Is there a better option than Paracord and 'biners? Yup. if you buy
https://www.arrowhead-equipment.com/...uspension.html it will work great and you'll be happy with the result, and shocked by how little it stretches.
If you're DIY inclined then some stuff that may help: Here's a whoopie sling illustrated
https://www.animatedknots.com/whoopiesling/index.php
All the lines being suggested (Lash it,Zing it, Dynaglide, Amsteel) are hollow braided Dyneema. Dyneema is a pretentious version of milk jug plastic with really long molecular chains all oriented in the same direction. It's amazingly strong though, and the 1.75-1.8 mm lines have break strengths around 500-600lbs, which seems to be the sweet spot for hammock ridgelines. The "big" stuff is 7/64th Amsteel which has a break strength around 1600lbs. Almost zero stretch, but it's very slippery, so a lot of knots won't hold well. For tie outs, I need a buntline hitch or a truckers hitch. Splicing 7/64 is easy; the smaller line is a little tedious but there are approximately 2.143 million youtube videos to help.
In a lot of cases, DIY is done with leftovers. Lash it and Zing it come in 180ft spools at wal mart. If you want to rig a tarp ridgeline and tieouts, you'll have enough left over for an adjustable ridgeline. If you're making whoopie slings to replace your suspension (and you should) You're probably buying 7/64 or 1/8 amsteel in 25ft increments, so again you should have enough left over for an adjustable ridgeline.
It does come down to personal preference, but also what other projects you might want to take on.
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