Momentum 50 for Hammock body?

Joe,

I have seen 3-4 M50 hammocks in the last year. They all held but only for around 20 nights or so. I think your best bet would be one of the 20d fabrics like M90 or the Pertex that Zpacks sells. So far they are the lightest fabrics that have held up consistently.

Ryan

The Hennessy Hyperlite is made with 30D high tenacity, high thread count nylon taffeta with heavy duty ripstop . That seems like very light and fairly durable material. I cannot imagine the Momentum holding up, as others have said.

I'd be scared to use that at my 135 lb weight. FWIW – a single layer of 1.1 oz rip will support up to 200 lbs. Above that and you have need to go to 1.7 oz or two layers of 1.1 oz.

That's pretty standard across the board for hammock builders. Of course you can do what you want at your own risk. :-)

I appreciate the feedback! I don't want to do something stupid so just needed someone to tell me no (one of those things that looks good on paper). 1.1 is probably what I will do at the end of the day but as a followup question are all 1.1 ripstops created equal Common sense tells me no but what do i need to be looking for? Prices very so greatly and with the weight being equal my next factor is of course price but again am I dropping the ball by not considering other criteria?

I'd expect anything from a reliable source to be fine. OWF, Thru-hiker, Rocky Woods, DIY Gear Supply, etc, etc.

I made one a while back and I got maybe a dozen nights out of it before it gave out and dumped me on my butt in the middle of January on the AT in the snow. Luckily a couple of the guys I was with decided to sleep in the shelter instead of setting up their hammocks so I was able to borrow one for the night. I was around 175 at the time.

There are a handful of people over on hammockforums.net that have made them, not sure if they're still holding up or not. You could always pop over there and ask around.

Non calendared ripstop nylon might be slightly better than the calendared, it will be both a bit stronger and a bit more breathable on average.

Best source is Backwoods Day Dreamer. Scott is a super nice guy, and still offers the 1.1oz uncoated non-calendered stuff.

I've been using my single layer hammock made from the original Camo fabric for a few years now. Killer comfy stuff.

Brief thread drift.

Hi Javan, i was wondering why you don't make quilts anymore? I bought one of your quilts off a member here, and it's pretty nice, so was just curious about that.

He got bored/tired of it and moved on to making knives. :-)