Continuous loop to tree strap

[Coffeeneone]

Hey I was just wondering, is there any negative side to just going from your continuous loop to a tree strap with either a slippery half hitch or a becket hitch?


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[cmoulder]

I wouldn't completely trust a slippery half hitch but Becket and J-Bend are quite popular. My preference is J-Bend.

[Dlrocm]

I had to attach my CL to my tree hugger to my last hike. my trees were too close together, so I used a marlin spike hitch on my strap and put my CL over that

[Otter1]

Yeah the J Bend & Becket are better.

[CaptainGravity]

That's my primary suspension: 12' tree straps to continuous loop w becket hitch (slippery sheet bend). Has yet to fail; probably about a dozen nights. To loosen, it's not quite as easy as just pulling on the loose end; I usually need to jerk the strap toward the tree, which loosens the beckett hitch somehow (I should do a video on this).

[Malcolm]

I have UCRs, but I end up using the Beckett Hitch more often than not, because trees tend to be pretty close together wherever I go. Never had a problem with it.

[cmoulder]

That's my primary suspension: 12' tree straps to continuous loop w becket hitch (slippery sheet bend). Has yet to fail; probably about a dozen nights. To loosen, it's not quite as easy as just pulling on the loose end; I usually need to jerk the strap toward the tree, which loosens the beckett hitch somehow (I should do a video on this).

To make the Becket hitch much easier to release, larkshead a little loop of cord to the CL and pull the little loop against the hitch to loosen it. Works like a charm. (Credit: Jeff Myers, and he's got a YT video on it somewhere...)

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[OCDave]

I hang my continuous loops over Marlin Spike. I initially worried that it did not create enough of a water break (err...brake?) but, it has served well even in significant rainfall.

[cmoulder]

I hang my continuous loops over Marlin Spike. I initially worried that it did not create enough of a water break (err...brake?) but, it has served well even in significant rainfall.

I was worried about that as well and have found it to be a complete non-issue in the real world where someone is not running a garden hose on the suspension for demonstration purposes.

[CaptainGravity]

To make the Becket hitch much easier to release, larkshead a little loop of cord to the CL and pull the little loop against the hitch to loosen it.

Thanks, found the video. I've used thicker straps & CL so my "jerk the strap toward the tree" has worked so far. I liked Jeff's tip of not needing to feed the whole strap through the CL (which should be obvious but not to me!)