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I use dynaglide suspension to hold up my gram weenie when I whip it out.
It works fine but like many UL choices its not usually an issue of working, but for how long. So I use it sparingly when I'm pushing for a SUL kit.
Like Goobie I don't trust them for more than a season, and I inspect them fairly often after 30 nights of use.
If you are out with different hang distances every night... they last longer. If you hang them in a pretty fixed position... they wear out faster.
I use Amsteel 7/64th to hold up my butt.
My butt weighs more than my gram weenie and if there is no reason to put my butt on the line I can handle the two ounces.
As SGT Rock sarcastically says; "You're going to die"
As the engineers say; a good rule of thumb is 1/5th the load rating or basically....
Up to 200lbs- you can use dynaglide- but you should probably have a reason to do so.
Up to 300lbs- use 7/64th Amsteel
300-500lbs- use 1/8 th Amsteel minimum.
I kind of dig them too, but at 180lbs more or less, I'll stick with my tried and true amsteel. I'll make up the difference in grams elsewhere.
I was fortunate with my dynaglide UCR's. They never broke, but they did slowly lower me to the ground multiple times on their last night. I took their slippage as a sign to replace them. I don't remember the difference in weight, and don't care. It's just not worth it!!
Listen to Shug. He's right. Dynaglide is an arborist's product, throwline made for smooth travel over coarse tree limbs. I have a couple of hundred feet of it and like it. Great strength for it's size. Dynaglide is wonderful for tight tarp CRLs, least abrasive on the tarp, and for bear bags. I have my clothesline outside made of it, stretched with a KOLA, and it is just as strong and taught after weathering as six months ago, without any adjustments.
Hang from 1/8" Amsteel and you'll sleep like a baby, every time, everywhere. No worries or second thoughts whatsoever. Do the numbers in grams and you'll see no significant difference.
I take it you've never had a hammock snap and drop you instantly into whatever is beneath you, onto your spine. I have. I was young and lucky with short drop and soft ground, no rocks or roots under me. Imagine life in a wheelchair. No good.
Pgibson,
I have between a 10 and 12 inch bury. There are made pretty well if I do say so myself and I have fully inspected them for wear and tear and nothing found. They seemed to perform quite well the first 10 - 15 times used but later seemed to get "sticky" and more difficult to adjust.
Dave
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