Drip lines

[BigVillage]

I was wondering what kind of line makes a good drip line.
Does it matter?

[Spark]

Try old cotton shoelaces

[old4hats]

I am using a WBRR just now, and its suspension is a bit longer than most tarps will adequately cover. I had some of the imitation sham wow towels on hand, so I cut some strips 1/2 to 3/4 wide and tied one to each corner of the suspension triangle near the spreader bars. These things work great, seem to really grab the water as it comes down the line, and so far my hammock has stayed good and dry.

[sidneyhornblower]

+1 for cotton. I use a couple of 6-inch long pieces of cotton clothesline. Two weeks ago I hung overnight in a rainstorm that dropped at least half an inch during the night. I was in a Hennessy expedition with the stock tarp. My drip lines were soaked and dripping while the hammock stayed dry.

[dkurfiss]

Water will run to the lows point. I have seen everything from paracord to sham wow pieces used as a drip cord. HERE is a thread with some good information about drip lines/water breaks in it.

[Flash Grundelore]

I make mine out of masons twine.
It wicks wonderfully, it's super light, and it's hollow core so you can make a brummel and loop the line thru itself.
I use orange so that I can easily see if I have a pair on the lines.

[SouthernExposure]

If you want to try something a little different that the usual string approach, try this. It's small, flexible and completely effective.

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...ighlight=sugru

Cheers!

SE

[BigVillage]

Thanks everyone!

[Tonykarter]

Cotton shoe strings have worked okay in the past. I currently an using two biners on each end. That has worked even better.

[rubberfish]

I use an easy method. A simple piece of paracord.
There's a lot of info claiming a piece of string works almost perfectly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0-u...ature=youtu.be

Watch carefully at around 5:23
How come that happened? Was the knot too loose?
There's water just pouring past that knot.