Opinion needed

**BigdogEMT** · 03-06-2014, 20:20

I found some static free lining at Wally World and wondering if it usable for a hammock or should I use it for something less structural?

Thanks
Terry

**Bushwhacker** · 03-28-2014, 23:36

This is the first post I have seen here that went unanswered for more than a week! (I don't think this subforum is very popular). I tentatively say I wouldn't use it.

If ripstop rips, it will only rip so far, so you have enough time to get out of your hammock before it comes to pieces beneath you. I don't really know what material you're referring to, so I can't vouch for its structural integrity. Try posting a close up picture, so we can tell you if we see the grid pattern that characterizes ripstop.

I would say an underquilt protector. That seems safe.

**DuctTape** · 03-29-2014, 05:48

Hammocks have been made and used from all sorts of materials. While ripstop does slow the tear in general, the force applied from ones weight in the hammock are still going to make the persons bum end up on the ground if a tear begins in a structural portion of the hammock body. In short, that fabric will work. You might find you like it, or not for a variety of reasons.

**Bushwhacker** · 03-29-2014, 09:27

Originally Posted by DuctTape

Hammocks have been made and used from all sorts of materials. While ripstop does slow the tear in general, the force applied from ones weight in the hammock are still going to make the persons bum end up on the ground if a tear begins in a structural portion of the hammock body. In short, that fabric will work. You might find you like it, or not for a variety of reasons.

Listen to this guy, he knows more about it.