Hey guys, just wanted to make a thread showing those that may be interested in a BB how light they can get it by using different suspension options. Here goes mine:
BB 1.1 DBL layer + 2 16' lengths of amsteel for whoppies = 24.6
Hey guys, just wanted to make a thread showing those that may be interested in a BB how light they can get it by using different suspension options. Here goes mine:
BB 1.1 DBL layer + 2 16' lengths of amsteel for whoppies = 24.6
I would assume this is the weight without straps?
Mark
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.
Charles Darwin
Sounds like he is using whoopie slings instead of stock webbing/ rope.Originally Posted by mwpeng
Yes this is the weight with 16 feet of amsteel on each end to make whoppie slings-it is a warbonnet 1.1 BB dbl layer
my wifes warbonnet bb dbl layer with 16 foot whoppies is 23oz! not fair lol, good for her though, she aint that strong. =)
Methinks that "real"hammock weight should include ALL the suspension...including the tree straps, 'biners, etc.
"The more I carry the happier I am in camp; the less I carry the happier I am getting there" - Sgt. Rock
Agreed.Methinks that "real"
"If you play a Nicleback song backwards, you'll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forward, you'll hear Nickleback." - Dave Grohl
I just made them last night, stitched 6 feet huggers with nylon superstrong thread. My huggers weigh 35g each, they are lighter than 6 feet of WBBB hugger, but thicker (strange, very strange), i ordered the 1inch polypro in royal blue from strapworks for my kit. so + 2.4 oz for huggers that means:
my : WBBB DBL layer 1.1 + 16 feet whoppies + 2x 6 foot huggers = 27oz
my wifes : WBBB DBL layer 1.1 + 16 feet whoppies + 2x 6 foot huggers = 25.4
use trailsticks as toggles
where i save alot of weight is the tarp in spinn (10oz) and UQ, i use no hardwear on the tarp except 1 tiny jrb biner, and i use the yeti it is 12oz.
so for my summer setup i am running (with yeti + spinn deluxe):
27 + 12 + 10 = or 3lbs 1oz
Ok, I'm an ultralight weenie, so when I looked at your total weight I thought : Heavy!
But then I realized, Wait- that is for the the whole shelter and sleeping pad equivalent (the UQ.)
Back when I was a ground dweller my solo tent and pad setup was roughly the same, about 3 lb, plus I needed a whole sleeping bag. Using a top quilt in your set up will actually beat my ground set up when I include the weight of the sleeping bag I used.
Very nice!
-SlowBro
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."-Theodore Roosevelt
My new BB(Just got it today) double layer 1.7 with adjustable webbing suspension, the new buckles and two biners was 2 Ibs. 8 1/2 oz. The biners are 1 3/4 oz. each.
Gordon
Thanks, a nunatak bag with the pertex quantuam would make this setup insane light, as would the 1.1 single layer instead of double, but i like my pad option as well as the flatter lay, and i like my wallet not being empty.I use a jrb no sniv now when its cold, its around 20oz. The 1.1 would make my setup 2lbs 10oz
lol, that is ul! Would make it easier to defend hammocks against sul no-believers. shun the non-believers! shun them!
Someday, when there is a softer cuben fabric and it becomes cheaper, i will copy the wbbb design, and yeti design, and make it in cuben. That will be insane. Hope it is stretchy enough.
Last edited by ikemouser; 09-15-2009 at 23:33.
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