I was told the foot end of the hammock should be higher than the head. This is because your weight will make the foot half lower more than the head so you will then lay level.
I understand the idea, but in a traditional hammock, you typically lie diagonally or crosswise, to have a straight back. Because of this, there's no distinct 'foot' or 'head' end. Instead, the key is finding the right angle to ensure comfort and proper alignment while you sleep.
@@hamacama The foot end is the end where your feet go and the head end is the side your head is at. :) I sleep in hammocks at home often and having the foot side a bit higher makes it even more flat when you lay on the hammock on a diagonal. Otherwise you can run into an issue where there is pressure on the calves or not enough support.
I'm not an engineer or anything but I don't think you need to find a load-bearing wall to hang your hammock. If you're building according to code, any normal 16 on center stud layout should work just fine. Obviously, you're going to have to find a stud. If You weigh 500 lb this is probably a bad idea but if you don't, if you are more normal size then you shouldn't have any trouble getting a 2x4 to support half of your weigh 180 lb, if that's the case then the study will only need to support an extra 90 lb. There are definitely certain things that you don't want to do with a non load bearing wall but hanging a hammock is not one of those things.
Well the weight will be not 90 lb but still 180 lb if the hammock hangs like a normal banana shape (see www.hamacama.com/en/hammock/suspend/hammock-angle/) and then you also have to consider that when lying in a hammock there are extra forces at the moment you sit down - so the real weight might be 250 lb. I'm not sure if the studs will be strong enough for this load.
If you want to know more, check out our detailed article: www.hamacama.com/en/hammock/suspend/ In the video description you find links to the products and tools used.
