I want to add a ridge line to a hammock, and all I have on hand is 1.75 mm Zing-It. Should I get some 2.2 mm?
I want to add a ridge line to a hammock, and all I have on hand is 1.75 mm Zing-It. Should I get some 2.2 mm?
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It depends on whether you think you'll ever be stuck hanging between two trees that are 25' or more apart, because then it will be a true functioning structural ridgeline and need to be just as strong as your hammock suspension line. Also the line from the junction of the ridgeline and the hammock suspension line to the tree will need to be twice as strong. This situation is rare, so most people get by with zing-it ridgelines, even using 1.75 mm.
I've been using 1.75 mm Zing-It. Plenty strong as long as you're not doing crazy hang angles and anchor distances.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Also consider that splicing 2.2 is easier than 1.75.
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I use whatever spool I grab at the time. Normally 1.75 because I have more of that, but unless its fully structural as described above, that's plenty. Mine are never tighter than a soft thud or low twang when plucked.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who say there are two kinds of people, and all the others.
You're so kind. When I first started out, I used 2.2 mm Zing-It for my hammock and tarp ridgeline, and 1.75 mm Zing-It for soft shackle prusiks and guy lines. Eventually, I just started doing everything with 1.75 mm Zing-It. So now, I just keep two types of cords for all my hammocking needs: 1.75 mm Zing-It and 7/64 Amsteel.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson
I use 1.75mm lash-it. Works great.
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