load question

**bigwig** · 05-12-2010, 10:15

What do you think the max load would be for a double-layer, 1.1 ounce, nylon ripstop hammock?

**Bleemus** · 05-12-2010, 10:18

About 260 lbs.

**bigwig** · 05-12-2010, 10:21

Originally Posted by Bleemus

About 260 lbs.

Thanks, is there a reference I could check for loads and various materials?

**Bleemus** · 05-12-2010, 10:42

I just used the info at the bottom of this page.

http://warbonnetoutdoors.com/blackbirds.php

**bigwig** · 05-12-2010, 10:57

Originally Posted by Bleemus

I just used the info at the bottom of this page.

http://warbonnetoutdoors.com/blackbirds.php

Thanks, that works!

**Shewie** · 05-12-2010, 11:03

Surely it depends on the manufacturer and their particular construction techniques ?

You could get very different results from something like Brandons work compared to a cheap Thai import for example.

**bigwig** · 05-12-2010, 11:13

Originally Posted by Shewie

Surely it depends on the manufacturer and their particular construction techniques ?

You could get very different results from something like Brandons work compared to a cheap Thai import for example.

Who's Brandon?

Also, I'm making these hammocks myself so I was assuming that the whipping would be the same whether or not I used a 1.1 or 1.9 ounce fabric. I was just trying to decide between the two. Since you bring it up, though, what construction techniques would increase the load?

**Cranky Bear** · 05-12-2010, 11:48

Originally Posted by bigwig

Who's Brandon?

He is the one who make's all this! http://warbonnetoutdoors.com/

**bigwig** · 05-12-2010, 12:57

Originally Posted by Cranky Bear

He is the one who make's all this! http://warbonnetoutdoors.com/

lol. ok. I've definately had my eye on those hammocks but didn't know what his name was.

**sclittlefield** · 05-12-2010, 14:27

Originally Posted by Shewie

Surely it depends on the manufacturer and their particular construction techniques ?

You could get very different results from something like Brandons work compared to a cheap Thai import for example.

It also depends on the type of 1.1oz ripstop nylon used. There is the normal type 6, then the high tenacity type 66. (better quality).