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    Mason Line for Ridgeline

    Anybody know about how much weight is borne by a hammock ridgeline under optimal hang conditions (30* angle)? I know it's not as much as I weigh, but I'm wondering if it would be less than half my weight? The reason I ask is because I'm hoping to use braided mason line for it. I haven't had the stuff fail on me before, but wanted to see if anybody's given this a try.

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    Mason's line is great for non-load bearing applications only. Max load of under 50lbs.
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    Actually a structural ridgeline takes a good bit of load. I know of several folks that have had a 300 pound test ridge break. One report I was given by a customer was of his wife getting whipped in the face when the ridgeline broke while she was in the hammock. 450-500 pound test is the lowest I would recommend. We use 1000 pound test dynaglide for our adjustable ridgeline. Don't think that mason line, even if it did not stretch like crazy would be a good choice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pgibson View Post
    Actually a structural ridgeline takes a good bit of load. I know of several folks that have had a 300 pound test ridge break.
    No kidding! Is a structural ridgeline the kind with the whoopie slings threaded through a locked brummel fixed eye at both ends?

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    A structural ridgeline is any that is bearing load in the hammock system. Generally structural ridgelines are used to set the sag of the hammock. Structural ridges can be fixed length or made like a Whoopie sling for adjustment of the sag. They would usually connect at each hammock end onto the primary suspension. A key component to structural ridge is that it does not stretch as the stretch would change the lay/sag of the hammock as it stretches.

    An example of a non structural ridgeline could be one that made out of shock cord and be designed to hang an organize, headlamp/lantern, glasses what ever off of. It could be any number of materials but is not used to form and maintain the shape of the hammock like a structural ridge would.
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    I use braided mason line as a ridge line. Hang your hammock properly at 25 to 30 deg and the stress on the ridgeline is quite light. I can reach up and twist the line through about 90 degrees without difficulty. Use a shallow angle and you load up the ridgeline enormously, in which case you would need dyneema or similar. So far I have not had a ridge line break, but I am really careful about the hang angleAttached is a chart of the stresses involved. Here is a link to a vid by Warbonnet guy showing just how you should hang your hammock.
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