These are my 3/4 mule tape straps. I made a set of these in a 15 foot per strap configuration to hang in a spot I found....
Myself and my three main hammocking friends have been using these for the last year.
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Even at 30 foot span these where awesome. Super stable without all the stretch of the Atlas straps. So I decided to make these and offer them to my hiking buddies..
15 foot was a little much so I went to 11 feet each strap. That way you get 2 more feet of tree handling than most off the shelve stuff and still have a decent weight.
Heavy Duty: 3/4 Mule tape has 2500 pound tensile strength and is nearly wide enough to be a tree strap bit itself. Tubular Nylon is very tough as well and will take all the abuse that tree bark and even rocks can dish out. Armor can slide into position if you are hanging on something super harsh.
lightweight. Even with 4 extra feet of length and using the larger MuleTape these come in lighter than a set of ENO or GrandTruck straps. Also you do not need a carabiner or hook. Just your hammock with loop.
BarkFriendly 1) Mule tape slides within the sleeve instead of grinding on the bark 2) Mule tape is super soft compared to webbing, pressure points are reduced. 3) Tubular webbing is thicker and more compliant and tends to roll and flex where standard webbing will not.
Materials:
2 x 12 foot sections of 3/4 mule tape
2 x 4 foot sections of 1 inch armor aka tubular webbing
Building them...
Seal Mule tape sections with clear tape where you cut it at 12 . Leave tape on until build is done
Tie a perfection loop on each section.
Use a paracord fid or similar DIY tool to pull the two sections through the 4 foot armor sections until perfection loop is closest to the armor
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setup video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_3uGD9B4jI
Bark video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSe4E09EdDw
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