| Ah, a soft breeze blows across your face, bringing | | | | hammock- harsh rope digging into your back, itchy |
| with it the soft scent of plumeria and salt water. A light | | | | fibers tickling your ankles or just never being able to |
| buzz by your left ear announces the arrival of a | | | | find a comfortable position are all very real possibilities |
| Monarch butterfly. Your skin is getting to that point | | | | with a less-than-perfect hammock. Thankfully, other |
| where it feels like the sun has soaked all the way | | | | people have had these problems, too, so they created |
| through, and it's probably time to go inside, but you | | | | Hatteras Hammocks. |
| can't make yourself get up quite yet. The clouds are | | | | Hatteras Hammocks gently cradle you, so any position |
| moving faster than they do at home, and you're | | | | is a comfortable position. They are made from |
| enraptured. The lap of waves in the background invites | | | | DuraCord rope, which is weaved into a special |
| you to sleep and dream of not-so-far-off places of | | | | double-latch design, eliminating any chance of oddly |
| palm trees and peace. Your hammock rocks gently in | | | | placed cord. They are equipped with spreader bars on |
| time with the waves and you're on an ancient canoe, | | | | each end so you don't have to go through any |
| sailing off to a new island. | | | | awkward contortions getting in or out, and you don't |
| It's a bright summer day, and when you close your | | | | have to worry about getting all twisted up in it. The |
| eyes bright shapes dance on your eyelids. You reach | | | | bars are also very well protected against the weather, |
| down from your hammock to pick up your glass of | | | | including harsh coastal climates where we'd all like to |
| lemonade, and the marks of your fingers on the chilly | | | | be resting in a hammock. The hardware is specifically |
| condensation make it look like etched glass. Your | | | | designed to resist rust, and the slight 14 pounds of |
| American flag is flapping in the breeze, and you have | | | | hammock can support up to 450 pounds of weight! |
| a red, white and blue fruit pizza chilling in the fridge for | | | | Hatteras Hammocks are at the forefront of hammock |
| the neighborhood Indepence Day party. You can hear | | | | innovation, as is the DuraCord rope used for them. |
| your kids laughing as they jump on the trampoline, and | | | | DuraCord is a superior performance yarn that is |
| for a few moments, you know you've really found | | | | crafted into a baby-blanket-soft rope. It is fade |
| summer. | | | | resistant for up to 1,000 hours of UV, which is more |
| Out in the woods, the chipmunks are chattering to | | | | than an entire summer of constant sunlight. It is also |
| each other and the bonfire crackles as you watch it | | | | stain and moisture resistant, drying almost immediately. |
| go out for the night. The smell of pine trees fills your | | | | They have a tighter weave, so nothing gets stuck |
| nose, and your muscles have that wonderful ache that | | | | while you're getting in or out, and the spreader bars |
| comes after a full day of hiking. Your fishing poles are | | | | give it extra stability. |
| ready to catch breakfast in the morning, but for now | | | | So let go for a bit. Forget about the papers on your |
| you are ready to enjoy a soothing night's rest-above | | | | desk and the little voicemail icon on your cell phone. |
| the hard ground and rocks, no threat of water seeping | | | | They'll still be there when you get back, but you will be |
| under your sleeping bag. | | | | in a much better frame of mind to deal with them after |
| No matter where you use them, hammocks make | | | | a rest in your hammock. While it rocks you, all your |
| everything a little bit better; they're practically | | | | worries and stress seem to get rocked into a much |
| synonymous with summer, relaxation and tranquility. | | | | more manageable state. When you're relaxed enough |
| Whether on a Hawaiian vacation, a short break from | | | | to notice the sweet song of the bird in your apple tree, |
| working in your yard, or camping in the backwoods, a | | | | you are able to realize that that's what life is |
| hammock gives you a little more peace, a little more | | | | about-noticing the small, beautiful, everyday things. And |
| solitude. (Unless, of course, you pile a few people into | | | | for some reason, those things are much more |
| one, making for a fun little balancing game!) | | | | noticeable from your spot in a hammock. |
| Real relaxation, though, can't happen in any old | | | | |