Hi All
Has any built a top loading hammock from some 1.1 oz ripstop?
I weigh in at about 192 lbs (and going down I hope )
and wonder if this fabric would be too light to hold my weight?
Cheers
Gunn
Hi All
Has any built a top loading hammock from some 1.1 oz ripstop?
I weigh in at about 192 lbs (and going down I hope )
and wonder if this fabric would be too light to hold my weight?
Cheers
Gunn
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Will hold you, but will stretch! http://www.warbonnetoutdoors.net/ does the BB in 1.1 single and double. The vidio is a 1.1. My fat A.. needs a 1.7 double for lay, but the 1.7 would be fine. I am 245. 1.1 double will give you a flatter lay.
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Thanks
I can get 1.9 oz here in Australia but I am trying to shave a few oz off my setup if possible.
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Gunn, I've slept in a single layer 1.1 at 240ish. I was worried all night, but it held fine. NorseAmerican is right about the stretch, but you are below what I would call the cut-off point so it might not be much of an issue for you. If you really want to shave the grams that is.
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I made a DIY one from some 1.1 found in the Walmart $1 bin a while back, when I weighed around 215 lbs. It held me up okay but was quite stretchy. I did notice some overstretching of the fabric in spots -- threads getting stretched apart, distorting the ripstop grid.
Never did any serious hanging in it, but I'm not sure I'd have trusted it for more than a few weeks use. Laying in it felt like gambling. I decided at that point to use 1.1 only in a double layer hammock, which I still adhere to even though I'm now under 190.
YMMV, of course.
OK, sounds like 1.1 is out and if I have my math right the savings is not worth it.
1yard wide x 3 yards long is 3 sq yards
3 x 1.1 is 3.3
3 x 1.9 is 5.7
= savings 2.4 oz or 68 g
there must be something though.
cheers
gunn
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You are going to make a 36" wide hammock? Seems a little narrow.
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why not make a double 1.1 ripstop hammock. That way you can make it have a pad pocket as well. Having options makes for better planning. Just an idea.
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