Continuous Loops & Sewn Gathered End Channels

Hello again, its been a long while!

Im looking for some opinion / experience / advice. I have always made my DIY hammocks with a continuous loop of climbing cord which connects the hammock body to the suspension via a ring or karabiner. I have always pushed the pre-tied loop through the sewn end channels before attaching the suspension ...

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... but its just occurred to me that the cord could be passed through the channel and then tied ...

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... saving half the length and weight of the cord.

What effect will this have on the lay ... will it increase or decrease calf ridges? will it cause over-tautness of the hammock sides?

I will happily test and let people know but have divorce keeping me busy right now so am fishing here for thoughts first.

Thanks, Onfire

I'm not sure what you're talking about, but many people use a continuous loop of Amsteel 7/64 through the end-channel that is larksheaded onto the hammock. All my hammocks are done that way, mainly because I use Dutch whoopie hooks to connect the hammock to the suspension.

The top photo is effectively larks-footed to the hammock having been fed through the sewn channel ... the lower photo shows the cord being run through the channel before being tied, so not larks-footed to the hammock but rather the hammock end is not so tightly cinched under load

I have one hammock with the continuous loop set up like in your second picture. I can't really say exactly how it changes the lay, but I do like it more that way. That said though, I still larks head on my new hammocks so that I can switch out loops easier if need be. The difference isn't significant really.