25 ft Zing It as Structural Ridge Line

[DuctTapeMessiah]

I see a lot of ridgeline options available but I was considering just buying a 25' line of Zing It and tying it off to my suspension using a bowline and a tautline. Any fellow hangers see any issues with this?

[Caminante]

Zing It is pretty slippery for knots, I'm not sure it would hold, especially the tautline hitch. I made a whoopie sling out of Zing It for my SRL as I wanted the adjustability. In practice, I never move it from 83% of hammock length, so I'll probably just make a fixed length Zing It line with two fixed eyes in the near future.

[Bubba]

I agree that a tautline may not hold well on new zing-it. If you don't want to splice, you're probably better off using bowline on one end and a truckers hitch on the other end to adjust it until you find your preferred length. Once you do, you can replace the truckers hitch with another bowline.

[DuctTapeMessiah]

Good to know. Thanks for the advice. I guess I'll just take a chance on the well accepted norm of 83% on a fixed ridgeline.

[DuctTapeMessiah]

I agree that a tautline may not hold well on new zing-it. If you don't want to splice, you're probably better off using bowline on one end and a truckers hitch on the other end to adjust it until you find your preferred length. Once you do, you can replace the truckers hitch with another bowline.

Not a bad idea. Thanks.

[Life Scout]

Before you spend your $. Check the price difference between zingit and Dynaglyde. I switched to Dynaglyde for my ridge line in case I need some extra length for a long distance hang while out hiking. Just a little double use insurance. Just my $.02

[DuctTapeMessiah]

Before you spend your $. Check the price difference between zingit and Dynaglyde. I switched to Dynaglyde for my ridge line in case I need some extra length for a long distance hang while out hiking. Just a little double use insurance. Just my $.02

Does Dynaglide hold knots better than Zing It?

[Life Scout]

Does Dynaglide hold knots better than Zing It?

About the same. But it's good for 1000 lbs. It's is easier to spice. Limited color selection. But dutch has black.

[DuctTapeMessiah]

About the same. But it's good for 1000 lbs. It's is easier to spice. Limited color selection. But dutch has black.

Good info. Thanks.

[Dcolon13]

I do exactly that when I'm trying new hammocks until I decide on my ideal length. I find that for different fabrics and hammock lengths I prefer slightly different ridgeline percentages, but so far I've been too lazy to make an adjustable one.