Use and Care Manual

HAMMOCK SAFETY • HAMMOCK INSPECTION: To ensure overall safety, a hammock should be inspected
for damage or excessive wear-and-tear each me someone gets into it.
• STAND INSPECTION: To ensure overall safety, hammock stand spring pins should be re-inspected any
me the stand is moved, to ensure the pins have not somehow worked loose, potenally leading to the
stand collapsing during use. •
• GETTING INTO YOUR HAMMOCK: To get safely into a hammock, you should place your weight in the
center of the fabric, not on either edge. Don’t rush it; geng into a hammock incorrectly can ip you
right back out again.
• KIDS AND HAMMOCKS: Young children should never be allowed to use this or any hammock without
adult supervision. Infants should never be placed in a hammock, period. Children should also not be
allowed to jump up and down in a hammock or use it like a playground swing. Not only is this extremely
dangerous, but it puts excessive wear-and-tear on the hammock and its hanging hardware. • MAINTAIN
THE CHAIN: Keep the hanging chains from becoming twisted, and the hammock from staying ipped
upside down while hung; both severely compromise chain strength.
• REPLACEMENT HOOKS: Do not replace the Oset S-Hooks with other hardware; the hooks that come
with the stand are specially designed for it, to prevent wear of the stand nish. For replacement hooks,
contact product manufacturer The HammockSource toll-free at [phone]. HAMMOCK
MAINTENANCE & CARE
• WEATHER WEAR: Repeated exposure to rain, snow and sleet will eventually begin to shorten the
hammock’s useful life and aect its appearance. This hammock should be stored in a clean, dry place
during prolonged stretches of bad weather, and taken down in winter in locales where weather is
consistently severe.
• DEBRIS DAMAGE: Especially in fall, check the hammock periodically to rid it of leaves and twigs. If this
material begins to rot while in contact with hammock rope or fabric, it could become potenally harmful
to the hammock itself.
• WILDLIFE WOES: Squirrels, mice, birds and bugs somemes use hammock-rope bers to build nests
with, and even to live in, so this hammock should always be inspected for safety before geng into it,
especially aer long periods when the hammock has not been in use. • PUPPY PROBLEMS: Man’s best
friend is not always a hammock’s best friend! Dogs, especially puppies, oen regard hammocks as great
chew toys, so dog owners should hang, and store, their hammocks somewhere Rover can’t easily reach.
• HARSH CHEMICALS: Avoid storing this hammock and its accessories near strong chemicals, including
pescides, which may damage the integrity of the dierent parts.
• CLEANING THE HAMMOCK: To clean this hammock, stretch it out on a clean, dry, non-abrasive surface,
then wet it with a hose and gently scrub with a so brush and a mild soap/warm-water soluon. When
nished, rinse with the hose. Do not use bleach or any cleaning product containing it or other strong
chemicals. Once this hammock has been washed, rinse it thoroughly and allow it to dry completely
before it’s hung back up or put away for storage.