Results 1 to 7 of 7

Thread: Wonder if ?

  1. #1
    Member Preacherritchie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Location
    Nc
    Hammock
    WBBB XLC 1.7 D/ WBRR DOUBLE 1.7
    Tarp
    Big daddy. WB CB
    Insulation
    KAQ summer quilt
    Posts
    62

    Wonder if ?

    If Brandon could make a stiffer rr bridge hammock for me .... I have the bb XLC 1.7 d. But I am getting hooked on hammock I g and want to try a bridge hammock out ..... I'm 6 foot 265 pounds

  2. #2
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    IN
    Hammock
    WBRR, Lots of DIY
    Tarp
    MacCat; Cloudburst
    Insulation
    Lynx, HG T/UQ, AHE
    Suspension
    Varies
    Posts
    8,464
    I politely suggest you ask Brandon....or we can make wild guesses.

  3. #3
    Senior Member aka.jobbe's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Naestved Denmark
    Hammock
    Wbbb 1,7 DL + a DIY
    Tarp
    Superfly + a DIY.
    Insulation
    Quilts Tq+Uq
    Suspension
    Woopies.
    Posts
    411
    Images
    1
    Quote Originally Posted by gmcttr View Post
    I politely suggest you ask Brandon....or we can make wild guesses.
    +1

    He is the only one to actuly know....

  4. #4
    Senior Member Cannibal's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Denver, CO
    Hammock
    Warbonnet ON!
    Tarp
    SuperFly or MacCat
    Insulation
    Yetis & Mambas
    Suspension
    Webbing and rings
    Posts
    13,605
    Images
    136
    You're only 15lbs over the weight limit. Eat a couple of salads.

    My personal opinion is you would be fine with the new fat-kid (me) spreader bars he recently sent out. I still haven't switched them out, much to Brandon's displeasure, with the original spreader bars. I weigh somewhere between 240 and 245 depending on what's on the grill this week. The bars flex pretty good when I'm in the hammock, but I think I've got around 60 nights and countless loungings in my RidgeRunner; original bars are holding just fine.

    I don't speak on behalf of Warbonnet or make any kind of claims as to their ability to support your weight; just relaying my own experiences. Brandon will give you the legal safe answer, as he should.

    If you really want to try a bridge, you can always switch-out the spreader bars it comes with that are designed with hiking (lightweight) in mind, for something beefier. I'm sure one of the bridge-experts will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the spreader bars are the weak link on a bridge design. So switching them for something heavier duty should also increase the weight limits.

    I think.
    Trust nobody!

  5. #5
    Senior Member Ratdog's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Swamp in the woods
    Hammock
    XLC, DIY, GT Dbl for day hiking
    Tarp
    WL OMW
    Insulation
    AHE KAQ JUQ, HG0B
    Suspension
    Web with Triangles
    Posts
    4,504
    Images
    2
    Quote Originally Posted by Cannibal View Post

    If you really want to try a bridge, you can always switch-out the spreader bars it comes with that are designed with hiking (lightweight) in mind, for something beefier. I'm sure one of the bridge-experts will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the spreader bars are the weak link on a bridge design. So switching them for something heavier duty should also increase the weight limits.

    I think.
    Really?

    I was thinking it would be stitching along the length.
    If all I've got to do is get some heavy bars, could it do 300lbs??
    I wonder. Hmmmmmm...

  6. #6
    Senior Member Cannibal's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Denver, CO
    Hammock
    Warbonnet ON!
    Tarp
    SuperFly or MacCat
    Insulation
    Yetis & Mambas
    Suspension
    Webbing and rings
    Posts
    13,605
    Images
    136
    Wait for confirmation from one of the smart people. I'm just thinking out loud.
    Trust nobody!

  7. #7
    Senior Member breyman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    Denver, CO
    Hammock
    WBRR
    Tarp
    Superfly
    Insulation
    Lynx/Quilts
    Suspension
    Straps
    Posts
    1,703
    Images
    2
    Quote Originally Posted by Cannibal View Post
    Wait for confirmation from one of the smart people. I'm just thinking out loud.
    I'm no engineer, but everything I know about it is that it's the spreader bars and the width of the hammock, at the middle. It's mostly about not overstressing the bars and then making sure you're not too wide to comfortably fit where it curves in at the mid point.

    I agree with Cannibal, it should be good for you at 265, especially if you use the heavier-duty bars, and especially if you don't find it too narrow.
    Brian
    Denver, CO
    Father. Husband. Scoutmaster.

  • + New Posts
  • Bookmarks

    Posting Permissions

    • You may not post new threads
    • You may not post replies
    • You may not post attachments
    • You may not edit your posts
    •