We’ve seen many different takes on portable hammock stands over the years, and nearly all have at least one thing in common. Yobogear’s new Hive stand holds two hammocks side by side and can be placed anywhere to make hammocks couple-friendly. The aluminum frame is easy to store and move, no stakes are required, it can be set up with a telescoping pole design, and a simple tarp can be added for shelter.
Founded by Cal Fenton, Yobogear has been making on-the-go hammock stands since 2015. Fenton found hammocks more comfortable sleeping on his back, but had to contend with severe tree shortages in his land on the Prairie, Wyoming, which he calls his hometown. There he built his first hammock stand and grew the company. Yobogear already offers two portable single hammock stands, the ultra-lightweight 5 lb (2.3 kg) Freedom Stand and the freestanding 7.6 lb (3.4 kg) Cricket Stand, and the new Hive Design is an addition to its product line. Add a portable two-person solution to
The Hive stand carries in a 32 x 6 x 6 inch (81 x 15 x 15 cm) package designed for easy storage in your home or car. Its 15 lb (6.8 kg) weight makes it look heavy compared to Freedom and Cricket stands, but it’s actually comparable to portable single hammock stands like the Kammock Swiftlet, making it suitable for car adventures. I can see it.
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Yobogear has a footprint ranging from 11 to 14.5 ft x 5 ft (3.4 to 4.4 m x 1.5 m), depending on telescoping 1 1/4 inch aluminum poles, structural crossbars and elbows, and tension lines is built on a frame with Users can adjust the length of the legs (and the height of the stand) and the overall length of the stand.
The Hive is primarily designed for 2 hammocks, but it can also be used as a 1 hammock, or a combination of 2 side by side hammocks and a small kid or gear loft hammock. article. Its large size and 750 lb (340 kg) load capacity will hold almost any hammock. Yobogear took the stand to the HangCon hammock festival and tried it on every model he could get, up to 14 feet (4.3 m) braided maya, and he reports that it worked on all models, including the hammock. . The Hive is also designed for use in bridge hammocks and hammock tents.
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While there are other hammock stands that can accommodate two people (in one hammock) and even three hammock designs like the ENOpod stand (100 lbs/50 kg), Yobogear claims that the Hive is the only portable on the market. Claims to be a stand. In separate hammocks he holds the two side by side. The iDome Shelter and Dookan tents we researched in 2022 have similar side-by-side/multi-hammock capabilities, but both are more complex hammock/shelter solutions rather than simple stands.
The Hive Frame can also turn one tarp into two hammock shelters. The user can drape the tarp over or under the apex of the hive and stake out as desired. Yobogear offers an extension pole that can be attached for this purpose.
Yobogear’s Kickstarter campaign has just a few days left, offering Hive at the US$799 pledge level, discounting $400 off the planned retail price. We love the Hive idea, but for that kind of price I’m not sure I wouldn’t prefer two more affordable single hammock stands planted side by side (like these). doesn’t seem to Hive has raised more than six times his goal, with the campaign surpassing $133,000 at the time of publication. So it looks like the future of hammocking will include cozy couplings within the hive.
Watch the pitch video for more details.
Hive Hammock Stand – The World’s First Portable 2 Person Hammock Stand
Source: Yobogia
