Heavy Duty Adjustable Steel Hammock Stand, 9-Foot, 450-Pound Capacity, Weather Resistant, Easy to Assemble

I was actually only shopping for a stand, and found that this came with a hammock already! For the price I was a bit nervous, especially being a large man (not tall-only 5’10”, but wide shoulders, large frame and heavy @350lbs). I wanted this for camping–not survival camping, more like tent-glamping. I often camp with my sons who are cub-scouts and also when I go on to Dagorhir/Belegarth fighting events that often last three to four days.When I received it, it arrived in a huge box–which got my wife yapping at me about how much space it was going to take up and how the universe is a failure because of how low we have sunken in the world of camping. Once I opened the box, I realized that the size of the box was a bit misleading. Once everything was emptied and the packaging was taken off, it was easy to put everything in the thin rip-stop material bag. I don’t think the bag is going to last long as it is thin, but it easily contains everything, and could be packed it more. It was a bit weighty, but whatever, as long as I didn’t have to hike it into anywhere, I was fine. It fit easily into my VW Tiguan and left a ton of room for everything else. It did not impact my space at all. I fit four tents, a two burner grill, a full propane tank, folding table and chairs along with bedding, gear and weapons. I still fit my other three passengers. The hammock wasn’t even noticeable when loading or unloading as it took up little room.Setting up–Easy. Any person with two brain cells can put this together. I arrived in the dark, hot, sweaty and tired, and easily assembled this. I actually fit this INSIDE my tent and didn’t even use my inflatable mattress. I used the third or fourth hole down from the Y because I would need the extra slack taken up due to my heaviness bowing the frame slightly inwards. Towards the top, I would almost hit the ground. I didn’t want overnight stretch to have me on the ground. Where I set it was perfect. It took a small amount of grit to get it strung up with it being new and the settings being so far down the rods, but I got it without too much trouble.Once I got into it, I felt like I was in a dream. It was super comfortable! I slept in it the entire night. Usually on a flat surface like a mattress, I get a sore back. Sleeping in this felt like I was floating, and supported me perfectly. With my feet slightly upward, my blood flow was amazing! The sides of the hammock hugged around my wide shoulders with ease and did not feel like they were cutting into me whatsoever. Because it got to be around 40 degrees that night, I lined the bottom of the hammock with my feather comforter, and threw the rest over me, making me a man taco in the hammock. While everyone else complained of the cold and sleeping like crud, I was rested and felt amazing. After fighting all day and into the night, and then drinking a ton, getting back into that hammock on an even colder night was still dreamy and I woke up refreshed. I imagine if the cloth hammock were to fail in the future, the stand, which is what I wanted first anyway, would work very will with my super strong hammock that packs away into a small little cylinder.Overall, I recommend this product if you are tent-glamping and a big-boy. If you are smaller, it will be just as dreamy, but getting something solid like this that will hold you aloft forever is just amazing. [...]