Hammocks Make Sleep Easier, Deeper

It seems that the main focus of the article is on the difference in brain activity, not the sleep time. I would imagine that the time to sleep is not as important as the quality of the sleep thus attained.

Re: Hammocks Make Sleep Easier, Deeper

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Post by klipt » Tue, Jun 21, 2011, 12:00 AM UTC

So, is it possible to set up an indoor hammock in a small room?

Re: Hammocks Make Sleep Easier, Deeper

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Post by ChuckMcM » Tue, Jun 21, 2011, 12:07 AM UTC

klipt wrote: post #5

So, is it possible to set up an indoor hammock in a small room?

Of course it is (my roommate and I set up two hammocks in our dorm room between the wall studs) however the article suggests that simple rocking (not necessarily 'hammocks') is the key. And doing that is easier, in that you need only put your bed on a platform that can rock. (baby cradles have rounded ends sometimes for that).

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Post by blhack » Tue, Jun 21, 2011, 12:15 AM UTC

I've been sleeping in a hammock every night for a little over a year now.

Hammocks are cold, that is the biggest problem. You also can't really just flop down on one and lounge out the same way that you can in a bed.

From a totally utilitarian standpoint of "place for sleeping", a hammock has some benefits. It's small, it's highly portable (mine fits in my backpack), and it is pretty comfortable.

In reality, though, most people use their beds for a lot more than sleeping. Reading in my hammock is pretty difficult, so is using my laptop if I want to type anything. You can't comfortably fit more than one person in one (unless you've got a garden hammock with spreader bars on it).

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Post by staunch » Tue, Jun 21, 2011, 12:17 AM UTC

I really want a hammock in my (small) office. Any great options?

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Post by blhack » Tue, Jun 21, 2011, 12:17 AM UTC

klipt wrote: post #5

So, is it possible to set up an indoor hammock in a small room?

Sure.

I live in a very old house that is made of brick, so I couldn't really mount mine directly to the walls (I could, but I'd rather not anchor things into the brick on a house I don't own [it's a rental]).

I bought a hammock stand for $100 and it fits in my rather small bedroom just fine.

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Post by fmavituna » Tue, Jun 21, 2011, 12:19 AM UTC

Now we know why rocking babies to sleep works.