Dynaglide vs Amsteel

[gmcttr]

I'm going to try lash it. 400lb test strength.

How much do you weigh? 300 lb dyneema fishing line is a fraction of the weight and bulk of lash it.

[gmcttr]

To answer your question, there are not many hammocks "rated" to 500lbs or more. I think this discussion you just read through is a moot point as far as the ultimate goal is concerned. If my hammock will only hold 225lbs, why do I need a string rated for 1800? The only two reasons I don't use paracord is because it stretches and dynaglide is lighter. I personally know that my hammock will rip in half before my suspension does...

After reading through this whole post, this is the answer I've been looking for. Thanks Fish.

Assuming no carelessly caused punctures, don't bet on the hammock failing before the suspension. I've seen this same argument made a few times so I just did a rough test designed to provide low results.

I used a 1" strip of one of the weaker nylon ripstops I have on hand...a 1.0oz fairly loosely woven fabric. The edges were not heat sealed or hemmed to protect the weak edges. The 1" strip broke in a pull test at ~38 lbs. I didn't have the high speed camera rolling but I'm confident the failure started at a weak edge that would have been protected by hems in a finished hammock providing a higher breaking strength.

If we arbitrarily say one's weight is spread across 36" when laying on the diagonal and use the "low" strength of the narrow strip, we get 36" x 38 lbs = 1368 lbs....considerably higher than 550 paracord and even Dynaglide (850 lbs mbs).

If you use a wider width with hemmed edges of 1.1oz or the more typical heavier weights, I'm sure the breaking strengths will be 1800-2700 lbs for a 36" width.

I have done testing on stitching strengths before as well and 3 rows of stitching with lighter thread than commonly used, provide greater strengths than the fabric so don't expect an end channel to fail either.

[jaycooper]

Regardless, I use amsteel and that works great, so I'm not too worried.

[genixia]

Smaller, larger----but how much?
"A pint's a pound the world around." There are 16 ounces to a pint.

Except for those parts of the world where it is 1.25lb, that is to say most of the former British Empire, and other countries that had their own definition of a pint too.