Continuous loops

[dragon383]

Hey everyone, have a question for anyone who would know.... when making a continuous loop.... what is the minimum length of burry I should do?... what is the best length of burry?.... say on a 12 inch loop!

[nuttysquirrel]

6-8'' is good for a 12'' loop. 2'' is fine if the loop is not weight bearing.

[SnrMoment]

4" minimum, but don't rely on it for strength in a 12" loop.
Here's a vid that may interest you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcoKeXAwBZY

[mrcheviot]

I cut mine at 36" and make them with 6" buries. For my DL 1.9 hammock which can occasionally have two people in it I made them with 40" line and 8" buries. Each yield 10-11" loops, which are perfect for gathered end hammocks.

[Mountnman]

4" minimum, but don't rely on it for strength in a 12" loop.
Here's a vid that may interest you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcoKeXAwBZY

He has great videos, that is the way I do my loops and they hold me great at 6'1 265

[Passinthru]

Somewhere recently I read that the bury should be 70 times the diameter of the rope. That means about a 7 1/2" bury for 7/64" Amsteel.
So - a load bearing loop would end up being about a 15" circumference.
That's why I have decided that when I need a small loop I will use a fisherman's knot.

[the_gr8t_waldo]

70 times the ropes dia. sounds way overboard! in my readings I see 20-25 and if you want to over do things, go for 30 = 3.25 length bury for 7/64ths line- life just got a bit simpler!

[KaiserSosa]

thanks for posting the YouTube link...his channel does have some very helpful video tutorials indeed.

Just in time as I picked up 100 ft. of amsteel today.

[Passinthru]

OK - I looked it up - the instructions that came with my Amsteel from Sampson's rope says the bury should be 3 1/2 fids. A fid is 21 times the diameter of the rope. That seems like a lot but...

[dragon383]

Thanks for all the great information.....looks like a 3 1/2 inch burry on 1/8th line is a bit tooooo short for a load bearing loop....... back to the drawing board I go