I discovered this website after buying a Byer of Maine double just for fun to hang at the camp site on a family camping trip over spring break. Despite not getting the perfect setup, everyone loved the hammock and I realized how comfortable it could be to sleep in over night with proper insulation. After the trip I have become a bit obsessed with the idea, despite the fact that I will get to hang only once or twice a year. My daughter turned 6 just after the trip and she asked for her own hammock which one of her aunts is buying(a basic single mostly for fun, but it could become something more I suppose.
I've read through "The Ultimate Hang" and anticipate that being a great resource.
First question. Would it be reasonable safe to replace the cording supplied with my BoM Double with a homemade whoopie using 1/4 Amsteel? I like the ease of asjustabilityof the whoopie, not concerned about weight as we are car campers for now. My concern is whether the fabric can withstand the stress if I build the fixed eye splice into the hammock given that the amsteel is so thin compared to the factory line. I am a little heavier than I would like but not huge at 6' 200# if that matters.
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