Originally Posted by entropy I had no idea how much I didn't know about rope until I started playing around with suspension... What you don't know about rope CAN hurt you.
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Originally Posted by Knotty The Samson instructions call for 3-1/2 fid lengths for the adjustable bury. A fid for 1/8" line is 2-5/8 long, so the bury is 9-3/16". For 7/64" line the bury would be 8" or more accurately 8-1/32. I agree. My 7/64" was 10" before the bury and when measured afterwards was almost exactly 8". EDIT: Actually, I think I misunderstood what you said... but my measurements are still the same.
Originally Posted by Knotty What you don't know about rope CAN hurt you. Luckily we're talking about hammock suspension, not climbing. A two foot decent to the ground would bruise my ego more than my rear.
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