Clean your hammock by hanging outside in a well drained location. Using a fresh water source, spray liberally with a high pressure nozzle, that’s all. Spray-on cleaners can be used on stubborn stains, just be sure to rinse cleaned area with extra care, and let it air dry before you put it away.
The wood components are finished with a raw tung oil based product that will protect the wood from day-exposure to the weather environment. After a day in the sun, while you were resting, your hammock was working as a personal life-support system. At the end of the day do a little TLC by unhooking your hammock and hanging it in a dry,shaded and covered place far enough off the deck to be out of harm’s way.If the hammock is hoisted 3+ ft. off the deck it will be beyond the reach of dogs and cats and their less than sanitary habits. I use a pulley, line and cleat system as showen below.This is key to keeping your hammock in tip top condition for the long haul.
I sold a hammock that was left out for 19 months.After that time, totally exposed to the elements, this hammock was very dirty,bird co-rap all over it, and not a place you would enjoy relaxing.I have a hammock that is 9 years old and it has always been stored properly and it looks like new,very little color fading(everything fades on this paticular planet,dare I say even your rare beauty)and has never needed cleaning.This is proof to me that there is a right way and a wrong way to deal with the cleaning/ maintaince issues and the correct way is the easiest and the most logical.Nuff said?
Utilizing the hanging kit is the easiest way to maintain and GREATLY increase
the service life of these hammocks. This kit, used with a sufficient degree
of regularity, and this type of construction, incorporating synthetic cordage,
will provide years/decades of use of this the very best type of relaxation
platform.
A little knowen point of hammock lore repeats an ancient Aztec refrain “leave your shoes on and live a little” just inspect them before you get on board because man’s best friend has been known to leave greasy gifts on the land.Note:putting the hammock up and away will tend to keep it from collecting dirt and becoming soiled.Example Above.This is the best way to stow a hammock. Use a pulley attached to a shaded, well protected wall(or indoors) with a line running down to a small boat cleat. The s-hook can be acquired from the hardware store.This keeps the hammock,clean,dry,color bright and readily available for quick deployment and while the unit is stored it is NOT aging by pointless exposure to the elements.This Is how you get those decades of service I was talkin about.AND if you raise it 3 ft. off the deck a dog or cat can't pee on it.