Luxury Hammock from Nicaragua

Entirely handwoven from very soft cotton, the hammock is an institution in Nicaragua. Many weavers perfect this art, and if you visit there, you can even have your name embroidered in the fringes! We offer very few models of hammocks with wooden spreader bars. Those from Nicaragua are the best. Their design eliminates the balancing point that often makes this type of hammock unstable.

American Heritage

As we often say, the hammock with spreader bars is a Western version of the hammock, due to our lack of knowledge about the product. Indeed, by reflex, we lie down lengthwise while Latinos use it diagonally. They themselves never use hammocks with wooden spreader bars. However, experts in the field, when Americans extensively traded with Nicaragua before the arrival of the Sandinistas, the Nicaraguans developed spreader bar hammocks among the most comfortable you can find on our planet. The entire process is extremely artisanal, and the methods for dyeing the thread, twisting the thread, and weaving stitch by stitch are very ingenious. You see a product, you see a price, but what you don’t see is all the work done behind the scenes by many very talented artisans.

Installing Your Hammock with Spreader Bars

Unlike a "classic" hammock, the two-bar hammock must be installed very tautly to allow comfortable lying in the center of the fabric. Our models measure 3.74 m, which means they require a support long enough to be properly stretched.

The ideal is to install it between two sturdy posts with quality fixings, preferably in a sheltered spot: this is how they are used in Nicaragua, in the patios of family homes, haciendas, or hotels. Well stretched and protected from wind and sun, the hammock with spreader bars reveals its full comfort.

For those who have neither posts nor trees spaced far enough apart, our large spruce stands provide a completely self-contained setup to hang your spreader bar hammock, as you can see in our set stand + hammock with spreader bars.

If in doubt or if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us by email or phone. We are here to help you make the right choice.