Hammock Straps

Nut-n-fancy here,I use a dog chain

 

Don't forget Carabiners, they are super duper slick and handy for rigging stuff, and they work very well for tensioning things like hammocks, rain flies, and other shelter or covers!

 

@Motomom34 Naw, they have no stretch in them at all. All we did was double it over, and pass it trough itself around the tree, then tie a knot wherever we wanted to clip the hammock on. Works great.

 

Also a hammock makes a good hunting blind I made mine from camo parachute material wide enough for two people I set up on the edge of cut Downs in the hard wood hammock and set up where nothing can come in on my right hand side I shoot off of the left hand side it works very well and your comfortable the whole time.

 

Well, definitely don't use paracord unless you want to kill the tree...

 

I've noticed that too...crazy!

 

Fun? For whom? And there will be hell to pay when she catches them later.

 

We just used Air bags and PSP...

There are some cheap straps available for hanging kids swings in trees if you don't want ratchet straps the set I have came with 2 250lb lockable carabiners... from AMAZON...

 

I never realized that hammocks hurt trees until I was researching straps. Some of the articles I read were very pro-tree. I want to make sure I don't end up with a "save the tree" protest going on in the middle of my camp site.

 

LOL! Yeah, that would spoil the peace and quiet for sure. LOL! But, I know you don't want to hurt the tree either, especially if it is a nice one with lots of years under its bark. I like trees. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle) prior to the Microsoft era and made my living in the logging/forest industry before and during university, trees kept me fed and sheltered, even educated. I never thought I would miss trees but after all the years in the dry, dusty and dirty places of the world I realized how special those green places are to me so...yeah, I like trees. I couldn't/wouldn't return to Seattle or even Washington but trees are the reason I came to Northern Idaho...And, even though I bitch about all the work they cost me trees are keeping me warm during the winter as I haven't paid a penny for heat these past two years. Yep! Sounds a bit whacko, I know, but I love trees, their smell, color, how they sound when rain hit them or how they look covered with snow and I know they could kill me or shelter and keep me warm so I respect them. Yeah, I know, "Whacko!" LOL!

 

Maybe I missed it but what are you using this hammock for? Is it just hanging in your yard, or are you going to be backpacking with it? Do the straps need to be lightweight and compact, or just strong?

 

I will be going camping. So the straps need to have the ability for varied lengths. The lighter weight the better because they will be in my backpack.

 

I use climbing cord. Low stretch high strength.

 

What you say Pard-nahh !!!