| It's been a long day--work, kids, responsibilities. It's | | | | vacation home right out of Sunset Magazine, even |
| time to take a break. Gather up something to | | | | if yours is set up on a hammock stand in your |
| read and a cool drink, kick off your shoes, and slip | | | | living room surrounded by piles of the kids' |
| into a hammock. Let yourself relax into a unique | | | | favorite toys. Or maybe you'll imagine getting a |
| experience. | | | | family sized hammock big enough so that you and |
| Why unique? Because a hammock is the perfect | | | | the kids can go on wild adventures of the |
| place for daydreaming. Hammocks have been | | | | imagination as you cuddle together for some |
| around so long in so many cultures, that they not | | | | great family time! |
| only provide some of the most comfortable | | | | Pure comfort can accompany you on your |
| seating you'll find, but they'll also open up the | | | | backyard adventures if you've got a quilted |
| world to your imagination. You may be using a | | | | hammock. Pillows and a throw or two will make |
| camping hammock in your backyard, but it could | | | | you feel you're on a luxury cruise in the |
| just as easily be strung between two trees in the | | | | mid-Atlantic, although your hammock stand is |
| outback of Australia, surrounded by herds of | | | | firmly planted on the lawn! (Add a water bottle |
| kangaroos. Your matrimonial hammock, big | | | | holder for real convenience.) |
| enough for two people, might be out on the back | | | | Hammock chairs are a world of their own. They |
| deck, but in your dreams you're sharing it with | | | | come in styles ranging from free form rope for |
| your sweetie on a wild island beach, enjoying the | | | | lounging to firm support and arm rests for upright |
| sunset over the South Pacific along with your | | | | sitting--yet they still give you that wonderful feel |
| favorite drinks. | | | | of being safely and comfortably supported in |
| Do you have a rope hammock set up on your | | | | mid-air. Like all hammocks, they're perfect for |
| front porch? Then you can close your eyes and | | | | reading, too. You can even get magazine and |
| just picture yourself in the crew quarters of a tall | | | | book holder accessories for your hammocks, to |
| ship on the high seas, storm-tossed and ready to | | | | keep your reading matter handily available while |
| give chase to some pirates! Or maybe you're | | | | you relax and dream of great adventures. |
| relaxing on the back porch in a hand-made Mayan | | | | Come to think of it, why not take a portable |
| hammock from the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, | | | | hammock and set off on a real life adventure, if |
| but in your dreams you're exploring the furthest | | | | only to the nearest park or beach? These come |
| reaches of the world, discovering the ruins of | | | | with convenient carrying cases to make getting |
| ancient civilizations. | | | | to your destination simple and easy--but watch |
| Bright striped hammocks in sun-resistant materials | | | | out for pirates! |
| are great for imagining yourself in that perfect | | | | |