Why Mexican Hammocks?

Mexican Hammocks are best known for being  the most comfortable style of hammocks in the world. But why are these hammocks so comfortable and better than hammocks made with rope or a piece of fabric, like Chinese or Brazilian Hammocks?  Hammocks made with a piece of fabric are not as fresh as Mexican Hammocks, this  is because Mexican Hammocks  are all hand woven with a thin string making a small net bed offering extra freshness, the air circulates through the hammock so it is very fresh ideal for hot and very warm weathers like the weather we have here in Australia during Summer and Spring. Also cloth, fabric and canvas hammocks do not have the same degree of stretch as Mexican Hammocks, the structure of the material with which they are made limits their ability to mould to the shape of the occupants body.

Hammocks called "rope hammocks' are generally made from chunky cotton rope, usually a spreader bar is incorporated, whilst rope might be more durable than classic Mexican hammocks they do not open as wide and have much larger holes in the weave. The result is a hammock which is nowhere near as comfortable as a fine, close woven  hammock which stretches and moulds itself to your individual shape.

A traditional Mexican hammock has no spreader bars so to keep the hammock open and not end up wrapped up like a taco you lie diagonally or across the hammock. You become the "spreader" and the hammock rolls along beneath you, hugging and supporting every curve of your body! No wonder thousands of people worldwide sleep in Mexican hammocks every night.