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The idea for the original Majestic Hammock was born back in 2013.
That summer, I purchased a cheap, rope-style hammock from a big-box store, brought it home, and stretched it between two Silver Maples in my yard.
After only one season of simple use by my kids, a few neighborhood kids, some major UV degradation of the ropes by the summer sun, and a number of repairs to the wooden spreader bars, it was more than ready for the trash can.
That summer, I purchased a cheap, rope-style hammock from a big-box store, brought it home, and stretched it between two Silver Maples in my yard.
After only one season of simple use by my kids, a few neighborhood kids, some major UV degradation of the ropes by the summer sun, and a number of repairs to the wooden spreader bars, it was more than ready for the trash can.
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At this point, I had a choice to make: either purchase another $50 imported piece that would again only last one season, or I could design and build one myself.
So, I did just enough research online to know what a common hammock fabric might be to start tinkering with, and I bought a few yards. From there, this whole thing just snowballed.
I realized immediately that I had to teach myself to sew again, as the only sewing class I had ever taken was way back in the 1980's.
So, I did just enough research online to know what a common hammock fabric might be to start tinkering with, and I bought a few yards. From there, this whole thing just snowballed.
I realized immediately that I had to teach myself to sew again, as the only sewing class I had ever taken was way back in the 1980's.
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Somehow, my first "original" design worked. It wasn't extremely pretty, and was only moderately comfortable, but the hook had been set, and a vision began to develop very quickly from there.
I knew one thing at this point: if I chose here to actively and creatively pursue the design and development of a new hammock brand, I wanted this endeavor to be 100% of my own design.
So, right then, I made a deliberate choice to never look at any other current manufacturer's designs in order to mimic them. I never wanted to be accused of stealing or copying their designs, ideas, or specific features.
I knew one thing at this point: if I chose here to actively and creatively pursue the design and development of a new hammock brand, I wanted this endeavor to be 100% of my own design.
So, right then, I made a deliberate choice to never look at any other current manufacturer's designs in order to mimic them. I never wanted to be accused of stealing or copying their designs, ideas, or specific features.
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Over the course of the following 2 years, I designed and re-designed many different prototypes.
Each new one built on what I learned from the mistakes or shortcomings of the past version(s).
Each new version was better than the last, and eventually, I got to a point in 2015 where I was satisfied with putting out my first "production" model.
Now that I was beginning to make my own, custom hammocks for other hammock enthusiasts, I had to decide how to creatively brand this original, next-generation hammock...
Each new one built on what I learned from the mistakes or shortcomings of the past version(s).
Each new version was better than the last, and eventually, I got to a point in 2015 where I was satisfied with putting out my first "production" model.
Now that I was beginning to make my own, custom hammocks for other hammock enthusiasts, I had to decide how to creatively brand this original, next-generation hammock...