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Like relaxing on a calm boat - without leaving your porch
Looking for a hammock, a swing, and extra seating for your patio or outdoors? This fits the bill. Attractive design with modern curves on a heavy duty frame and strong foundational fabric. Built to last design.
This swing fits two or three people comfortably and has a very smooth mechanism due to the springs suspending it. There is a slight bounce, but more of how you would feel floating on a calm boat and less of an up and down motion. In the hammock position, one or two people can recline and enjoy the gentle sways with the breeze. The canopy adjusts angles to be able to block sun rays where needed. The coating seems durable and is at least double coated (I accidentally scraped some off when my wrench slipped while putting it together - only to reveal another layer of coating). Assembly was straight forward with good directions. All pieces were packaged well and fully labeled. I do suggest at least two people to put this together, as some places needed one person to balance or squeeze parts together while the other tightens the bolts. Although it came with all the tools needed for assembly, they were standard items, and having a second set made putting it together go very quickly.
Note - It does need to be set up on a flat surface because the thumb screws to adjust the positions will hit up against the sides if it isn’t level. If you plan to use the hammock often, grab a few throw pillows to prop yourself up on for an enjoyable reading destination.
Pros: It really does feel like you are just swaying along on a boat. The entire unit feels very sturdy and seems like it will last a very long time. The cushions remove and fold up very nicely in three pieces for easy storage in a deck box. Even though they don’t attach to the unit, they don’t feel like they are slipping and sliding around. The material feels very thick and resilient. Did I mention that it feels like you are just relaxing on a boat? I can’t say it enough! It’s so nice when you catch that nice breeze and get the soft rocking motion.
Cons: When in the hammock position, the middle bar of the seat is right where you would want to lie down for balance. Not so bad if there are two people reclining together, or if you have the bolts in to make it stationary, but I would say it’s a minor annoyance. The four thumb screws to change between the swing and hammock are a bit cumbersome and I will probably replace them with something that just slides in and out with a toggle rather than the screws as I like to leave it in the swing position for aesthetics, but use it in the hammock position mostly. If you aren’t transitioning between the two as often as I do, then I would leave them be, as they do exactly what they are supposed to do. Be cautious of high winds. That canopy is like a sail and will catch in a storm. It’s blown over once before we moved it to the porch where the wind isn’t as bad - it was of course unoccupied at the time.
I wish it had a cupholder, as I will be spending a lot of time on this with a book or my knitting. I will most definitely be adding one that clips on, and maybe a little clip on shelf for sunglasses or other accessories.
Overall, I really do love it. It is exactly the piece I wanted for relaxing outdoors and enjoying the upcoming summer. When I’m not out on a boat :)
Music: Ukulele by Bensound - www.benesound.com
2 окт 2024
