The Mayan hammock is an example of ancient technology which is still in extensive use today. It is excellent for back yard relaxation, as a spare bed in the home, and it is a superior camping bed, suited for low impact camping, whether backpacking, bicycle touring, canoeing, or car camping.

  Camp set up usually takes only five minutes. Vegetation beneath is not crushed or flattened. Insects, spiders or scorpions cannot invade. Flooding is unheard of. In the summer there is no need for cushions or foam pads, and the rest afforded by the hammock is superior to sleeping on the hard, uneven and often cold earth, or even hotel or motel.

  Four Season Hammocks offers quality handmade hammocks with 100% cotton beds and nylon arms. Combined with the Four Season "InstaFly" rainfly the hammock provides luxurious rest through stormy weather, and all four seasons of the year.

Hammock above treeline

Four Season Hammocks are handcrafted by the Mayan indians of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Used as the principal bed and furniture throughout the tropics of the Americas, the hammock also serves as lawn furniture for backyard relaxation, spare bed in home or student housing, and an excellent alternative to traditional tent camping. By providing greater latitude in campsite selection and never compacting the ground beneath it, the hammock is the choice for low impact and Leave No Trace camping. Being lightweight and compact it serves well for backpacking, bicycle touring, car camping, canoeing, kayaking, and cross country ski touring. Four Season Hammocks has designed and markets a rainfly specifically for hammocks. Using the hammock, rainfly, bivouac bag, down quilt or sleeping bag, and foam insulation pad, the hammock provides a superior camping bed through all weather conditions and all four seasons of the year.

Camping in a "palapa"on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico

Camping in a "palapa"on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico

Weaving hammocks
Weaving hammocks in the marketplace in Oaxaca, Mexico

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