The Lazy Consumer's Guide to Online Hammock Shops

With summer upon us and a still-high unemployment rate keeping the annoying demands of a job at bay now is a great time to spend your 9-5 curled up in a hammock with a beer cooler at the ready. However, good hammocks can be hard to find at your average neighborhood Sports Authority or Dick's Sporting Goods. Heard of the Internet? Great! Because unless you've already sold your laptop for rent money there are plenty of great online hammock shops waiting to sell you a great nap at a fair price.

Fun Designs, Ultimate Comfort

A fun, easy-to-use website and bold designs makes Lazy Bandido, http://www.lazybandido.com one of the best online hammock shops out there. By far the most unique and entertaining of the lot, they sell a line of Nicaraguan hand-woven hammocks with bold, attractive designs modeled after the Revolutionaries, Banditos, and Saints that give the region its personality and mystique. They preach the power of being lazy and the evils of hard work and with the superior comfort of their all-natural woven cotton hammocks, you'll soon be glad you've got nothing to do but spend your days napping under a tree.

Classic Americana

While the Hammock is certainly not an American invention, the Pawley's Island Hammock is an American original. Handcrafted on the shores of South Carolina, the Pawley's Island hammock has been around since 1889, and their website will be happy to provide you the story of Captain Joshua John Ward, the Navy Sailor turned Hammock impresario who started it all.

Camping and Backpacking Hammocks

Among camping enthusiasts, backpackers, and light-packing fugitives the Hennessy Hammock is a revelation. Lightweight, waterproof, and able to pack into a pouch the size of a softball, this website doesn't claim so much to sell good hammocks for camping, they claim to sell 'The Coolest Tent in the World.' And, with all waterproof rainfly's to keep you dry in a gale, mosquito screens, and slew of hanging kits and accessories it sounds like a fair claim. With similar products, and a thinner price tag, Eagles Nest Outfitters is another great option for the adventurer on the go.

Hammocks for the Broke

For those who of you who either have no money or hate camping, have no sense of patriotism, and deplore style, comfort, and fun, don't despair. We have the perfect selection of hammocks for you. If you just want to save money and don't need the world's best hammock, head over to Amazon. Not the river. You'll get malaria. Go to the website instead and search for 'cheap hammocks.' There are plenty of decent options for less than $50 that should keep you suspended and relaxed while saving you money to keep that cooler full. Read the reviews. Check the warranty policy. And add to cart.