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    witch fabrick for a bridge?

    Hi everybody.

    I'm going to make a bridge hammock, and was wundering if anybody has made one en hexon 1.0?
    Is it to flexible. ore do it work aswel as normal ripstop?

    Advice pleace. .......

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    Hexon 1.0 is too stretchy for a bridge imho. I prefer bridges out of a 1.6 ripstop or higher. Recently, robic 1.7 has been my favorite. I have used bridges made of hyperD 1.6, Hexon 1.6, Hexon 2.4 and a double layer 1.1.

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    Senior Member aka.jobbe's Avatar
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    how about robic 1.0?

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    Quote Originally Posted by aka.jobbe View Post
    how about robic 1.0?
    It would technically work, but I wouldn't recommend that. It would still have too much stretch, and you're setting yourself up to have to replace it sooner because of the fabric strength. I would be cautious of punctures because of how tight the fabric becomes. I know a few people who have used it in SUL setups, but it isn't ideal, could be even less ideal depending on how you choose to make the bridge.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Intimidator View Post
    It would technically work, but I wouldn't recommend that. It would still have too much stretch, and you're setting yourself up to have to replace it sooner because of the fabric strength. I would be cautious of punctures because of how tight the fabric becomes. I know a few people who have used it in SUL setups, but it isn't ideal, could be even less ideal depending on how you choose to make the bridge.

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    I know somebody who uses it, lol.

    But I agree- stick with the hybrid Robic 1.7- best bridge fabric on the market hands down.

    If there is an issue with getting your hands on it in Denmark, use a 60GSM fabric or above in regular ripstop.

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    But if you are looking for WITCH fabric, you can't get any better than HEXon!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Banjoman View Post
    But if you are looking for WITCH fabric, you can't get any better than HEXon!
    That should be "which" and no Hexes going on here

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    I am not that big of a person, but I would not go below a 1.6 material. I made one our of 1.6 Argon. I think there is a lot of stress on the material of a bridge.

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