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Hatteras Hammocks The Hatteras Hammocks Story... For over 35 years, Hatteras Hammocks, Inc. has been recognized as a leader in providing quality hammocks and accessories to a worldwide market. This longevity and the ability to meet the needs of its customers were instilled from the very earliest days. Founder and current chairman, Walter R. Perkins Jr. started it all with a drive to be creative and improve on an idea.   In 1971, Perkins worked as a buyer for American Tobacco Company and traveled extensively throughout Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Georgia, and North and South Carolina. Prior to a tobacco-buying trip...

The Original Pawleys Island Rope Hammock© was created in 1889 at Pawleys Island, one of the oldest summer resorts on the South Carolina coast. Captain Joshua John Ward, a river boat pilot who barged rice and supplies between nearby Georgetown and the great rice plantations of the South Carolina low country, found the grass filled mattresses on his boat too hot in the summer. He decided to make a cool and comfortable cotton rope hammock for use on his boat. After several uncomfortable designs, Cap'n Josh made a hammock using wooden spreaders without knots. This original design has proven to...

MAYAN HAMMOCKS     Important - Read before hanging your hammock: Carefully remove hammock from packaging. Lay hammock on flat surface and carefully unfold. Always handle your hammock by the end loops to avoid tangling.   Avoid wearing footwear and beware of buttons, zippers, buckles, and any sharp protruding object, which may snag or break the individual strings of the hammock bed. Avoid keeping your hammock in direct sunlight and rain for long durations; this will give your hammock greater longevity. Fading may occur.   To preserve the life of the hammock, we recommend taking down the hammock in inclement...