my claytor ripped-great service by Tom Claytor

**Barry** · 04-26-2009, 22:48

Did it rip the top half off as the bottom let go and slid to the ground?

I've got a Claytor as well, but haven't used it yet in a situation where I tied the fly to a different line so that this might happen, although I'm making mods to it now so that this would be the natural result next time I hang with it.

**east_stingray** · 04-26-2009, 22:59

Wow... you're more forgiving than me. I'd be pretty peeved if a nearly-new piece of equipment failed so completely without misuse.

**cshama** · 04-26-2009, 23:14

Originally Posted by east_stingray

Wow... you're more forgiving than me. I'd be pretty peeved if a nearly-new piece of equipment failed so completely without misuse.

Well it did slip out of its buckle because I forgot the half hitch which was my fault.

Also the bug net was secured to the tree so there was a lot of tension involved.

It would be easy for me to blame the JH but mostly I blame myself for forgetting the half hitch. Anyway I wouldn't have bought another if I thought generally speaking the JH wasn't a very good hammock.

Just trying to be fair.

**Coffee** · 04-27-2009, 04:20

That looks pretty bad. Short of replacing the whole bottom, I don't think I would trust and other repair.

**Coffee** · 04-27-2009, 04:23

Originally Posted by cshama

Well it did slip out of its buckle because I forgot the half hitch which was my fault.

Also the bug net was secured to the tree so there was a lot of tension involved.

It would be easy for me to blame the JH but mostly I blame myself for forgetting the half hitch. Anyway I wouldn't have bought another if I thought generally speaking the JH wasn't a very good hammock.

Just trying to be fair.

I'm with you on this one. Can't blame the hammock for this one. I wouldn't be telling the truth if I said I never broke someone new trying to mod it or by my great ability to overlook the simple things.

**stretch** · 04-27-2009, 08:39

Originally Posted by cshama

Well it did slip out of its buckle because I forgot the half hitch which was my fault.

Also the bug net was secured to the tree so there was a lot of tension involved.

It would be easy for me to blame the JH but mostly I blame myself for forgetting the half hitch. Anyway I wouldn't have bought another if I thought generally speaking the JH wasn't a very good hammock.

Just trying to be fair.

Looking at the pics I thought it must have been the netting being tied off that cause the tear when the body suspension gave. Whats strange to me is that the netting held and the nylon body gave, I guess this is a weak point that may need another stitch line. Were you using the stock shock cord and small black cord for the netting?

**neo** · 04-27-2009, 10:04

Originally Posted by cshama

I already sent a paypal to Claytor for a new one because I figured it was my fault for not tying the half hitch.

I am 215lb so I am no lightweight.

Basically I got in the hammock and it started sliding to the ground. It started ripping along the fly zipper as the hammock slid down to the ground. After it ripped just a little it quickly started ripping even faster untill it was just shreds basically. There was no tear in the hammock before I got in as far as I know. Probably just a weak seam. It was about 3 months old and used maybe 10 nights.

215 not real heavy,i wiegh 200 myself

neo

**cshama** · 04-27-2009, 10:09

Originally Posted by neo

215 not real heavy,i

Only in the USA buddy

By the way I tied off the netting with elastic cord and attached it to a tree(found in tent poles) so there was a lot of give in it. I really think that the problem was that the seam is a weak point and it couldn't take the various points of pressure as my butt slid to the floor. The thing that was weird is that it all happened very slowly.

**Wags** · 04-27-2009, 12:08

i thought about this last night as i hung outside. so my claytor is lashed to the tree and the bug netting line is tied to the tree as well, seperately from the webbing. if my webbing goes, then the bug net will likely stay tied to the tree, at the very least resulting in the netting tearing away, at the worst ending up like cshama. is there a solution to this?

**cshama** · 04-27-2009, 12:10

Originally Posted by swoosh

i thought about this last night as i hung outside. so my claytor is lashed to the tree and the bug netting line is tied to the tree as well, seperately from the webbing. if my webbing goes, then the bug net will likely stay tied to the tree, at the very least resulting in the netting tearing away, at the worst ending up like cshama. is there a solution to this?

I thought using the elastic cord on the netting would help - but I guess not.