Costco carports & hammocks

Digital-Dragonfly · Post by **Digital-Dragonfly** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:51 pm

A question for those of you that have a costco carport. Do you think it is strong enough to support a hammock

(figure a 250 lb guy). I've hung on one at costco and it seems ok, but a little shaky. But then they also don't have it lashed & staked down, which should tighten it up a bunch.
Your thoughts?

thirt33n · Post by **thirt33n** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:05 pm

250 lbs huh......I'd say you're right about at the line...my vote says it should be able to hold you as long as you're easy layin' down.....

is it an option to hook one side to your auto?

good luck

Post by **AntiM** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:12 pm

You can bend the poles with a person in a hammock. Don't argue with me, my fat ass did it. Nope, MyLarry doesn't know I hung the hammock, I let him think it's a wind torque which happened during set up. It did, just the other carport. We have two and I switched it around so the slightly bent pole and the slightly bent joint-knuckle thingy are in the same batch. Oh, and these are old Sam Club carports, which are even heftier than the new Costco ones.

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:59 pm

No. Get a self-supporting frame hammock so you can move it around under the shade, or learn how to rig poles & guylines.

DragginLady · Post by **DragginLady** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:05 pm

wow! I definitely would NOT try that one!

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:23 pm

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:14 am

Did you hang it from the joints at the top?

Post by **AntiM** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:54 am

Yes, I knew the poles wouldn't take it. Thought the big metal joints would, but I was wrong.

Digital-Dragonfly · Post by **Digital-Dragonfly** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:24 pm

looks like posts & guylines be the the answer... 2 lines off each post?

jackbird13 · Post by **jackbird13** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:06 pm

I am not sure it can hold up to a hammock, but I know you can make a tree style stand, 3 legs, that should support it easy. The poles on the frame are 2" but thinned walled. Maybe if you went to the hardware store and bought reinforced electrical poles that could work. Good luck

edited to remove commercial link.