LOL! I guess I didn't look at it like that.Originally Posted by CoyoteWhips
LOL! I guess I didn't look at it like that.
Um... if we've got antigravity devices then who needs a hammock. Just float in midair in your sleeping bag.
Last edited by sk8rs_dad; 07-04-2007 at 10:42.
I'm changing my vote from rings to CC Buckles. I don't have a ridge line so loosening them is not an issue. They are way more secure than the rings. You can shake it, pull on it, step on it etc and it's not slipping. You also don't have to tie an additional security knot after it......I mean doesn't that defeat the entire purpose of not using knots. I'm also using biners on the strap that goes around the tree so the entire system stays in tact. It's a really fast set up.
Miguel
What did you use to attach your buckles to your suspension cord? Jeff's webbing loops? My prusik method? Just curious.
"Physics is the only true science. All else is stamp collecting." - J. J. Thompson
Today I tried switching from the helical acscending knot with a bowline to the same 4-wrap around the rings but with the hennessey hitch. The bowline was fairly easy to untie but left shiney areas on the spectra cord. Maybe it makes no difference as there is also a knot to the hammock fabric. Also, I assume the Harbor Freight strap specs are embellished (after all, they're from China)- the 1.25 inch straps have a working load of 700 lbs. In an effort to understand the risk of falling on my butt, I found these sites: Tech Weenie and Knot Strength Ratings.
Has anyone had a catastrophic HH spectra or webbing failure or is the safety margin not worth the concern?
I use the ascending knot with the bow line on the rings for the ridgeline and the hammock support lines on my setup. I like it. It holds the rings a little looser than the anchor hitch I was using.
Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
The hanger formly known as "hammock engineer".
BB - I don't use the webbing anymore. I use a double-wrapped larkshead on the rings, and if it works I'll use the same thing on the CC buckles when I try them again.
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall when the wise are banished from the public councils because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.” ~Judge Joseph Story
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- Designer, Jeff's Gear Hammock / Pack Cover by JRB
IMPOSSIBLE JUST TAKES LONGER
Oh OK cool...by "double-wrapped larkshead" do you mean pretty much my prusik attachment? As far as I can tell, the prusik is just that - a multi-wrap larkshead. The reason I use more than one or two wraps is stability - I found that wrapping less than the entire width of the buckle still allowed some slipping into "cockeyed mode."
"Physics is the only true science. All else is stamp collecting." - J. J. Thompson
Yeah - it's close to a prussik, minus the last wrap that goes around only the cord rather than the rings. I'm using it on the rings right now for the same reason, and it lets me get rid of the webbing. If I go back to trying the buckles, I'll do the same thing.
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall when the wise are banished from the public councils because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.” ~Judge Joseph Story
- My site: http://www.tothewoods.net/
- Designer, Jeff's Gear Hammock / Pack Cover by JRB
IMPOSSIBLE JUST TAKES LONGER
how many times do I have to tell you all:
fairy dust is the only way to hang, without getting the little people mad!
You should also ask the trees for permission to hang.
they are the highest beings.
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