Hey guys this is my first post in quite a while but I just started getting all my gear together to start backpacking. I have a grand trunk two person nylon hammock that I had been using to just hang in my yard that is quite faded from being left outside quite a bit aside from it just being ugly should I be worried about the fabrics' strength at all?
UV damage...it's not a problem, until it is.
That's my worry.... I should probably just replace it to be safe ugh....
In normal use, I wouldn’t worry about UV. For me, “Normal Use” means I put the hammock up towards the end of the day and take it down in the morning. Even if I were on a multiday trip where it was up for a few days - that’s fine. But I would not leave it out all day for say a month. There are “skins” made for hammocks - they are like the snake skins used with tarps but bigger diameter. Their purpose it to protect the hammock from UV - Like if it was going to be setup all summer. You pull the skin over it when not in use.
As far as your current one - only you can tell. But it still might have use. You could use it as a gear hammock to keep all your stuff off the ground. When I kayak camp, everything is in dry bags and I hate to rummage through them again and again. If I’m using a gear hammock, once I take something out of the dry bag (or pack, if I’m hiking) it goes in the gear hammock because odds are, I’ll need to use it a second time.
Here’s a link to the sun shield: https://www.amazon.com/Hammock-Bliss.../dp/B003AWXBII
Last edited by cougarmeat; 06-15-2020 at 16:33.
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UV rays do age hammock materials over time...
It's a judgement call, which only you can make.
We should be checking our hammocks & suspension periodically anyway, they don't last forever.
Last edited by ofuros; 06-14-2020 at 17:18.
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Yeah I think I'm just going to replace it it was hanging ouside for quite a long time. Maybe I'll go diy and get some ripstop from Jo Ann's sew a new one.
Now you're talking!Originally Posted by Phnix5888
Just bought the fabric today lmao now to figure out how to run this sewing machine
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