So I bought 14 yards of this nice grey color nylon. I wouldn't mind making a hommock out of it, as well as some other stuff. How much weight is it good for. In other words will I find my rear on the ground with ripped shreds fluttering overhead if I put my fat a** in the thing?

How much do you weigh and what strength (1.1 or 1.9oz) is the fabric?

Walmart has sold a lot of gray 1.9 oz with no or light DWR treatment recently. If it's 1.9 oz, I've swing in it with both of my kids and never heard a creak....over 300 lbs. I don't know how much consistent wear it would take at 300 lbs, but you could always double it up if you're heavy. Otherwise, I'm pushing 200 right now and don't give it a second thought.

But I've also gotten 1.1 oz DWR from Walmart a few times. Do you know how to tell the difference?

Sorry for missing the critical info. I'm around 225. I have to weigh a piece of the fabric to be sure. Just a reality check, 1.9 or 1.1, thats oz per square foot?

Per square yard for the weight.

There are 1296 square inches in a square yard, soooo....

Measure the area of your fabric in inches (length x width)
Divide by 1296...that's how many square yards you have
Weigh your fabric
Divide the weight by your square yardage

It'll probably be within ~.2 of either 1.1 or 1.9. If you're 225, then 1.9 should work fine or a double layer of 1.1 will work.

:eek: MATH!:eek: Aaaahhh, as he runs screaming from the room! :D Thanks. I'll just pull out the trusty slide rule...let's see...2...+....2... Damn! DEAR, WHERE'S THE CALCULATOR! ROFLOL!

With 1.1 oz fabric I only have problems if I fold the end to sew in the strap rather then wipping. When wipping I have had ~200 lbs in mine repeatedly with no problems.

slide rulers are cool but you can't add with them sorry. :D

:eek: WHAT! :eek: You can't add with a slide rule! :confused: You mean to tell me that after all these years none of my math was correct? :mad:

I want my money back from that cheesy public school that I went to! :D

OOPS, wrong forum for that topic.:D

Jake the Snake?! Roberts? I thought you were from Stone Mountain...

sorry must be a different person.

Hehe...I'm talking about Jake "The Snake" Roberts, the WWF wrestler from the 1980s who always carried a python into the ring. I figured it was a different person... :D

Hehe...I'm talking about Jake "The Snake" Roberts, the WWF wrestler from the 1980s who always carried a python into the ring. I figured it was a different person... :D

Now your talking Jeff....How about Jimmy the Superfly Snooka? BD

Jeez, ralk about a highjack!:rolleyes: Now we're talking about the WWF! Whatever happened to "Ripstop Nylon"? :confused:

Besides, everyone knows that Bruno Sammartino is the king! :D

Jeez, ralk about a highjack!:rolleyes: Now we're talking about the WWF! Whatever happened to "Ripstop Nylon"? :confused:

Besides, everyone knows that Bruno Sammartino is the king! :D

If you want to stay away from highjacked threads, stay away from the thread were depends was mentioned and the bear pic was posted.

Besides we all know that the Andre the Giant was the best odd school WWF Wrestler.

Nu-uh... Chief Jay Strongbow..... :D

Nu-uh... Chief Jay Strongbow..... :D

Hmmm Strongbow (http://www.strongbowcider.com/).:D

Rip stop to slide rules to Old School WWF. What if Chuck Norris were a wrestler? Hehe....

Sorry. Couldnt resist. Jeff started it.

Ah the good ole days of Tony Atlas and announcer Gordon Soley.........
Oh yea......Ripstop is cool stuff:D

if chuck norris were a westler, who would have a chance????:confused:

All I can remember about Chuck Norris is when Bruce Lee ripped his chest hair out! Kind of made a "ripstop" noise!

yeah...but chuck let bruce do that just for the movie. they were friends ya know<g>
i`ll bet chuck uses rip stop nylon for his hammocks.

And velcro so he can remember the good old days! "Hey Bruce, "Rip!" Mouth moves..mouth stops moving..sound.."Dang that hurt!" Just like the old chineese cinema!

Bruce Lee would probably use Cuben for his stuff! Remember the lightweight rope he used for Enter the dragon? It was probably spectra!

Rip stop to slide rules to Old School WWF. What if Chuck Norris were a wrestler? Hehe....

Sorry. Couldnt resist. Jeff started it.

Don't you remember the Wrestlemania where Chuck Norris was the ref and keep everyone else out of the ring for the Championship match?

I dont remember that one. But I do know for a fact that Bruce Lee isnt dead. Chuck Norris punched him in the head and he split into Bruce Li and Jackie Chan. Chuck Norris is the man. BD