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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 |
Comments
Good info to know. Thanks!
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.
Where does Monolite fall in this comparison? Similar to the other 1.0 osy fabrics?
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