| Many people have traveled to Merida, Mexico by | | | | to use. |
| cruise ship and purchased a Mayan Hammock | | | | B) Next you should hang the hammock, open it |
| from a vendor on the beach or road side, they | | | | up with your hands and inspect the weave, your |
| haggle and barter over the price and talk the | | | | looking for a consistent, even, close weave with |
| vendor down to the bottom dollar and leave | | | | no snags, pulls or holes in it. Mayan hammocks are |
| believing that they have purchased a bargain, | | | | quite delicate and easy to snag, these snagged |
| however when they get the hammock home and | | | | hammocks will not be comfortable and they are |
| hang it in their yard to their dismay the hammock | | | | often times passed off on unsuspecting gringos. A |
| may be way smaller than expected, have holes in | | | | loosely woven hammock will not give you good |
| it or fall apart in a few short weeks. | | | | support and the strings will dig into your skin |
| Mayan hammocks are all individually hand woven, | | | | leaving a waffle print on your exposed areas. |
| and like all hand made products they do vary | | | | C) Now check the end cords to see if they are all |
| immensely in quality from one to the next. For | | | | an even length, if you see a lot of variation in the |
| instance some Mayan hammocks are woven in | | | | length of the end cords the hammock will not be |
| Mexican prisons, the weaver is able to sell the | | | | comfortable. This is also a good time to check the |
| hammock in return for money to pay for food | | | | knots that are used to tie in new cords or change |
| and other essentials during his stay in the prison, | | | | the color of the cords during the weaving |
| you can imagine that these types of conditions | | | | process, make sure they all look tight so the |
| are not conducive to producing the best quality of | | | | hammock will not easily fall apart. |
| hammock. | | | | D) Get into the hammock and test it for comfort |
| The best quality Mayans are woven the people of | | | | and appropriate size. Its almost impossible to |
| the Yucatan peninsular area of Mexico, close to | | | | determine the size of a Mayan Hammock with |
| the city of Merida. These Mayan Hammocks are | | | | out laying in it, even a small one can look |
| typically hand woven by skilled artisans, normally | | | | deceptively large while no one is in it, so to avoid |
| the women of the family. Vertical hand looms are | | | | paying to much and to make sure you are getting |
| used at the homes of the weaver so they are | | | | the correct size hammock make sure to test it. I |
| able to stay at home with their children while they | | | | advise spending at least five minutes in the |
| earn extra cash. Typically the ladies will work 2 to | | | | hammock testing it for size and assessing the |
| 3 hours per day weaving hammocks and over | | | | level of comfort. |
| the course of a few weeks produce one good | | | | F) Buy only the hammock you have tested….. |
| size hammock. It is theses Mayan Hammocks | | | | Avoid the old Mexican bait and switch ! |
| that are normally the best quality. | | | | Now you are armed with all the information you |
| So what should you look out for when buying a | | | | need to make a wise Mayan Hammock purchase. |
| Mayan Hammock in Mexico an how do you | | | | Enjoy haggling over price with the vendor but |
| choose the correct hammock ? | | | | please remember it takes time a skill to produce |
| A) The very first thing to do is to hold the Mayan | | | | a great quality Mayan Hammock and the |
| Hammock up close to your nose and inhale | | | | enjoyment of owning a good Mayan hammock is |
| deeply, the hammock should smell clean like | | | | sure to outlast the rush of thinking you got a |
| freshly picked cotton, if you can smell any hint of | | | | good deal. Remember, its only a good deal when |
| mold or mildew its probably best to pass on this | | | | both parties are satisfied. |
| particular hammock. Mayan Hammocks are mostly | | | | If your not going to make it to Mexico any time |
| woven outdoors in the weavers back yard, during | | | | soon but would like to own a great Mayan |
| the summer rainy season it is easy for a | | | | hammock then please check out are extensive |
| hammock to get soaked by a storm and in the | | | | online selection, and relax, we have already triple |
| hot humid conditions develop mold or mildew. A | | | | checked all our hammocks for size and quality. |
| rotten hammock will not last long or be a pleasure | | | | |