Getting Into A Mexican Hammock
If you've never experienced a Mexican hammock before you might be inclined to try to lie along the hammock. This is incorrect. Mexican hammocks are designed to be used crosswise or diagonally and the secret to their comfort is in the great width of the net.
The Correct Way To Get Into A Mexican Hammock
Regardless of your size, shape or athletic ability, you should have no difficulties getting into your hammock. Our hammocks have been designed for ease and accessability so put aside any notions of having to leap from high branches or from the tops of wardrobes, etc., and follow our simple guide.
Stand at the mid-point of the hammock. Take hold of each edge, gather the weave equally in each hand to find the center and raise the back edge.
Still holding the back edge of the hammock and some of the weave in your left hand (right if you're left handed), sit down in the center.
Lean back across the hammock allowing the gathered weave to fall under you. Your body should now be supported from the head to the back of your thighs.
Now lift your knees, place your heels in the leading edge of the hammock net, and stretch out. Once you're in you might want to twist slightly so that you are on a diagonal.
Note that you are lying crosswise or diagonally in the hammock. This is fundamentally different from most other hammocks and is precisely why you will find it so comfortable.
The Mexican Hammock Company helps to support hundreds of weavers and their families in rural Mexico. We are authenticated by Ethical Junction, SafeBuy and Shopsafe and were awarded Which? Web Trader status by the Consumers' Association in 1999.
We continue to adhere to the same rigorous trading code of practice today and are committed to both fairtrade and the pursuance of ethical lifestyles.
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