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    Dynaglide Whoopie tested max

    I know the weight limit quoted for most Dynaglide whoopies that are sold is around 200-225 lbs. After putting around 300lbs in a WBBB this weekend for about 2 hours, I'm wondering what the max is that anyone has taken Dynaglide whoopies to and not dropped on their rump.

    Note 1: I'm definitely not recommending doing intentional testing by putting more weight into this than it is quoted at by the maker, as you may be out a pair of very nice whoopies. For some reason I thought I had put the 1/8" Amsteel whoopies back on before this happened, so this wasn't meant as a test. I'm simply curious as to how far people have already taken this, either out of necessity, curiousity, or stupidity
    Note 2: I'm not 100% sure on the weight, I guess it could be +/- 20 lbs. I'm 170 lbs but I didn't dare ask the weight of body #2
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    I pulled a dynaglide sling apart and unscientifically it failed around 960 pounds. I believe Dutch also tested one and it failed around 940 pounds.

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    It's not the weight as much as the bouncing around you have to be careful of.

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    Recommended weight ratings are usually a precentage of the actual breaking point. If you figure 20% to 25% of the breaking capacity this give you a safety margin for dynamic loads that may be applied through movement vs the static load of you just laying in it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gmcttr View Post
    It's not the weight as much as the bouncing around you have to be careful of.
    Well said this has to do with momentum. Everyone has probably heard that your feet and legs take many times your actual weight when running, jumping, hiking. If a person really wanted to get into it you use the formulas F=m*a and P=m*v. Basically yeah a person weighs 300# but if he flops down into the hammock he may be applying many times that weight for a very short time. This dynamic weight is what can cause failure.

    Sorry geeked out there for a second.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gmcttr View Post
    It's not the weight as much as the bouncing around you have to be careful of.
    haha there was definitely not bouncing around, no wonder it held.

    Quote Originally Posted by opie View Post
    I pulled a dynaglide sling apart and unscientifically it failed around 960 pounds. I believe Dutch also tested one and it failed around 940 pounds.
    Sweet, I knew it had something to do with dynamic loads and momentum, but had no idea there would be that much difference. I guess if I stretch to remember back to high school physics, that makes sense even with just a basic understanding of F=ma.

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    I use dynaglide and I weighed 340 last year.
    I'm now slightly less at 300.

    That being said..I use dg whoopies on my indoor set up and hang on them most every night. For over a year. So the weight capacity is there, but so is the durability.
    I figure I have 300 nights X 6-8 hours a night at 300 lbs. and they still adjust and dont have any frays.

    Good stuff and I use them faithfully.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gargoyle View Post
    I use dynaglide and I weighed 340 last year.
    I'm now slightly less at 300.

    That being said..I use dg whoopies on my indoor set up and hang on them most every night. For over a year. So the weight capacity is there, but so is the durability.
    I figure I have 300 nights X 6-8 hours a night at 300 lbs. and they still adjust and dont have any frays.

    Good stuff and I use them faithfully.
    That's good enough for me. I'm switching to DG Whoopies. Since I've lost 15lbs since 1-1-12 (294lbs today) and plan to loose about 50lbs more before the end of the year.
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    is dyna the same mm as the thicker zing/lash it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dedominick View Post
    is dyna the same mm as the thicker zing/lash it?
    Dynaglide is often sold as 2mm though in reality it is actually 1.8mm and is commonly rounded up. Zing/Lash it is available in 1.75 or 2.2 mm though do to a bit of a difference in the way that each is woven they tend not to feel much like they are as close as they are. Dyanaglide feels more like it's in-between the 1.75 and the 2.2 rather than almost the same as the 1.75
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