Replacement for hammock webbing?
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Paracord would not be strong enough to support the horizontal weight of a person in a hammock. Have a look at DDs website for replacement webbing.
Cotswold and ellisbrigham sell acessory cord in different thickneses and strenghts, 3-4mm should be good enough (they do give breaking strenght, 1kN=100kg but that's breaking point). Cheap option would be BQ, they have a whole stand with ropes and tapes, I'm using tape from BQ as a tree hugger in my setup.
basically agree that paracord would not be a good choice due to how it stretches especially when wet - a low stretch cord such as a 2.8 mm Spyder Line would work well however - not sure what it would be called in UK however - its a dyneema SK75 core with a polyester cover - see http://www.neropes.com/product.aspx?mid=FBAE29336C3B26FE710A6F20A0FF186C&lid=3&pid=201 for an example
I see you have already made your choice, anyway, you have the option of upgrading to whoopie slings now!
For whoopies use bare dyneema/amsteel blue or the like. I used the 2.5mm thick verison (7/64"). You cannot tie knots with bare dyneema rope, it is too slippery and too fragile (stranding)
I upgraded to whoopies and I'm really pleased with the result. For treestraps I used 2,5cm polyester webbing (the automotive security belt type), a dutch clip and a marlin spike hitch to hang the whoopie from.
For tying knots I'd indeed use dyneema core with polyester cover, like this: http://www.extremtextil.de/catalog/Dyneema-Polyester-cord-3mm-three-coloured::516.html
Alternatively you could make a complete webbing suspension without the ropes but that is unnecessarily heavy.
For whoopies use bare dyneema/amsteel blue or the like. I used the 2.5mm thick verison (7/64"). You cannot tie knots with bare dyneema rope, it is too slippery and too fragile (stranding)
I upgraded to whoopies and I'm really pleased with the result. For treestraps I used 2,5cm polyester webbing (the automotive security belt type), a dutch clip and a marlin spike hitch to hang the whoopie from.
For tying knots I'd indeed use dyneema core with polyester cover, like this: http://www.extremtextil.de/catalog/Dyneema-Polyester-cord-3mm-three-coloured::516.html
Alternatively you could make a complete webbing suspension without the ropes but that is unnecessarily heavy.
