Okay, I've ruled out amsteel as a viable suspension material. Wish I knew that before I bought some.
If it can't hold knots, I can't trust my weight to it. It's as simple as that. Knots or splices, I fear the cord now.
This new information raises way too many questions: what if it gets tangled in the stuff sack and ties itself in a knot or two? Do the knots only weaken this stuff while they're tied, or do they cause damage? What if you accidentally close it in a car door? If it's so slippery, what keeps the splices from coming loose? If it's so slippery, what keeps it from slipping off of the hammock? If knots are so bad for it, how are you supposed to attach it to anything using a fixed eye?
Ten years as a pilot, flight instructor and aircraft mechanic has taught me that if you feel uneasy about taking a machine off the ground for any reason at all, DON'T.
I might just stay the hell away from hammocks.
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