Just finished a giant whoopie (7/64 Amsteel from Redden) to use as a Single Line (tarp/hammock) Suspension (SLS); see Bearchaser's presentation: http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=32421.
It extends from 13.5 to 21.25 feet. I'll conduct an experiment to see if the SLS works for me. If it does then the addition of a strap and buckle system will extend the range to almost 40 feet.
I've done the math but wonder how much tension I can crank into the single line to make the experiment work as desired.
Even if it does not work then I still have a tarp ridge line that complements the hammock whoopies.
Mike
I am using 1.9mm TechLine from DIY Gear Supply.
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Most people uses ropes equivalent to bacon which is amsteeel blue or zing it. They all make me very happy they are strong light and awesome.
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This breaks the trend a bit, I use a luminous type of paracord, holds up a british army basha no problem, never had an issue with stretch either, I tie an evenk one end and a trucks hitch the other, tight enough for me, prussiks hold fast and provide a weak link to save the tarp just in case (although it is designed to be used for medical evac in the field, should be tough) Jeff
I use para cord for ridge line. 50 ft of it. Then use the thin version of this.
http://www.brms.com/msr-reflective-5...FQQEnQodOT8Avw
for my guy lines. That attach to the tiny s biners from niteeyes that are attached to the tarp via shock cord. The shock cord gives so the tarp dont tear. The biners will break before the tarp tears. The para cord I also use for other stuff as needed just cut it off. And if you use the right type of knot para cord is not going to stretch. I go around the tree one direction. loop the cord over the ridge line and then back around the tree the other direction, repeat. It winchs the para cord super tight. Works like a pully. You can use that technique as a winch. Just have to be carefull because you can get it tight enough to pop the cord. Usally 3-4 passes is all that is needed and I dont have any issues with stretch. oh and the tarp attachs to ridge line with tiny prussiks made out of that same relective guy line but use the metel tiny s biners to attach tarp to ridge line. If the guy lines fail, the tarp will just flap in the wind. I dont want the connection of tarp to ridge line to fail and have my tarp blown into brush, trees, barbwire fence...... It works for me HYOH
About any line that doesn't stretch will work best. You can use paracord or mason line, but both stretch. In windy or foul weather you can lose a taut pitch on your tarp. The only time I ever got wet was using a mason line ridgeline. It stretched enough during a t-storm that my hammock got wet.
Lash-it and Zing-it are Amsteel, but of a smaller diameter. Amsteel is a brand name for dyneema lines.
Prussics work best if they are of a smaller diameter than the line they are applied to. If it doesn't hold with 2-3 wraps, then the line is too large.
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