The 1" nylon
webbing roll is in great quality, with its breaking strength 1,100 ibs, it is
widely used in heavy tape, straps, clothing, backpacks, etc. Here are some practical
applications in our daily life.
Firstly, I own a vintage garden tractor
that manually starts using a strap. A couple of the straps that I had were lost
or broken. I decided to make my own and use this 1" nylon webbing.. It is
just what I needed for my use. I can simply place a grommet in one end to fit
over the nipple on the starter wheel and attach a commercially made handle or
one made from a large piece of wood dowel and I will have four starter straps
with this heavy webbing. This would be an excellent item to repair backpacks or
other camping equipment too. One roll of webbing should last a long time.
Secondly, I use this webbing to hang my double nest hammock and it works great. The thickness sometimes gets in the way
when tying knots but I'd rather have it be thicker and stronger than too thin
and not strong enough. My setup is as follows:
- I cut the webbing in half and fused the frayed edges
- Tied a small bowline at the end of each half
- When I find a spot to hang the hammock, I wrap each half around the tree/pole of interest, and then pull the loose end through the bowline end
- This creates enough friction to keep the hammock from slipping
- I then tie a slip knot on each half and clip my karabiners into them
- Then I retie and adjust the slip knots as necessary to achieve the optimal tightness
The last application is my backpack that
was in need of having a few extra straps added to it with snap buckles and this
webbing fit the bill perfectly. I sewed the straps on using a Speedy Stitcher.
Once you cut the belt I passed the webbing through a flame to melt the ends and
sealed it with a plier. It was then a simple matter of stitching it all
together. I also made a nice belt for my hiking pants with the webbing and the
snap buckles.
