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    Senior Member TFC Rick's Avatar
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    Material strength?

    My wife's birthday is around the corner and I want to make her a hammock. She just joined the forum today (Mokey Fraggle) and is finally getting in the hammock groove. She's roughly 140, what weight material would be best?

    Something like 1.1 or 1.7? I have a ton of a 1.9ish sport nylon, but the lighter stuff feels soooo much better.

    Thanks in advance.
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    1.1 would be more than strong enough, I hang with my wife in 1.1 from time to time for a nap. Together we are just a bit under 350 pounds, we get stretch but it holds fine.
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    Senior Member TFC Rick's Avatar
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    So would it work for me at 280? I thought it was too weak. Perhaps that was more of a "comfort" rating than strength?
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    Correct, strength wise you will find it pretty good, but you will get a lot of stretch with 1.1
    At about 180 I am OK with a single layer of 1.1 to sleep in, but I can tell a big difference with any extra weight, and the difference versus 2 layers of 1.1. Some folks like the feel of a bit of stretch some don't.
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    Rick, I love the 1.5 that Scott has. I find it a good compromise for about anyone.

    http://www.diygearsupply.com/cgi-bin/shelf.cgi?numb=15

    I'm 180 and it is perfect for me but will hold much more. But it's soft and gives enough to be comfortable for lighter folks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TFC Rick View Post
    So would it work for me at 280? I thought it was too weak. Perhaps that was more of a "comfort" rating than strength?
    So there's 2 of you to one of her?
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    I'm twice the man she is
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    Originally Posted by body942
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    + 1 on the 1.5 foliage grey that Scott sells at www.diygearsupply.com

    I sleep comfortably in it at nearly 200#
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    I'm 210# and Scott's 1.1 has held me up in a Single layer just fine, though it's a little stretchy.

    Given the weight difference between 1.1 and 1.5, I'd let her pick her favorite color...

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