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I sleep in a hammock and so "making my bed" is just "shove all the blankets into hammock so they're off the floor. I'll have to rearrange them over myself when I go to bed, anyway.
Back when I slept in a bed I never made it, either, unless I was expecting company. If they were sleeping over I'd pull out fresh sheets. If we were just hanging out in my room, I'd pull the comforter flat.
Oh, and I never got the hang of flat sheets. I kick them off in the night, unless they're my only blanket.
What made you prefer a hammock over a mattress?
It's more comfortable and easier to clean. Comfort-wise, it cradles my joints so my hips aren't sore in the morning. Clean-wise, if, say, my dog wakes me up by vomiting on my chest (to pick a random example), I can toss the whole hammock into the wash and pull out my spare.
A decent hammock setup also cost me maybe $200, including the stand.
Can you share a photo of the hammock or link to the product? I'm imagining a hammock that's like a pea pod and that would be uncomfortable. But I'm intrigued by the idea.
Here's a photo of the messiest corner of my bedroom/craft room :) Tiny terrier to for scale.
I'm intensely curious now, because my joints don't seem to agree with any mattress, whether pillow-topped, air foam, springs, or whatever other fancy gimmicks they claim. Was it a one-and-done with the hammock, or did you test a couple of different ones?
I started out with a hammock in living room as an experiment, then just kept sleeping in it. Same stand, the hammock itself has changed over the years.
The mesh/Mayan ones are comfy but will leave a grid on your skin. I'm currently in a Wise Owl hammock. The cotton ones are comfy but they will break down after a few years of use, usually suddenly while you're laying down.
Don't hang your hammock higher than you're comfortable falling. I've only torn a hammock twice in maybe 10 years, but both times were within the same week.
I'm a side sleeper and hyper-mobile. I keep a pillow behind my knees so they don't flex wonky. I have a travel/neck pillow. I use an under-hammock blanket in the winter because otherwise your butt gets cold.
Oh! And even the hammocks that claim you can fit multiple people... they lie. This is not a bed for partners or sleepovers. (My partner has his own room and traditional bed. We have very different bedtimes.)
When you say that, I remember my dad's hammock when I was a kid as a torture device that slowly drew the two side kids on top of whoever was the poor soul in the middle, squeezing them like a hydraulic press pushing cheese into a mesh.
How much struggle is it to get the fabrics to lie comfortably in the hammock? Do you just have blankets on top (except for that winter under hammock blanket), or do you line it with a sheet?
I lay down and tuck a blanket around me. I can't imagine having a blanket or sheet lie flat underneath me. I have experimented with a sleeping bag and that worked pretty well until the zipper broke.
And oh no, poor crushed kids! That's pretty much how it works. I've shared a hammock with a friend out in the yard and it was ok until either of us had to shift or get up or anything.