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    Cape Anne / Royal Navy Officer's / Master and Commander hammocks

    Does anyone know how these hammock remain relatively flat since they are hung with the clews vertical. Some appear to have pole running along the sides but often they don't. Historically did they all have poles they have been neglected in the living history displays? or is there some other magic at work? Poles along the sides of the mattress? Stiff mattresses?

    Here is a still from Master and Commander showing the flat hang and apparent lack of poles:
    https://reveriesunderthesignofausten...therfigure.jpg
    Here are some from the HMS Victory again with lack of poles:
    https://thefamilyholidayguide.co.uk/...c-dockyard.png

    And Nelson's hammock with lots of poles here and there:
    http://www.thesojournseries.com/bava...carousel-12618

    Haven tents/hammock are similar but much easier to understand as are bridge type hammocks as both are hung on more or less horizontal lines.

    I live in a rather small house and don't really have room for a normal hammock (although it does not stop me from using it occasionally) and the vertical hang of these would work really well.
    Thanks

    P.S. Sorry I couldn't get the images to show in the post, first post and all.

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    Here is a picture with some hammocks with poles and some without (and it looks like one that is missing one of the poles:
    http://www.thesojournseries.com/bava...carousel-12618

    https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-se...-25757432.html

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    Hmm. This could be the inspiration for another vintage hammock contest for the handy DIYers among us*. Those are definitely intriguing, though certainly not in the "highly portable" or "ultralight" categories.

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    Here's a bunch of reviews on the Haven. Yes or No depending on whom you ask.

    Having zero personal experience with it, just from looking at the photos and videos it seems it might work for your purposes.

    There's now the Haven Safari which is a much more robust version of the first Haven.

    Thanks for the links to those photos, demonstrating once again that there's little that's new under the Sun!
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    Quote Originally Posted by DocTheo View Post
    Hmm. This could be the inspiration for another vintage hammock contest for the handy DIYers among us*.
    Ohh, that could be fun! Now would it be restricted to designs with historical references or more related to what would fit into a particular time period? I have been trying to think up what a 8th-11th century nordic hammock would look like...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Salt View Post
    Ohh, that could be fun! Now would it be restricted to designs with historical references or more related to what would fit into a particular time period? I have been trying to think up what a 8th-11th century nordic hammock would look like...
    It probably would involve animal skins.

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