What do you think the max load would be for a double-layer, 1.1 ounce, nylon ripstop hammock?
What do you think the max load would be for a double-layer, 1.1 ounce, nylon ripstop hammock?
About 260 lbs.
Bleemus
Yes, I sleep in a hammock. Please pass the Grey Poupon.
I just used the info at the bottom of this page.
http://warbonnetoutdoors.com/blackbirds.php
Bleemus
Yes, I sleep in a hammock. Please pass the Grey Poupon.
Surely it depends on the manufacturer and their particular construction techniques ?
You could get very different results from something like Brandons work compared to a cheap Thai import for example.
Who's Brandon?
Also, I'm making these hammocks myself so I was assuming that the whipping would be the same whether or not I used a 1.1 or 1.9 ounce fabric. I was just trying to decide between the two. Since you bring it up, though, what construction techniques would increase the load?
He is the one who make's all this! http://warbonnetoutdoors.com/
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