Tree straps in PNW/ Oregon?

**Vela A.** · 03-12-2015, 03:53

Right now I have the standard tree straps that came with my WBBB, and they are fine for Maine trees so far. But I'm moving back out to Oregon and the trees there are huge! What size tree straps do you Pacific North West hangers carry?

**H2Oboy007** · 03-12-2015, 07:28

I usually carry 4 foot straps and a pair of dog bones... If I'm going somewhere that I know has the potential for HUGE trees I'll replace one of the straps with an 8 footer. I then accept the fact that I may have to wander a bit further to find a good hang location. This has worked fine for me. YMMV.

**Fronkey** · 03-12-2015, 20:30

I've been carrying 10 footers and have had no problems. The trees here are huge, but there are plenty of them around that aren't to hang your hammock from.

Fronkey

**Big Sweets** · 03-12-2015, 21:09

I carry 10' straps from Simply Light Designs and only once did I have to connect my standard 6' straps that came with my Wilderness Logics Night Owl together to make 16' straps on a huge Wisconsin tree. Good thing I actually carry both for those "just in case" situations. If I hadn't there's no way I could have hung at the spot I had the day before embarking on a Wisconsin River run.

**scollard70** · 03-12-2015, 23:36

I use atlas straps. No worries...

**Gadgetgeek** · 03-13-2015, 01:39

I have run into the same problem here in Queensland, some of the trees are monsters, both figuratively, and literally (eucalyptus suck) In one case big enough to hang branch to branch, after a very, very, very, very careful inspection. That was a big old fig tree, so some nice big horizontal branches. I've switched to 2.5m straps instead of my other system which was a collection of seat-belt segments to use as dogbones.

**Flash** · 03-13-2015, 14:09

I grew up in the redwoods. Been around some big trees.

Where there are big trees there are younger, smaller trees. Where there are giant redwoods or cedars, there are pine and alder nearby.

I am certain there are areas of old growth forest where you'd need 50 foot tree straps but I've never had that problem. Not to mention any place that awesome is probably not a place we're allowed to camp.