My Speer hammock suspension

[Mrprez]

OK, so went out this morning and strung up the hammock. Everything worked just fine. I did lose about 6" in length of the hammock bed, but once I was in there I found that the length is pretty good for me. The sides of the hammock aren't tight at all and I can actually see out both sides!

I don't think I would trust the sheet bend with this type of cord without a stopper knot though. Using the fishermans knot as a stopper gives me a secure feeling though. I examined all the knots after swinging awhile and did not notice any movement whatsoever. Naturally, whenever you tie up your hammock a quick inspection of all knots and cords should be done prior to getting in! I've been on the ground enough times already...

I am quite happy with the results, thanks for all the input.

John

[Ramblinrev]

MrPrez... as to the sheetbend... I would agree with you after hearing from Youngblood and others about the quirks of amsteel blue. I wouldn't trust it by itself either now. That is because of the rope quirks tho... not the knot itself. Ain't technology a grand thing. And no... the tinkering never stops. Mostly cause when it does.... we find something else to tinker with.

[fin]

What a bunch of knotheads.

[Hooch]

I have to get a book on knots

Learn them like I did. Holding your breath underwater in the dark doing them. Thank the Marines for that.

[Cannibal]

Learn them like I did. Holding your breath underwater in the dark doing them. Thank the Marines for that.

Well, that certainly explains why we were so busy in the Coast Guard.

[fin]

Learn them like I did. Holding your breath underwater in the dark doing them. Thank the Marines for that.

Jarhead knotheads!

[GrizzlyAdams]

i've used the stuff a good bit. you can use a larks head on the end of the hammock.
while a double sheetbend slips when tied to raw hammock fabric, tying the single braid dyneema to your tree straps with a slipped double sheetbend works great, and i've been tying directly to a single steel ring on the end of a tree strap with a slipped buntline hitch with great success.

So WBG, I had my hammock out this evening to try the buntline hitch. I was careful to tie it exactly as shown on several sites, with the exception of slipping it in the usual way by putting a bight through on the last step rather than the working end.

I did this both on some pretty worn Vectran 12, and some brand new 1/8" Amsteel Blue. In both cases it took quite a bit of tugging to pull the slipped bight through. Really rather more than I'd want to have to deal with every time I adjusted the length. Is there a trick I should know that loosens up the loop around the bight a little before pulling it out?

Grizz