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Alright--I'll leave it as is and knot worry anymore. Thanks to all for the advice!

Ok--I started this and have to ask--Has anyone had a failure of either type of splice? Besides destructive testing, I mean. This is all getting a bit confusing again.

HamMike -- heres something from New England ropes -- http://www.neropes.com/SPL_KernHiVee.aspx

It explaines how to stitch the thoat of the spice. Hope this helps.

Love my Explorer Deluxe A-Sym. I've used it for 6 years now. My 6'2" 245lb body is very comfortable in it with lots of room for tossing and turning. The stock lines kind of suck so replace with rings...

I also use single edge razor blades and have a scrap peice of 1x4 to cut the line with. I finally got a piece or guitar string and that works beautifully for the smaller line (zing-it, 7/64) but I...

Yes, their my "helpers" whenever anything with a string comes out. They can also sew better than me too :lol:

Hey Opie, thanks for the pics--thats exactly what I did to make my double side...

I ordered some lines from AHE last week--Paul sent me an email saying it was shipped an hour after I made the order. I'm highly pleased with AHE and will order from them again.

Thanks Cavscout---that clears up some things I didnt understand. I'm going to try this again today with the 7/64.

Hi Opie, thanks for the response. I thought it was made/used for something. 1/8 is definitely too large a line for something this short. I'll leave it for now but will probably make another that's...

Well, after receiving my new lines from AHE (thanks Paul!), I decided to plow thru all the posts regarding ridgelines, whoopies and locked brummels. I watched all the videos and studied all the...

Now this is great! I've just started the DIY thing and am a bit anxious about the bigger projects like tarps and such. Thanks, scruffy for the info and pictures. I'm bookmarking this thread!

Beautiful work!

I wish to thank everyone for all this good advice! Its the very obvious things that beginners like myself miss. Tape and clips---my sister has a bucket of those clips which I'm going to raid when...

Oopps--sorry, Ekul for not answering. I want an adjustable ridgeline and also need a brighter color (yellow) as my eyes dont pick-up the dark line very well anymore.

Yeah, the max distance I've hung from so far is 25 ft. Had to put the tree straps up to 8 or 9 ft high pushing them up with a stick.

Thanks, everyone. I've never snapped a ridgeline but due to being "uninformed" for a long time its a wonder I didnt. I know better now and really only use the RL as a guide and a place to hang my...

Thanks angrysparrow.

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know the type or breaking strength of ridgeline hennessy uses?

I seem to be confused about all the different types of ridgelines. I have some 7/64 amsteel and some Zing-it on the way from Arrowhead. I was going to replace my stock hennessy ridgeline with the...

Adjustable tree straps---This is great! Instead of buckles (dont have any--yet) I believe I'll try it with SMC rings. Thanks for the detailed pictures. Arrowhead sent out my lines a few days ago and...

Thanks! Looks good and is easy to follow---especially for knot challenged people like me. I have some line on the way and this is perfect timing.

Thanks for the welcome all!

Gargoyle---I'm a big guy but the name is from my days of bicycle touring on a "Giant" brand bicycle. Now I ride a custom Surly, but SurlyDave doesnt sound as good.
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I've been hanging for 6 years now. These are my reasons for giving up the tent.

1. more comfy
2. no more aches and pains
3. easier to find a place to hang
4. no stones or twigs poking me in...

I've been a member for a while but circumstances have kept me away. I'm getting back into hiking /camping and wanted to remake my hennessy hammock with all the good stuff. Boy, did I ever find a...