i get lucky at yard sales,$3 Mora knives,123 stoves for about the same.$2 Eureka dome tents,couple bucks for a old steam water distiller,that sort of stuff.but this weekend i passed a "estate" sale on the way to the grocery store,the line to get into home went out to the sidewalk! i went the next day later in the afternoon and found that the fellow there had a clock repair shop and had some very nice outdoor gear,$235 for bamboo fly rods is sort out of my price range so i wandered out to the garage where the cheaper "good stuff" can be found at these sales.it was really picked over but under a table i saw a heap of OD canvas with a $4 sticker and just $2 that day because they were closing down in an hour or so.well i payed the price and hauled it home thinking it was a tent,maybe a Army pup tent.
well i flopped it around on the basement floor trying to get which end was up,a big mat of poncho like rubber seemed to be the floor but--but??..so i had my wife come down and grab and hold up ends and it finally fell into place--a WW2 Army jungle hammock in wonderful shape!
not a rip,tear or mildew on it any where and all the netting was intact and as strong as the day it was made.there is one small repair that has that "GI" look that is done very well.
from the inside it looks unused.
and in the storage pocket i found repair netting and the loops needed to attach the lines to the grommets,it looks like the last person just used clothes line rope in a few spots to try and make it work.too heavy for canoe trips i'll set it up when i'm car camping for a day time nap spot.i found lots of info on web sites on how to string it up and use it..
from the inside it looks just about unused..