Amsteel dogbones

**gothmog** · 02-18-2013, 16:50

What do you think is the shortest you can make a dogbone? I read hpyfngy's measurements for his 14.5" ones, gonna do a few of those, but I need some real short ones as well. Need to hold me up, so I need a good bury though. Would 2.5" loops on a 6-8" middle work? Thx

**Timberrr** · 02-18-2013, 17:10

Originally Posted by gothmog

What do you think is the shortest you can make a dogbone? I read hpyfngy's measurements for his 14.5" ones, gonna do a few of those, but I need some real short ones as well. Need to hold me up, so I need a good bury though. Would 2.5" loops on a 6-8" middle work? Thx

Why not do a continuous loop? You could probably get that down to about 6 inches.

**gothmog** · 02-18-2013, 17:46

Gonna hang one loop from a shackle, and larks head the other. Prob need more line for continuous loops, and order is already placed.

**gothmog** · 02-18-2013, 17:49

Changing my TD stand already. Larks head through existing screw eye in top rail, or just around rail itself.

**gmcttr** · 02-18-2013, 18:06

Originally Posted by gothmog

Changing my TD stand already. Larks head through existing screw eye in top rail, or just around rail itself.

I like a continuous loop to hang the ridge pole. I can larks head it to the rail, wrap it around once or multiple times to adjust the height of the ridge pole for different hammock/suspension setups.

In this photo the loop is wrapped twice around the ridge pole...

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**gothmog** · 02-20-2013, 08:09

I'm starting to like the cont loop idea, but it brings up another question. Is that strong enough to just place the loop through a shackle, think like a chain link, then pass the bottom of the loop through an eye bolt I already have in my top rail and around the end of the rail and under it, like hooking up an 8 ring? No larks head, just basically the shackle and top rail resting inside the loop, but removeable.

**fly fisher** · 02-20-2013, 08:33

A properly constructed Amsteel continuous loop is at least as strong as a comparable dogbone. What are you trying to do?

**old4hats** · 02-20-2013, 09:06

I use continuous loops for this, the adjustability factor trumps. Dog bone is either full length or half length.

**jbrianb** · 02-20-2013, 09:26

Using 7/64 Amsteel and a 5.5 inch bury, a continuous loop has proven unbreakable for us outside of extraordinary measures (like towing tractors behind a truck).

**gothmog** · 02-20-2013, 09:53

Sorry, prob should have just started new thread. Moved on from dogbone to cont loop. Was just curious about basically using it like a link instead of wrapping/larkshead around object, ie, it not pulling apart. Think grabbing both sides of a hoola hoop and trying to pull apart.