Ultralight hammock suspension, DIY UCRs for less than 1 ounce per line

**Lupus** · 12-25-2012, 00:14

What size knitting needles are you using to splice the dynaglide?

**SGT Rock** · 12-25-2012, 00:30

Originally Posted by Cranky Bear

Great vid SGT Rock, explains your suspension extremely well thanks for posting it.

I've never tried UCR's before but I have some spare dynaglide so I may give this a go, although I will be using my 1" straps as I don't have any mule tape to mess with yet!

1" works. For a long time that was what I used, I normally went slightly under 5' length. If you do 1" then you can use standard Dutch Clips, the Ti ones are like 7 grams each. The UCR won't change for 1" straps unless you just want to make them longer or use more bury and/or taper.

**SGT Rock** · 12-25-2012, 00:30

Originally Posted by Lupus

What size knitting needles are you using to splice the dynaglide?

#2 knitting needle for opening it up.

**SGT Rock** · 12-25-2012, 00:38

BTW, here is my source for mule tape: http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-100-ft-han...item2a26447fa3

**Lupus** · 12-25-2012, 00:53

Originally Posted by SGT Rock

#2 knitting needle for opening it up.

Thank you. Now I just need a cheap source of Dynaglide.

**SGT Rock** · 12-25-2012, 01:00

Maybe one of the cottage guys like Arrowhead or Dutch carries smaller hanks, but this is where I get it: http://www.wesspur.com/throw-line/zi...hrow-line.html

**SGT Rock** · 12-25-2012, 01:04

http://www.outdoortrailgear.com/featured/rope/

Dynaglide, 25' for $5.50

**GeezerScouter** · 12-25-2012, 09:16

Originally Posted by Lupus

Now I just need a cheap source of Dynaglide.

Let me check and see what Wade Casto has in his warehouse, though I don't know if he handles anything this small.

GeezerScouter

**Risk** · 01-01-2013, 07:50

Hi Sgt Rock,

Great video. It walked me right through my first set of UCRs. Full set weight with Mule Tape: 1.7 oz. More than a 6 oz savings over my 4-wrap 1" polyester.

A couple ideas came to me during the process:

I used 22 ga floral wire to pull ends through the cord. It is slippery and stiff enough to push through the center of the cords. And it can be a lot longer than a paperclip.

This made it easy for me to pull the wire. I used a piece about 18 in long, doubled over. I bought over a hundred feet of the wire at Hobby Lobby for about 3 bucks.

For one of the UCRs, I used orange Dynaglide for the hook tail and green DG for the 5' head. It might be more obvious to me which piece I should pull on to do adjustments this way. Also, it might make pictures of the UCR easier to understand.