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Tying your hammock onto the McGuivers |
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ZenPoint™ Hammocks Suggestions for use and care. Important information
WARNING: - USE COMMON SENSE, - Of course you are being held off the ground against gravity! Always check for wear & tear before use. People can & do fall out of hammocks and even so called “hammock experts” who’ve used them for years! Never suspend hammock above knee height or over hard/ unequal/ potentially dangerous ground situations.
Remove sharp or pointed objects like belts, shoes, clips, & buckles that may tear fabric.
We strongly recommend professional handyman or other expert assistance w hen locating places for your hammocks and fitting it up.
Many “support” structures are deceptive, - they may appear stable, strong, suitable & safe but are NOT!
If you are not properly educated in handyman work & knowledge of structures then we strongly advise that you get expert assistance. A Hammock is not a toy for children to play in. Adult supervision is essential. We strongly advise to uninstall hammock if children and minors are about!
NEVER leave hammock outside, - most are made of Bull denim and they will ROT with the collecting of dirt, morning dew, and dead leaves and you'll struggle to get the smell out if your hammock has been bird droppings also bestowed upon it! Bring your hammock and accessories indoors.. don't leave outside to collect damp and rain and whatever else!
Outdoor weather will eventually destroy most things and the suns UV rays will eventually eat the wrappers & McGuivers too. Get the UV PROOF MCGUIVERS AND WRAPPER if your hammock is going to spend most of its time outdoors. And still the sun UV rays are getting stronger and stronger! If you are in Cape Town add this to salt in the air and ….take our advice ...bring the hammock indoors over night!!!!
For permanent fixture points use CHAIN / TREE RINGS ON THICK ROPE/ WALL BOLTS. WRAPPERS should not be left outside. Always check these points for wear and tear as swinging in the hammock can eat away at materials…
GENERAL USE With the McGuivers (pat), your hammock can be easily clipped on to two points, - using rope to adjust to knee height. Attachment points should be approx 2M height & 3.5 – 4.5 Meters apart. The shape of your hammock, hanging empty, should be in a sort of “banana” shape, - Getting in: - Always sit in, BUM FIRST, - never “step” in foot first, - you will either tear the fabric or flip out! When lying in hammock you should be able to touch ground with a foot so you can rock yourself!
HAMMOCK ADAPT YOUR ENVIRONMENT. Find the best relaxing places around your home & garden,- get your local handyman to come in and put in clip up points. The more points the better. Clip up in the sun, in the shade, indoors by a big open bay window..e.t.c
For indoors use, - most people leave the hammock hanging down the wall as a feature & clip it open to use. Different places around your home & garden make a huge difference for mood…the leafy tree, the pool pagoda…the balcony.
It’s really worthwhile to spend some time finding special clip-up places.
There are very beautiful and creative ways of using hammocks. When you understand the power of a hammock you will love it forever & wonder how you ever lived without one. Some indigenous tribes of central America say that you are held in the hands of God when in a hammock.
Indoor use of hammocks is becoming the most popular & its now very trendy. Hammocks are very portable especially with the McGuivers, - Its surprising how portable such extreme luxury can be! On a picnic, camping, clipped up between your 4x4 and a tree!
Some ideas: - Make your own quiet “Me-time” place. Take your hammock away with you on weekends… it’s amazing that such comfort can be so easily transported.
There are 100’s of “positions” to also learn in a hammock. Move around in it …feet up feet down…explore sort of stretches… you will be amazed what you discover and it gets better all the time. A great one is to be held in it like an arm in an arm-sling, sort of sideways. The more you learn to move with a hammock the more pleasure it gives. Get to know it and explore. The conventional, head at one end and feet at the other is just one position that everyone knows and perhaps the least interesting. You can sit in various Yoga positions where your back straightens and you can sit or long periods of time. Try sitting cross-legged in the hammock with your body pushed up more towards one side where the strings are!
Hammocks are a tribal furniture used for centuries, some people have social “floating lounges” or hammock lounges its an incredible social space where lots of hammocks are put together in the same room, balcony, cabana e.t.c- it is amazing to have this way of relaxing and way for people to relate from different levels an in a sort of 3D way as opposed to our conventional western, more formal floor space, 2D way of relating!
The name also originates from the idea of Zen space management, - clip open - clip closed! An amazing lightness and simplicity of lifestyle! When you get in the hammock “flap” the fabric a few times to shake out dust. This helps to keep it clean. You don’t have to wash it often. TO CLEAN: - drape the hammock in a tub (bath) and wash lightly with the strings held out of the water. Don’t use washing machine, - it might tangle up. Notice that there is glue in the knot, which will also wash out with the detergent. Wall Bolts also loosen and wear, - Always check them frequently and before using hammock!
Indemnity / Waiver of rights The purchase of ZENPOINT ™ products including the hammock, all attachments, accessories and suspension system sold together with it shall be at the purchasers sole risk and the purchaser, his or her executors and any person using the ZENPOINT ™ products or any other person, shall have no claim against ZENPOINT MEDIA ARCHITECT CC, its members, employees and assigns, or the ZENPOINT ™ manufacturers, its management, employees and assigns, for any loss, expense, liability, damage, and/or injury to any person or property which may be suffered by the purchaser and/or any person using the ZENPOINT ™ products and/ or as a direct or indirect result of the use of the ZENPOINTä products through the purchaser, arising from the use of the ZENPOINT ™ products, or any other cause whatsoever, howsoever arising, including negligence, whether by commission or omission. The purchaser indemnifies and holds Zenpoint Media Architect CC, its members, employees and assigns and the manufacturer, its management, employees and assigns harmless against any claim which may be made against them or any of the aforesaid. This product is manufactured and sold in accordance with South African law. |
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Notice the way that you lie in your ZenPoint. This is the best position. |
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ZenPoint™ Hammocks |
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UNLEASH YOUR INNER BUM…...JUST DO NOTHING! |
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SETTING UP- How to:- Tips Suggestions |
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Where can you put up your ZenPoint ? Each place is going to be completely different. Find places inside and outside. The general trend is indoors. Attachment points should be approx 2M height & 3.5 – 4.5 Meters apart. The shape of your hammock, hanging empty, should be in a sort of “banana” shape. Height should be knee height when you are in. Note that the McGuivers stretch quite a bit.
The issue of weight….What damages or tears your hammock is not weight but generally G-FORCE! It’s the force created by ANY movement at all in your hammock. And this is the reason behind the McGuivers. Every time you move or get in the hammock you create G force!
Our hammocks are exceptionally strong and we are conservative with weights given and the primary job of the MCGUIVERS IS to absorb movement forces. SO use them always! The McGuivers are not ordinary rubber but have been especially made for this purpose! Tie tree rings up onto beams or trees,- they are for permanent situations. The wrappers are more a portable solution also for trees, poles, beams e.t.c see the pics in the gallery and also CLICK THROUGH TO THE WRAPPERS and ACCESSORYS PAGE Use EYELET BOLTS FOR Walls,- the M10 eyelet bolt is great! Ask your hardware for wall bolts for a hammock. |
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