I was wondering if anyone uses it for their suspension systems or ridgelines? I've been using 550 cord and haven't had any problems out of it. I feel that I should upgrade to something stronger, and can't seem to find a place online that sells AMsteel blue for a decent price.
Paracord, even at a higher rating, is still made of nylon and designed to stretch. That's great for a lot of purposes, but not for static loads like sleeping in hammocks.
Redden Marine has Amsteel for .21/foot. I think they have a coupon code as well. Search the forum for that.
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The code is hammockforum (sounds creative) for 5% off your entire order
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At $.21 a foot, Amsteel is pretty affordable. However, I was somewhat peeved with Redden Marine's shipping charges for my recent purchase of 60 foot of Amsteel ($12.60) and 180 ft. of 1.75 mm Zing-It ($20.96), for a subtotal of $33.56.
The cheapest option they offered for shipping was $11.05 amounting to approx. 1/3 the cost of the items I ordered! Subtract the Hammock Forums discount of $1.68, and I paid $42.93 total. I found the shipping costs somewhat outrageous. I've ordered several items from Redden Marine and never got gouged like this in the past on shipping charges.
I sent them an e-mail that they should offer more affordable shipping options, but received no reply.
+1 for Redden Marine! a reasonable price, excellent service.Originally Posted by angrysparrow
I think that happened to me once (been a while, certainly over a year), but I called them up about the order. They were able to change the shipping by combining it all into a flat rate box, and they credited me for the difference.
It's a hassle to call, but they did right on the service.
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I use 550 para doubled. I used to weight 205. Never had an issue.
West Marine will ship for free to any store, so if you have one located near you that's a possibilty, though they charge a bit more for Amsteel ($0.28/foot for 7/64). Could end up being cheaper depending upon how much you order.
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It's probably only a matter of time till you do.
Quite a few members here have snapped 550, even using it in lower-stress applications than suspension use (ridgelines, etc). It's really only designed to be fully stretched a limited amount of times before the strength is derated.
I have nothing against 550...just be careful. It's really not advisable for suspension use.
“I think that when the lies are all told and forgot the truth will be there yet. It dont move about from place to place and it dont change from time to time. You cant corrupt it any more than you can salt salt.” - Cormac McCarthy
I actually called three different times, got three different people, and got the same answer each time: $11.05 was the cheapest shipping they offered. Seems like they've eliminated flat rate shipping entirely. I'm not happy, and may have to turn to other sources for Amsteel/Zing-It if I'm going to be gouged on shipping charges like that.
No reason I should pay more than $6 for shipping on an order like mine.
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