thats also a good point too Cannibal...
if it was in contact with a ring or a biner in the same place it could have caused it to do the same thing as yours did...
like i said way too many factors to pinpoint the problem
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thats also a good point too Cannibal...
if it was in contact with a ring or a biner in the same place it could have caused it to do the same thing as yours did...
like i said way too many factors to pinpoint the problem
I am curious about some of the details myself - may help not lead to an unexpected bump in the night! (been fine so far though).
How bad was the fraying?
Which of the cottage guys offers the strongest tree straps? I don't foresee a problem with mine in the future but I'd like to have some back ups...
Nevermind, just read that mine are rated to 1200 pounds, don't think I will have a problem as long as I watch for fraying and what not :)
I'd go for bigger straps. 700 lb rating sounds light. It seems the forces involved can exceed the weight of the hammock contents. I would like a pointer to the tests/computations I read about but no longer exist as a link from Just Jeff's page.
One thing that should be remembered is the angle at which we hang our hammocks, when we are not close to a 30* angle the loads on our suspension can be changed and if the angle is closer to horizontal the possibility of failure is increased exponentially!
I dont know for the other cottage ones but ive seen my jacksrbetter 1" tree straps hold right at 300. and cannibal wow thats one heck of strap! :)
any chance the webbing is polypropylene instead of polyester? I tried a lot of webbing looking for strong and light and had some polypro fail on me (i'm at 325#) i remember someone selling a polypro strap with reflectors in it. i won't use any polypro at this point.
-Tim