Hammocks

News & Views .......

Hammocks missed at Cambridge Folk FestivalSun Mar 30 2025
Hammocks and the Cambridge Folk Festival are an irresistible combo which captures the essence of summer in the UK, however The Mexican Hammock Company are unable to attend this year's event.

Festival regulars are inconsolable but happily they can buy online at the company's website and secure a hammock for a swinging summer.

Study shows hammocks improve sleep qualitySun Mar 30 2025
A team of Swiss and French researchers have found that the rocking motion of a hammock extends the N2 sleep stage and has a lasting effect on brain activity.

Hammocks make for better sleep says Geneva studySun Mar 30 2025
Swiss researchers find that rocking in a hammock sends you to sleep faster and helps you enter a deeper stage of sleep quicker.

Hammocks saved my lifeSun Mar 30 2025
A recent Reddit post by SirNacho explains how sleeping in a Mayan Hammock has cured him of his fifteen year insomnia problem.

Hammock fixings for wall, joists and pergolas

Hammock Fixing Kits

For walls, joists, pergolas, etc

Hammock Stands & Fixings

If you don't have two ideally spaced trees or are considering hanging your hammock inside the house you might be wondering which hammock stand or set of fixings to use. Our Guyed Post Stand is quick to erect and can easily hold a whole family. It is available as a complete stand-alone solution or as a single end to be used in conjunction with an existing tree or other fixing point. We also have a selection of hammock fixings and weather resistant polyhemp rope which will enable you to hang your hammock in almost any situation.

We offer fast delivery and a gift wrapping service - check the options available on the basket page.

Click here for hammock stands, here for hammock fixing kits or here for fixing accessories.

For hammock dimensions and hanging tips visit our "Hanging A Hammock page.

Guyed Post Hammock Stand

£169.95

Strong, solid structure
Used at all our outside events

Very strong, stable structure
Used at all our outside events
Supplied ready-assembled
Available complete or as a single end
With 400mm Spiral Anchors or 750mm Ground Stakes
Super-fast delivery

These stands come with 400mm Spiral Anchors and 10mm D‑Shackles which is fine for most types of ground. The anchors are simple to install and extract and are unobtrusive if left in the ground when the rig is removed for winter storage.

For more challenging scenarios where the ground is very compacted or stoney we do have large, heavy 750mm Ground Stakes which will do the job, however you will need a sledgehammer to install them.

If you would prefer the Ground Stakes please let us know via the message box on the checkout page.

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This is the simple structure that we use at our outside events. We typically accommodate five persons in a hammock hung on one of these stands. Complete kit includes posts with guys connected, together with all pegs, tensioners, etc. - ready to erect.

A single end is also available if you already have one fixing point like a tree, post, wall, etc. Supplied with 400mm Spiral Ground Anchors which are fast and simple to install and extract.

A very solid, stable structure for soft ground (lawns, etc.) that will accommodate any of our hammocks

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Ground Anchors or Stakes are located at the corners of a rectangle measuring roughly 515cm x 180cm.
Height when erected approx. 200cm.
Weight limit approximately 300kg.

Posts rest on the ground. When the hammock is not in use they are supported by the overhead line.
When the hammock is in use the posts are supported by the guy lines.

Assembly instructions:

Guyed Post Stand (Complete inc. Spiral Anchors).

Guyed Post Stand (Complete inc. Ground Stakes).

Guyed Post Stand (Single End inc. Spiral Anchors).

Guyed Post Stand (Single End inc. Ground Stakes).

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Joist Fixing Kit

£14.60

For ceiling joists or wood posts

Comprises two welded screw eyes for use in wooden beams, ceiling joists, etc., together with two lengths of weatherproof polyhemp rope (2 x 3m) for hammock height adjustment.

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Wall Fixing Kit

£15.60

For brick or concrete

Comprises two hook expansion bolts for use in brick or concrete, together with two lengths of weatherproof polyhemp rope (2 x 3m) for hammock height adjustment.

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Mixed Fixing Kit

£15.10

One end brick/concrete & other end wood joist/post, etc.

Comprises one hook expansion bolt for use in brick or concrete and one welded screw eye for wood beam, ceiling joist, etc, together with two lengths of weatherproof polyhemp rope (2 x 3m) for hammock height adjustment.

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Quick Release Kit

£17.50

Simplicity itself

Comprises two carbines and two lengths of weatherproof polyhemp rope (2 x 3m) for hammock height adjustment.

You still need to use the hammock knot at the hammock end then take rope with carbine around a tree, etc and hook it onto itself... simple.

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Polyhemp Rope

£1.35

For trees or pre-installed fixings

Polyhemp rope is a synthetic weatherproof rope which is made to resemble traditional hemp rope. Specify the number of meters required in the box below (we've put 7 as an example but just change this). If you're unsure about rope needed try our handy "Space & Rope Calculator".

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Chair Joist Fixing Kit

£7.30

For ceiling joists, pagodas, etc

Comprises one welded screw eye for use in wooden beams, ceiling joists, pagodas, etc., together with one length of weatherproof polyhemp rope (1 x 3m) for chair height adjustment.

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Hammock Fixing Accessories

Carbines, Expansion Bolts, Screw Eyes, Spiral Ground Anchors & D‑Shackles

Carbines
(140mm)

£4.70 per Carbine
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Screw Eyes
(GS8x80)

£3.25 per Eye
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Expansion Bolts
(M10H)

£3.75 per Bolt
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D‑Shackles
(M10)

£1.75 per Shackle
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Wood Guy Slips
(165mm)

£2.75 per Slip
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Spiral Anchors
(400mm)

£13.95 per Anchor
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Ground Stakes
(750mm)

£13.95 per Stake
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Our hammocks are made with loving care by Mayan craftspeople following a hammock weaving tradition which stretches back over 4000 years. We work in conjunction with the rural people of southern Mexico to bring you the finest quality handwoven hammocks currently available.

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The Mexican Hammock Company

... supporting fair trade with rural Mexico since 1983