I finally got my 1ft sample of 14mm spectra webbing from
http://www.yatesgear.com/climbing/slings/index.htm
I think that it is too small and may hurt trees if you try to use it like webbing, and even though I have not been able to weigh it yet, it feels a lot heavier than my 1" nylon webbing, and is twice as thick. Here are some pics next to my nylon webbing (I know that nylon stretches more than ploypro, but I really cannot tell that much of difference.)
Last edited by Preacha Man; 12-31-2007 at 01:49.
Psalm 19:1-3 "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard."
What's the cost and the breaking strength on the webbing? It does look kinda small.
“Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it." -Terry Pratchett
Do you mean that you can't tell a difference by looking at them, or by the amount of stretch that each has?Originally Posted by Preacha Man
“I think that when the lies are all told and forgot the truth will be there yet. It dont move about from place to place and it dont change from time to time. You cant corrupt it any more than you can salt salt.” - Cormac McCarthy
This spectra webbing has a breaking strength of something close to 4000 lbs. We where talking about it on another thread. The big advantage is it does not stretch. It should act similar to the spectra line that everyone uses.
Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
The hanger formly known as "hammock engineer".
The Price is $.85/ft
And I thought that my nylon webbing didn't stretch much, but after hanging all this week at camp I think I will go back to my polypro.
I will give that this spectra is thin, but it is tuff stuff.
Psalm 19:1-3 "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard."
depending on the blend/weave of nylon and dyneema/spectra that they use...
it should have almost NO stretch. the strength of the material is a non-issue
I am thinking tree-hugger/suspension/ridgeline, all 1 continuous piece, with rings to adjust length ...
weigh it as compared to y our other webbing.
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