Improved Soft Shackle

**T_Bone** · 06-23-2016, 11:01

That's awesome! Thanks for making such a great video!

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**Coheeba** · 07-08-2016, 08:28

Hammock soft shackle.jpg

I slept in the yard the last time it wasn't raining to try out the new soft shackle I made after watching your video. They worked great. Even had 2 hammocks hanging on the same shackle and had no problem and the shackle didn't look any worse for wear afterwards.

**Tacblades** · 07-08-2016, 11:12

Great pic, glad its all working out for peeps, its a great way to save weight and your tree straps

hardware free hangs, am looking at ucr guy lines for tarps now

**campacker** · 07-12-2016, 00:02

Nice tutorial, interesting option defiantly easier than the diamond knot. That break in the look has me a little concerned though even at the rate or 230%.

**Tacblades** · 08-28-2016, 03:36

Well thought i would try something a bit more difficult for fun

1mm dyneema fishing line,
A 690lb improved soft shackle

0.3g

**GadgetUK437** · 08-28-2016, 04:50

I never have enough patience to splice that fishing line, that braid's got a tight old weave.

**Tacblades** · 08-28-2016, 06:02

Originally Posted by GadgetUK437

I never have enough patience to splice that fishing line, that braid's got a tight old weave.

Yep might be the only one just to see if i could. The fibres are very soft so not easy to cleanly splice

**Phantom Grappler** · 08-28-2016, 08:16

I use 1/8 amsteel and tie a diamond knot making a fixed loop. Then use fixed loop (same size as a soft shackle) as a soft shackle placing it around both items to be shackled and making a larks head in one end and inserting diamond knot into larks head. This is a real fast soft shackle and it is not as strong as real soft shackle but it will work for hammocks.

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**underserviced** · 08-28-2016, 21:16

Awesome video, I made a few of these soft shackles last night. Two questions:

1) am I messing with the strength significantly if I shorten the amount of line? Video suggests 48" and I'd prefer to start with 40" but wouldn't want to reduce strength. I know just enough to be dangerous...

2) On the set I made, I can't help but think that the sliding loop that goes over the knot could have been quite a bit smaller. Should't it "choke" the two amsteel lines? The loop is still smaller than the knot but I wonder if it couldn't have been even smaller - unless I'd be creating a weaker point by putting too much pressure on the line.

Thanks again!