American SHAMMOCK manufacturers

Where the sham began:

Hatteras Hammocks - An early pioneer, and one of the largest manufacturers of the shammock during the 19th century. They merged with Pawleys Island Hammocks in '99 or 2000 to form The Hammock Source.

Algomanet Company: Basically a lower-cost version of the Hatteras/Pawleys line.

Nags Head Hammocks: Another East Coast rope shammock maker.

Pawleys Island - The earliest American shammock pioneer, and the largest manufacturer during the 19th century. Merged with Hatteras Hammocks to form The Hammock Source.

Hammaka - Shammock importers/imitators who call themselves manufacturers.

The Hammock Source - merger of the 2 largest U.S. shammock manufacturers of the 19th century. This merger was an attempt to save a lost cause. Their dominance of the shammock distribution game was up. They supplied nearly all the shammocks sold by Mass retailers such as Wal-Mart, Sams, Target, Sears, Brookstone prior to year 2000.

Each of those key accounts began buying direct from China between 2000 and 2001, cutting out The Hammock Source as the middleman.

Now a shell of its former self, their well-known brands are mainly used as a confidence game by the Big Box retailers and internet sites. They put Pawleys and Hatteras products on their websites, and they sell their own house brand for less.

It's all the same!