GREENVILLE, N.C. - The Original Pawleys Island Hammock story goes back to Carolina Low Country more than 130 years ago. Joshua John Ward, a river boat captain, simply wanted a good night’s sleep during sultry summers. He set out with some rope and wood and fashioned the rope hammock—a hand woven bed, two wooden spreader bars, a clew knot with a ring for hanging the hammock. Ever since Cap’n Josh handcrafted his first hammocks they have been the perfect gift for Father’s Day.

Pawleys Island spreads holes 2½ inches apart, from center to center; other companies generally run 3 to even 4 inches between holes. More holes means more rope is being used – and more rope means a stronger, more stable, more comfortable hammock.
Made with three-ply rope in traditional cotton, as well as in soft-spun white polyester and several colors of new-generation synthetic DuraCord®.

Additional features include:
• white oak for hammock spreader bars, swings and rockers;
• spreader bars that run thicker than those of other hammock-makers;
• specially designed countersink drill for the rope holes in hammock spreaders; and
• swing and rocker wood pieces that are hand-dipped in marine-grade varnish, for a warming honey glow that doubles as solid protection against the elements.

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