Backyard Hammocks

Family relaxing together in a rope hammock in a backyard garden

Your Backyard Staycation: Why a Hammock Beats a Hotel

Paul Ashwell

Nearly half of Americans skipped a vacation this summer. Paul Ashwell on why your backyard and a hammock might be the better getaway, and how to hang it so the...

Your Backyard Staycation: Why a Hammock Beats a Hotel

Paul Ashwell

Nearly half of Americans skipped a vacation this summer. Paul Ashwell on why your backyard and a hammock might be the better getaway, and how to hang it so the...

A hammock hung between two trees on braided nylon rope with a three inch S hook at the tree

How to Hang a Hammock with Rope: No Straps, No Hardware

Paul Ashwell

No straps, no hardware and nothing bolted into a tree. Paul Ashwell's way of hanging a hammock between two trees with a length of rope, one simple knot and a...

How to Hang a Hammock with Rope: No Straps, No Hardware

Paul Ashwell

No straps, no hardware and nothing bolted into a tree. Paul Ashwell's way of hanging a hammock between two trees with a length of rope, one simple knot and a...

White polyester rope hammock with a dark hardwood spreader bar hung between two trees on green tree straps and chains, in a mulched wooded backyard

How to Hang a Hammock Between Two Trees

Paul Ashwell

I spent 25 years behind the counter of a hammock shop in Key West, and this was the question I got more than any other. Here's how I hang a...

How to Hang a Hammock Between Two Trees

Paul Ashwell

I spent 25 years behind the counter of a hammock shop in Key West, and this was the question I got more than any other. Here's how I hang a...