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    What cordage would you choose if you could only have one?

    I'm contemplating on placing an order for more cordage but want to make sure I get the right one. I am ultralight when it comes to camping so I do value weight savings. I have some experience with amsteel making whoopie slings and UCR's. I want to make a few structural ridgelines and whoopie slings for friends as well as some ridgelines for tarps. I'm debating whether buying lash-it/zing-it along side dynaglide or amsteel is necessary. Is it asking too much to go with just dynaglide and use it for everything? Am I missing out by just having one of these ropes? Many people say it's overkill to use amsteel or dynaglide on ridgelines or guylines, but I feel like overkill is paying shipping twice and buying huge excess amounts of rope.

    In summarizing, what rope provides the most versatility for you and also best value? Is it worth getting all three or a combo of them, or can you do just one.

    I currently use cinch buckles and an adjustable whoopie ridgeline. I weigh 150 lbs.

    180' of zing it from dutch comes to $20 with shipping
    dynaglide is harder to find but I can be patient
    Amsteel is the most expensive of all (still have like 15 feet of it)
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    Simply put, I wouldnt.
    If I had to to choose 2, zingit/lashit/dynaglide, take your pick. And amsteel.

    I'd never use amsteel for guy lines and I'd never use lash-it for suspensions.
    If I can only have 1 "fancy" rope, its amsteel. Guy lines and ridgelines can be made with cheaper things.

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    I'll agree with chapinb above...

    I wouldn't use Amsteel for guy lines and though I've seen people hang from zingit, I wouldn't.

    Dynaglide is heavy for guy lines as well... but it can work for suspensions, whoopies & a structural ridgeline.

    I'd have to go Amsteel for your suspension work & Zingit/Lashit for everything else.
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    I'd have to go Amsteel for your suspension work & Zingit/Lashit for everything else.
    Ditto, Bingo, Bam!

    But do as I say and not as it do... I am a hopeless experimenter and have more and different types of cord that I could ever use.
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    +1 for what chapinb said.
    "...the height of hammock snobbery!"

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    1.8mm Zingit is hard to beat.Cinch buckles and/or Beetle Buckles are hard to beat.I'm happy for all the whoopie sling lovers out there but sometimes the trees can be too close together for the whoopies.No?

    Personally,I like a reflective guy line to keep me and others from walking into them in the dark.If you are using black polyester straps you might save some weight by switching over to Dutch's Spider Poly strap.

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    Thanks for all of the responses they are very helpful. One thing I'm trying to figure out is why everyone likes zing-it/lash-it so much. It's pretty weak, is it far lighter than the others? Also is it sufficient for structural Ridgeline on whoopie fashion?

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    Cinch buckles have been great, but why the zing it

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    Zing-it is rated 500 lb break strength!

    I don't splice so I don't know personally how it would work for an adjustable SRL, but I have 2 hammocks with fixed Lash-it SRLs and they are fine. Also great for tarp RL, depending on what knots/hardware you use... it will not hold friction hitches well.
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    Hey thanks I appreciate that response. Maybe what I'm getting is that dynaglide is in between, but not as good as Amsteel or zing it for their own purposes. Is zing it so good because it's relatively cheap? Also what size do you recommend

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