Time for a new hammock (ROBIC XL finally busted). Next fabric?

[KBr00ks]

Well, I made it 6 years with a ROBIC XL (1.0 oz) DIY hammock, and it finally busted on me this past weekend. I sat up to put my phone away and POP! Fortunately 1) my butt was only a few inches above the not-too-hard ground, and 2) I had a spare hammock with me, an old Treehugger (ENO precursor or clone, not sure which).

I was very foolish, however: while showing off my setup to my curious camping companion just that evening, I said (semi-bragged) that my hammock's fabric was so ultralight that it had been discontinued. Oops.

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Jack the dog had to get involved in the photo shoot.

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So, what fabric should I get to construct a new one? At first glance, MTN XL 1.2 seems the best choice?

Some stats and facts that I'll consider when choosing:
- I'm 5'9", 130-135lbs.
- I appreciated the feel of this hammock and didn't think it stretched too much. Though come to think of it...I'd noticed some calf ridge just recently, so maybe it was stretching more?
- This one was 10' long and 60" wide, which I like. I use the full width, and often hang between closely spaced trees so appreciate being able to squeeze in.
- This one weighed 282g/9.95oz including bugnet, ridgeline, continuous loops and stuffsack. Just the hammock with nothing but a Knotty mod weighed 189g/6.66oz. (gee maybe that was bad ). I bikepack with it sometimes and want light weight but obviously don't want to go stupid-light again!

[Phantom Grappler]

I like Hexon wide 1.6 You might instead get Hexon wide in a lighter version? 1.2?
Look at dutchwaregear.com
And look at https://ripstopbytheroll.com

[TominMN]

Not the best looking bottom-entry hammock for sure!

[KBr00ks]

Nope. The threads at the rip are SO sticky!

[sidneyhornblower]

Well, I made it 6 years with a ROBIC XL (1.0 oz) DIY hammock, and it finally busted on me this past weekend.
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So, what fabric should I get to construct a new one? At first glance, MTN XL 1.2 seems the best choice?

Here's one vote for the MTN 1.2. (I'm about your height but 15 pounds heavier) Mine dates from 2019 and is my main hammock with hundreds of miles on it. Some photos of it when it was first made can be found here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B5yNKbVlXMT/?img_index=1

[KBr00ks]

It's interesting, @sidneyhornblower, your dimensions remind me that I had thought my hammock was wider than 60", like 63-64" or so. I remember I did not trim any off the fabric edges and just hemmed it. Maybe stretching/forming has changed that? When measuring yesterday, I measured the width at the channels -- ended up 59". Seeing that the gathered end was still somewhat gathered, I also measured about 1/3 of the way down. Trying to hold it with both hands wide and see the measurement at the same time was tough.

[KBr00ks]

Just checking out the Cloud options from Dutch, and previous threads on that fabric here -- Cloud 71 sounds intriguing but stupid-light, while Cloud 1.4 is a possible option. Time for more samples...

[ScottFire55]

What did you end up going with?