Hammock appreciation day: 10 facts about hammocks

It is popular among old and young, tall and short and is used all around the world: the hammock. That’s why it deserves its own special day. The hammocks day of honor has been July 22^nd for several years and goes back to the Hammock Day in the USA. Bob Matthews is considered to be the founder. He chose this date, because it marks the middle of the calendar from July 3^rd to August 11^th. In this period are the hottest day of the midsummer and according to Matthews, Hammock Day is all about one thing: enjoying the summer and the bright days. And where better to do this then in a hammock? For the hammocks day of honor we present you 10 interesting facts about the hammock.

10 interesting and curious facts about the hammock

Where is the biggest hammock of the world? In which hotels do you have hammocks instead of beds? And what has the museum in Bogotá to do with this topic? We’ll tell you:

1.) Scramble for the first place: Like so much in the world, hammocks are getting bigger and bigger – for years, there has been a scramble for the title of the largest hammock in the world. To one of the biggest counts without a doubt the hammock of the video game company King Digital Entertainment, which was installed in New Jersey. It measures 20 x 10 meters. Another large hammock with more than 12 meters length is in North Carolina. Also CHICO made it into the Guinness Book of records with a giant hammock measuring 12 x 3,8 meters that can carry two tons.

2.) Adrenalin pure over the canyon: The highest hammock in the world is only for the die-hard. It is located in the US state Utah, 150 meters over a canyon. To be exactly, there are two hammocks that were attached with 7.000 meters of parachute cord by more than 50 volunteer installers and adrenalin junkies. Both nets weigh 100 kg and can carry 15 people. This place is a dream come true for slack liners.

3.)Sleeping like a baby: People with sleeping problems should get a hammock, because a Swiss study proves: The soft swinging of a hammock synchronizes brain waves and can make it easier to fall asleep. Mothers have known this for a long time – it’s not for nothing that they rock their children to calm them down.

4.) Relaxing during work break: The world of work is constantly changing and it has long been no secret that employees perform well when they feel good and can relax in between. Some companies like Google or Hubspot rely on hammocks for their employees, which they can use during breaks.

5.) Enjoy a cup of coffee in the hammock:  A cup of coffee, a newspaper or a stimulating conversation with your friend – for many this is the embodiment of relaxation. And it can easily be combined with a hammock. There are already a few cafes around the world that have exchanged their chairs for hammocks. You can enjoy your coffee in a hammock for example in Tokyo, on the Japanese Island Okinawa, in Ho-Chi-Minh in Vietnam or in Santa Cruz in California.

6.) Hammock made of pure gold: These hammocks impress not with size and comfort, but with its material: In the Columbian Bogotá you can marvel at a mini hammock made of pure gold in the Gold Museum. Their age is estimated to be around 1000 years.

7.) Check-In in the hammock: In the Sierra Nevada Mountains of Santa Maria in Columbia a special hostel has blossomed into a hotspot. The Casa Elemento. The reason: Several large hammocks hang on the edge of the cliffs and give vacationers a unique view during the day. Brave one can also sleep in them. For the others normal rooms and hammocks on less exposed places are available.

8.)For the beloved pets: Not only people like it to relax in a hammock, but the relaxation oases also arrived in the animal kingdom. Nowadays there exist hammocks for cats, dogs, Guinea pigs or ferret as mini variants of hamster and mice.

9.) Not a good idea: In the 19th century, the British decided to replace the beds in some prisons with hammocks. But they rejected their idea a short time later. Because: The prisoners used the heavy hooks and attachment rings as weapons.

10.) Hammocks out of palm trees: There are now a large number of hammocks – including exotic ones such as those made from moriche palms. These hammocks are made by the Warao Indians of the Orinoco Delta in Venezuela and should be very durable when dry. Therefore, locals twist ropes from the bast of young shoots and use them to tie the mats. Practices hands need 2 months for this.

Celebrate the day of honor appropriately

And how do you celebrate the hammocks day of honor? Quite simple: set up the hammock, create a sparkling summer drink and forget about time for a few hours! Here we go!