Life Span of hammock??

[Ramblinrev]

Tnere are fabrics that are thousands of years old. Admittedly they are not asked to carry weight any longer but still and all. Nylon or polyester are synthetics and so are not subject to the deterioration found in natural fibers. While they do have a shelf life it is estimated they take a while to decompose.

Nylon Cloth...............30-40 years

http://www.renfrew.edu.on.ca/curricu...estmeath/A.htm

So if you keep it dry and out of the UV spectrum you should be good for a few years anyway. Even moisture will not "rot" the fabric like it does cotton or wool. But it will make it musty.

[titanium_hiker]

Good to know, rev!

[shrek]

My travelight hammock dumped me on the ground after only about 12 nights. It was rated to 250 lbs and I wieght 225 so I upgraded to a 400 lb rated ENO singlenest. Anyone have experience with this hammock

I use the Singlenest, for now. BB on the way. I have had no problems at all with this hammock and I have a few pounds on you.

[slowhike]

My travelight hammock dumped me on the ground after only about 12 nights. It was rated to 250 lbs and I wieght 225 so I upgraded to a 400 lb rated ENO singlenest. Anyone have experience with this hammock

What caused your hammock to dump you... torn fabric, broke line or webbing?
And welcome to HF.

[slowhike]

So..........................if fabric ages wether you use it or not, if you had a hammock in a dark cool dry place, how many years is it good for? Basically, are we looking at replacing a hammock every 3 or 4 years due to age, wether it gets used or not?

No, I don't think so. I'd have to guess that if you used a hammock a few times a year, taking care about unnecessary abrasion to the fabric, didn't leave it out in the sun, & stored it properly, I'll bet it would last for lots of years!!!

[titanium_hiker]

The fabric does age- both through wear and just age- as ramblinrev says, it's probably something like 30 years. Which isn't bad.

TH

[stevebo]

It would be nice if there was a formula for estimating hammock life. (taking into consideration nights used, exposure to sun, age of fabric , weight of user verses capacity of fabric etc)