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    Guide Gear Portable Hammock Stand [And Hammock]

    Recently ordered the Guide Gear Portable Hammock Stand [And Hammock] from Amazon for $40. It arrived a few days later. Before placing my order I read several reviews, and there were a couple of negatives I saw mentioned a few times:
    -the included hammock is "junk" and falls apart easily
    -the included hammock is hard to sleep in due to instability
    -the size of the stand makes it difficult to find a replacement hammock

    My first thought was that I would either have to make the included hammock work some how, or try and find a replacement hammock.

    Here is the stand and included hammock:


    Here is how I made the included hammock stable and "usable" (for a short time) and it's still not ideal:


    Here's what happens when I use my 8'x4 GTN7:



    I can use the included hammock (only need to use it for a four night festival), but can anyone suggest some other possible hammock ideas that might work?
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    Looks like the height (or lack thereof) is the issue. There doesn't appear to be an easy way to add height. Great concept otherwise.

    David

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    It looks like a 8ft bridge hammock or maybe a taught spreader bar style might work.
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