![]() (Slippery, because it's not so easy to untie a knot in 0.55mm line.) If I were a gram weenie I'd still be using it for my tarp all the time, but now I generally use the spliceable 200 lb. I used it for tarp tie-outs with a slippery taut-line hitch. Tying knots is far easier then you would think. It's designed to sink, so it has a heavier coating, and it's a tighter braid, so splicing it doesn't work, but it has great friction and it doesn't snag. A couple of years ago I tried some cheap 100 lb. For my tarp ridge lines I still like Zing-it, with Dutch hooks or EVO loops for fastening. The looser braid that makes it so easy to splice would be prone to catching on things if used as a throw line for a bear bag, but I've had no trouble using it for tarp tie-outs, with whoopie slings for adjustment. test mostly now, but usually for hammocks. It's very easy to splice with a small latch needle, like those sold by Cortland or Smitty's. ![]() I use the Jerry Brown or other gel-spun hollow core fishing line all the time for all kinds of things - notably my adjustable GE hammocks, as clews, but also small whoopies on my adjustable bridge hammocks. Has anyone used this type of fishing line and can give me your opinion of the pros and cons compared to. I can't help but think that there's something I'm missing here. if it's easier to work with, strong enough, readily available, and cheaper, why haven't I read anything here on the forum about folks using braided fishing line? You'd think more experienced hammock gurus than me would be all over this stuff, particularly the UL crowd. I could see the pliability being a potential tangle problem, but I haven't had any problems when I 'infinity-loop' it. The line is strong enough for tarp use, bear bags, and similar applications and it seems to hold knots fairly well, although to be fair, I've only been messing with it for a short time. The prusiks held my tarp well on my current Zing-it CRL, even during some significant wind and rain. ![]() It doesn't have that stiff, waxy urethane coating. I found it more pliable than Zing-it and easier to work with despite the smaller diameter. (That was the smallest I felt comfortable attempting.) It was thin, but I was able to make some CLs for prusiks, a couple of locked brummel eyes, and even a button knot shackle without much difficulty. I bought some 1.4mm/400lb line to see what it would be like to splice. I ran a search for "fishing line" here on the forum and turned up nothing. Has anyone used hollow core braided UHMWPE fishing line like this: Amazon link ? It's extremely lightweight, comes in a variety of diameters and tensile strengths, has dozens of color options, offered by a large variety of vendors, and it's much less expensive than Zing-it. ![]() I've noticed when reading through these forums that a lot of folks are using 1.75mm/2.2mm Zing-it/Lash-it or similar rope commonly sold as Arborist throw line. I'm assessing lightweight rope alternatives for things like my tarp CRL, tie-outs, etc. ![]()
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