DD Hammock Help - Tapes Snapped!! wher to get some new ones
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Yep, I cheated though and imported mine from Arrowhead Equipment rather than make them
The stock ropes on my Hennessy are enormously thick so I'm rather tempted by some whoopie slings. Do you recall how much postage was?
I ordered just over $100 worth of gear from Paul and looking at the paypal receipt I paid $26 postage, not too bad I suppose. I managed to sneak it under the customs radar too this time
They are dead easy to make. Making whoopie is fun too.
A long piece of copper earth wire out of a ring main cable, some flower arranging wire or other thin guage wire makes the job a doddle.
A long piece of copper earth wire out of a ring main cable, some flower arranging wire or other thin guage wire makes the job a doddle.
I got my amsteel from Paul at Arrowhead equipment too, I ordered 125' of the stuff and it came to $21.25 + $8.50 shipping. I think Paul has put the price up by $1 for each 25' so it'll be $5 more but it's still a good deal considering my Marlow D12 came in at £20 for 16m. He's a nice guy to deal with too which is always nice.
From that 125' I've made 2 sets of whoopie slings, 1 tarp ridgeline, a hammock structural ridgeline and I sill have a fair bit left over
From that 125' I've made 2 sets of whoopie slings, 1 tarp ridgeline, a hammock structural ridgeline and I sill have a fair bit left over
From that 125' I've made 2 sets of whoopie slings, 1 tarp ridgeline, a hammock structural ridgeline and I sill have a fair bit left over
Do you use conventional knots for the tarp ridge with the Amsteel Col ? I heard it wasn't the best stuff for getting a good tight knot with. By conventional I mean Ray Mears stylee, evenk hitch and truckers hitch etc.
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hi, i see your in cov', nip down to gooutdoors they have a selection of flat climbing tape, i swopped my hairy green stuff for that works great
No, I'm currently sporting a spliced eye (loop) at one end I then run the line through that around one tree then a little metal nite-ize figure 9 at the other end to tighten. The only problem with this setup is it can be a little fiddly to thread the line through the eye but it holds well once set up. I'm thinking of putting a toggle on the line instead of threading the line through the loop, as then I just need to pass the end with the loop around the tree then hook it over the toggle, that should make things quicker and easier to set up.
Here's a small pic if my blabberings didn't make sense
If someone falls on a rock and suffers serious injury due to the hammock failure, then yes, that is fishy.
You can't just use any webbing on equipment that supports people above the ground. Petzl wouldn't make a climbing harness with incorrect webbing. Why would a hammock manufacturer be any different?
Hammock failure is more serious than a zip busting on a sleepingbag.
Hi guys.
I don't own a hammock but intend to buy one for the summer hols. You lot have pretty much advocated that the DD range are the best all round solution...however....I think Wentworth makes a good point. There do seem to be quite a few of you, just in this thread alone, that have had webbing failure.
I am 6' and 15.5 stone...and suffer from lower back pain on a regular basis. The last thing I need is ending up in the dirt on my coccyx.
Should I rethink? Sorry it was ph5172 that raised the question in his initial post, don't want to hijack the thread, just interested.
hi, i just bought a new mosquito jungle hammock and tarp (£106 posted) from the US very nice. little bit more than the dd but very well made, my DD's stitching came apart 2nd time out then tape snapped 3rd time out so time to replace it. im 5"11 98kg and 44 to old to be rolling about on the floor raped in a hammock in the middle of the night. good luck with whatever you pick. carl
The issue was with the 600kg green webbing, you will have no problem with the 800kg black webbing and most hangs can be done with the webbing doubled.
The problem comes form the dd site recomending a tight hang, some sag is always better and wiil drastically cut the force exerted on each end of the hammock webbing.
BTW, I am heavier than you and my webbing did countless hangs before I swapped it for lighter and less stretchy dyneema. The black webbing shows little sign of wear.
It won't be an issue for you, but to be on the safe side, don't hang over sharp rocks, very high or over glass bottles/land mines/ming vases.
Exactlybut to be on the safe side, don't hang over sharp rocks, very high or over glass bottles/land mines/ming vases.
like the saying goes "don't hang higher than you're willing to fall"
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