SGT KNOTS Hollow Braid HMPE Rope – Ultra-Strong, UV and Abrasion Resistant, High Strength-to-Weight Ratio, Lightweight for Arborists, Boating, Camping, Lifting, & Crafting (1/8", 25ft, Green)

My cell phone chirps. With cat like reflexes, I locate the phone in a pile of junk mail, display still lit. “Roomba is stuck near a cliff”. This is my chance. I will show my doubting wife that there is, in fact, purpose in my life. It’s 2:15 am, I should’ve gone to bed hours ago, but my Dyneema order arrived today. After watching a couple YouTube videos and reading The Ultimate Hang, I’ve fashioned a splicing tool out of some paper clip grade wire, made 3 whoopie slings and a long soft shackle. Why? I’m blaming Dennis “Eagle” Wood, Sintax77, and Shug, in that order (my scoutmaster 40 years ago, and two YouTube professors). The slings are supposed to be for hammock ridge lines. (The soft shackle is because I had a left over piece and I’m still wide awake). Installing ridge lines will have to wait. I’ve got a robot to rescue from a cliff. My unerring sense of direction leads me to the dining room, then, on hands and knees, to countless other potential Roomba cliff disaster sites. I locate 2 cat toys, some fresh cat yak (undoubtedly induced by a Roomba encounter), glasses I didn’t know I’d lost, and finally, Roomba, run up on a swivel chair leg in the living room, one wheel in the air. I set the robot free, having completed my rescue mission and my daily Roomba phys ed floor exercises - and only 2 1/2 hours into the new day! But, whoopie slings . . . if I plan in carefully, I can use the slings to prevent future robot mayhem. I’m up another hour, testing various strategies. The soft shackle stays in reserve, but three slings are deployed. I’m in bed at 3:30. I’ll have to sleep quick. I’ve got work in a few hours. No alarm clock for me. I wake to “Are you trying to kill me? What’s with the trip lines all over the house?” (My wife does not appreciate the ingenuity of the early morning idle mind. ). I inform her that the home made custom length whoopie slings, expertly strung between chair legs and adjusted 2 inches above the carpet, will protect the Roomba (ordered during another early morning fit of genius) from getting stuck on cliffs. As she heads out the door I hear her mutter “supposed to be a smart.” Is she talking about the robot or me? By 6 p.m., I know it’s neither of us. Roomba head butted a whoopie sling, moved the chairs, snared the sling, and shut down, due to its dyneema mummy wrapped brush. Unwrapping the brush, I note that the dyneema is unscathed, and the sling loop is exactly as I set it. I’d like to attribute this to my splicing skills, but we all know it’s the quality dyneema rope. I purchased 100’ of this stuff in red, and 100’ in orange. I can make several slings, shackles, and tethers for the cost of one pre-made item. I’m sure I could spend lots of money on splicing tools, but with 1/8 inch (7/64) line, I’m happy shaping them out of odd bits of wire, paper clips, twist ties, or pipe cleaners. The weave expands easily when pressed toward itself, but the weave holds. I can pick it apart for the end taper by snaring it near the end with my homemade wire tool. It’s fun to work with. I can knock out a whoopie sling in about 5 minutes (30 minutes if I’m simultaneously watching Family Guy, Bob’s Burgers, or Simpsons). And, after finally getting a night out in the woods in my hammock, it does make a great ridge line. I love this stuff. Everyone is getting soft shackles and whoopie slings for Christmas this year. (What is it? I don’t know either, but don’t let the dog eat it.)

Good dyneema. Hollow and easy to splice. Not flat or covered in any sticky substance like some reviews were saying. Thickness and color are on point. All in all probably the best deal on Amazon for dyneema.

Durable and great value for the amount you get.

This is my second or third order from SGT KNOTS for Dyneema type line. The line, this time, was tough to make splices which is the reason for only 4 stars. Normally the line is very easy to open up with the splicing fid and with this roll I am finding it difficult to slide the fid into the line. I think the cord has twelve cords that make up the rope with each cord being made up of many small strands. I had trouble with catching some of the smaller strands when using the fid to pierce or push the fid up through the center of the line. It was easy to do by pushing on both ends of the line out in the open, but hard to do when working on a small area. This wasn't and issue for me since I am only using this for items that are way below the working loads for the cord. But it would be a problem for someone of my skill level trying to make it look nice or if used for sailboat rigging where strength is important. I don't remember having this problem on the last order.

awesome

I've been a strap and buckle hammocker for years and while curious about whoopie slings, never really thought it was worth the time or effort. However, Sgt Knots had a really good deal on 2.5mm Dyneema so I figured what the heck. I have to say making my own whoopie slings was a lot easier than I thought it would be. The line has no stretch that I could notice, (I'm 185lbs with another 40 pounds of gear hanging on the suspension). It was easy to work with, bright colours for easy visibility, incredibly light and great price. Recommending this for other hammockers.

Love this hollow braid dyneema line! Splicing is easy. Colors match my boat. Smaller lines almost go invisible too. They are slippery, so I didn't need blocks for my lazy Jack system, I simply made another life instead, so no noise either!

It would be nice if you posted the breaking strength of your HMPE rope. I just tied a soft shackle with your yellow 3/16 HMPE line. Took it to a shop and asked them to put on their test machine and break it. They placed the shackle between to large pins and turned on the machine. The machine ran up to 10,500 pounds before the soft shackle broke. I was impressed. The spec printed said breaking strength 1,600 pounds.

There is a protective coating on the string you should get a long life out of it! Worth the cost!

As the price suggests this is not rigging grade. It’s dyeing comes of on your hands when working with it and it is incredibly grippy so requires a wash to work in soft shackles. Fine for practicing, definitely not very strong or reliable for proper use.

just what i wanted

It is flexible and appears to be good quality but whether it is Dyneema or not, I don't know

Good rope, but I found out after the fact that the same product is less than half the cost if you order directly from the Sgt Knots website... Damned resellers and their jacked up prices.. If I didn't need the product with quick delivery, I would have returned it...