Net Height measuring tool... suggestions?

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Originally Posted by refnrev

Retro...
I'm not an engineer by any means, however, I, Like toolman, am wondering why your colleagues are suggesting that the chain would stretch. Mine sits in my bag, comes out for a couple of minutes, hangs, and goes back into the bag. I'm having trouble buying this one... however if anyone has experience to cite otherwise, I'd like to hear it. RR

Unless you use your net chain as an emergency car tow chain, the only reason I could see for it to change length would temperature. Metals contract and expand according to temperature just like any other material. Perhaps if you used the same chain at 120 degree beach volleyball matches and 65 degree indoor matches, it would vary in length (depending on the metal used and the construction of the chain). But certainly not very much.