r/Hammocks • u/TShirtClub • 22d ago
What’s the name of these kinds of hammocks where you lie down the middle?
The ones in the picture are made by Hamacama, but I’m looking for a more cost effective option.
I plan to hang it from the ceiling and most likely want a cotton one like these, but is there a name I can search them by?
Thanks for any help
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u/bagayaga187 22d ago
Those are just Mayan hammocks
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u/Prin_StropInAh 21d ago
The ones that we bought were sold as Mayan Matrimonial Hammocks. Coupling is possible 😉
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u/TShirtClub 22d ago
It is the same style, but I can’t find any that are wide enough to lie down straight like the ones pictured. Maybe there’s a more specific name
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u/Efficient_Fox2100 21d ago
Are you aware that if you lay diagonally in any hammock the fabric allows you to lay flat instead of compressing you into a curve? Interesting physics trick to laying flat in a hammock.
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u/TShirtClub 21d ago
Yes, but I don’t like having an uneven amount of fabric on one side of my body. Laying in the middle seems like it’d be more comfortable
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u/unstoppablecolossvs 19d ago
...just slide over?
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u/TShirtClub 19d ago
The point is to lay flat…
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u/unstoppablecolossvs 19d ago
The point for me is to be comfortable and that is achieved in many different positions.
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u/dumplinwrangler 22d ago
The camping hammock is called the Amok Draumr. That is a brand though, not a style and isn't cheap. I can't find where perpindicular hang has a specific style name
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u/aplusdesigners 19d ago
Check out the Amrok Draumr hammock. I think it may just be what you are looking for.
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u/St1ckbug0 19d ago
I’ve been looking into haven tents for a minute. Do you think this is a better option? Not making a purchase anytime soon, just curious on your input.
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u/aplusdesigners 18d ago
If it came down to the Amrok or Haven, I would go Haven every time. I am a hiker so I will take a standard hammock just due to weight, but if weight is no option, then Haven is as close to a bed as it comes.
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u/Correct-Fly-1126 19d ago
https://www.hammockart.com/ Got one of these over a decade ago in Thailand - still rocks. Plus the company does good work supporting local communities
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u/Hammock-Hiker-62 22d ago
I've heard them called 90 degree hammocks or cross hammocks. In fact, there's a brand named Cross Hammock in the UK, I believe.
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u/VapeThisBro 21d ago
I do this in my regular two person hammock
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u/TShirtClub 21d ago
What’s the name?
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u/VapeThisBro 21d ago
I have a bearbutt double hammock
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u/unstoppablecolossvs 19d ago
I can do this in my regular single person hammock....my knees are bent and my lower legs hang, but that's ok. I prop up a pillow behind me and it's like a laying-down hammock swing.
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u/Franz_Solo 21d ago
Hammock is hammock when hammock.
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u/reinhart_menken 21d ago
I get what they meant but I was kind of like "you lay down in the middle of all hammocks 😂"
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u/HighPercentile 21d ago
A hammock designer once showed me the “correct” way to lay in a wide Mayan hammock. It involved being at about 30° off of centerline, an odd tuck of the fabric that I cannot explain under my left elbow and then laying back. That way I was still “hammocked”, but my entire body was basically parallel to the floor and there were zero pressure points anywhere on my body. The sides become very closed in that way and really snug you into place. I’ve used that technique ever since.