Caution and Safety Tips for your Hammock:

• Caution should be used when allowing children to use a hammock. Do not allow children to use the hammock without direct adult supervision. Do not place infants in any hammock.
• Do not jump up and down in the hammock and do not use the hammock as a playground swing. Children have been known to use the hammock for a trampoline or to try to swing the hammock off its hooks. This is dangerous and is not the intended use of a hammock. Horseplay will also cause excessive wear on the hammock and mounting hardware.
• Do not exceed maximum safe weight capacity for you hammock.
• Be certain when hanging your hammock that it is situated so that the angle of the hammock when someone is lying in it will exceed 25 degrees. (I.e. Don't place the ends/anchors so far apart that the hammock is flat as a pancake, even when someone is in it.)
• Do not allow the chains supplied with your hammock to become twisted or allow the hammock to flip over (which will twist the chains). This dramatically reduces the strength of the chain.
• Do not over-tighten the hammock screws.
• A hammock can be unstable unless you always place your weight in the center of the hammock. Do not sit on the edge.  Enter and exit your hammock with care.
• If you use a tree or trees to support your hammock, make sure the tree is strong enough to support you and your hammock.  This will vary with the tree species, because strength and density of wood varies with tree species.  Some sources say that 6 to 8 inches diameter is the minimum, while others say 12 or even 16 inches diameter to be safe.  Use common sense, and respect your trees and your own safety.  The tree(s) will also have to be tall enough to keep you from dragging on the ground.