Who is still using them and has anyone been "let down" by them?
Who is still using them and has anyone been "let down" by them?
I love mine and never been let down yet.Originally Posted by high-peak
Enjoy and have fun with your family,before they have fun without you
Me too have been using mine for quite a while now. I just keep a check on the Amsteel for signs of weakness. I weigh about 162 pounds, so not too heavy.
Still using mine with only minor fuzzing of the amsteel. I do carry a spare amsteel lead if ever needed.
Most of us end up poorer here but richer for being here. Olddog, Fulltime hammocker, 365 nights a year.
I use them with a whoopie sling to attach a bridge hammock more easily - so I don't use the pinch mechanism and I don't see any wear on my lines yet.
I lost 1 "end" in the Victorian high country, and the other end fuzzed badly. so it has been retired
I have speed hooks on my most-light hiking long distance hammock--and they are chewing the amsteel. I'm 215 lbs, and from what I'm reading weight seems to be a key factor in chewing/non-chewing. YMMV.
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I've been too lazy to swap them out. I have something like 6 nights and perhaps 10 hammock deployments with them. There's definitely some fuzz being generated. I'd never want them on a thru-hike but as is I feel like the damage is progressing so slowly and my trips so short I'll be able to call it and change them before they drop me.
FWIW I had a tree strap slip from around the side of a tree last weekend. The result was that my hammock suddenly dropped perhaps 4-6 inches with me in it and then came to a sudden stop. Everything seemed just fine afterwards.
I have seen a bit of fuzzing so carry a couple of spare leads an case I feel the need. I mainly do short 1 or 2 nighters with the scouts but have been out longer with no trouble. I understand Dutch's case for stopping them I just wondered if it had proved to be a fail point with continued use.
I use them for about a year. Always in the same position (I'm indoor hanging), so there is very little wearing. I wish the "2 weeks" were gone an speedhooks 2.0 were available for my outdoor hammocks.
Omnia vincit lectulus pensilis.
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