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    Quote Originally Posted by slowhike View Post
    i did something similar a while back but the knot on the inside pushed against the hammock fabric so hard it pushed through.
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    Somehow I think that you are only telling part of that story . What were you doing when that knot slipped? Better yet, where did you end up when it slipped?
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    Quote Originally Posted by T-BACK View Post
    Somehow I think that you are only telling part of that story . What were you doing when that knot slipped? Better yet, where did you end up when it slipped?
    it's been a while & you know my memory (getting old... soon be 49 )
    as best i can remember, i was bouncing, so it was getting a pretty hard test<g>.
    since then i've decided that not much bouncing is necessary to test hammock stuff. after all, if you bounce much, you're multiplying the force way beyond the norm.
    but that wasn't one of the times i ended up on the floor or ground though
    one of those times was when a hammock made from some really light weight material from the $1.00 bin gave out on me. it was probably around 1.1ozs & not ripstop. but i really liked that hammock... for a couple months.
    I too will something make and joy in it's making

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    Quote Originally Posted by slowhike View Post
    as best i can remember, i was bouncing, so it was getting a pretty hard test<g>.
    since then i've decided that not much bouncing is necessary to test hammock stuff. after all, if you bounce much, you're multiplying the force way beyond the norm.
    Sounds like you could use a hammock made from trampoline material...

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    Quote Originally Posted by NCPatrick View Post
    Sounds like you could use a hammock made from trampoline material...
    not anymore... i just don't test my hammocks as hard as i used to<g>.
    but after a few trips to the floor/ground i have developed a slight paranoia of un-ordinary sounds coming from the hammock.
    I too will something make and joy in it's making

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