Well, looks like this might be happening! The younger two have been sleeping in theirs every night and have no desire to go back to their beds, and the older two are asking us daily when we are going to take out the beds so we can get theirs up for them. Eeek! This is when I need thicker skin to deal with all the criticism that will be coming our way shortly. DH is trying to figure out the best way to hang them for both safety and structural reasons. We decided that spreading the load would be ideal, so we will likely be bolting a 2x4 into at least 2 studs for each anchor... I do remember seeing metal brackets that would make it more adjustable, but I don't remember where that was (if anyone can point me in that direction?). We did learn a lesson for CBS... they hadn't slept real well the last couple of nights, it wasn't until my youngest crawled into bed with me and stuck his ice cold feet on my leg that it dawned on me why (the house has been cooler thanks to the wishy washy spring temps). I rigged up some blankets underneath them and not a peep out of either of them for over 12 hours last night! Best sleep we have all had in a very very long time.
Trying to decide to stick with the cheapo hammocks they already have, or upgrade to a DIY kit from RSBTR... if I do that, should I keep the full 11 ft. length? Is it possible for a hammock to be too big for a child? And given the rooms are only 10'x10.5' we will have to figure out the best way to hang them... I am assuming the calculator will help with that, although I admit I haven't looked at it in detail.
Oh, and for under quilts (seeing that they are obviously a necessity, even for my hot natured children). What would be the best for washability? My younger two still have occasional accidents and it goes right through the hammock material.
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IMHO set it up for a 11 that way you wont have to redo things later 
ha!
Originally Posted by FishingHiker
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