stand straddling the hammock, spread the fabric or mesh as you sit, then gingerly stretch the hammock and yourself out.
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How can I keep the squirrels from eating my hammock strings?
By Colleen
Spray the strings with hairspray. I do that when they decide to chew up the corner of the house. It seems to work.
Rub some hot pepper sauce on them.
Buy some bitter apple spray.
Should have added, You might supply them with pieces of yarn, dryer lint, old pieces of cloth. They have a need for nesting. Babies are here about now.
They probably are using your hammock strings for nesting material. You could throw some string or yarn around the hammock area. Perhaps they will grab this material and leave your hammock alone. Every spring we would throw out string, pieces of yarn, Easter basket hay, etc.
What is the best way to clean a woven rope hammock? Thank you.
By Brenda from Princeton, NJ
