Hammock Fabric Comfort Limit Chart

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Please use the following charts to estimate hammock weight limits.

Please keep in mind: These figures are to be used as a rough guide only.
Variations in build techniques, hang angles, and suspension methods can greatly affect weight limits.
It is your responsibility to determine the best fabrics, build method, and suspension that will serve your needs.

 


Single Layer Hammock

Fabric Comfort Limit
0.7 MONOLITE 180 lbs
1.0 Monolite 200 lbs
1.1 Ripstop 200 lbs
1.2 MTN XL Hybrid 275 lbs
1.5 MONOLITE 300 lbs
1.6 outdoorINK poly ripstop 300 lbs
1.6 HyperD 300 lbs
1.9 Ripstop Nylon   350 lbs
1.8 Airwave 350 lbs
1.7 MTN Hybrid  400 lbs
2.2 Hex 70 400 lbs

Double Layer Hammock 

Outside Layer Inside Layer Comfort Limit
     
1.0 MonoLite 1.0 Monolite 275 lbs
1.6 Hyper D / outdoorINK 1.6    1.0 Monolite 440 lbs
1.6 Hyper D / outdoorINK 1.6  1.6 Hyper D / outdoorINK 1.6  500 lbs
1.6 Hyper D / outdoorINK 1.6    1.9 Ripstop 550 lbs
1.7 MTN Hybrid  1.7 MTN Hybrid  600 lbs
1.6 Hyper D / outdoorINK 1.6    2.2 Hex70 550 lbs
1.6 Hyper D / outdoorINK 1.6    1.0 HyperD /1.1 Ripstop 400 lbs
1.9 Ripstop 1.0 HyperD /1.1 Ripstop 450 lbs
1.8 Airwave  1.0 Monolite 500 lbs
2.2 Hex70 Any 1.0 weight 550 lbs
2.2 Hex70 1.9 Ripstop 600 lbs
2.2 Hex70 1.0 HyperD /1.1 Ripstop 440 lbs


 
 


 
 
 

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  • Good info to know. Thanks!

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  • Are these weight guidelines meant to be the weight at which the fabric will fail or design weight? For instance if I am 150 lbs I will exert more than 150 lbs of force on the material when I am getting in and out or shifting around. If I bounce a bit I might exert more than 200 lbs of force on the fabric. I am not going to jump into the hammock but it would be nice to know that there is a safety factor built in to the weight guidelines to account for this.

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  • Where does Monolite fall in this comparison? Similar to the other 1.0 osy fabrics?

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