Hope eveyone is hangin` in there. Please cast your vote for preferred strap length.
EDIT: Straps with buckles. (Thanks markr6) for pointing this out!
-Fuzzy
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POLL - Strap Length
Hope eveyone is hangin` in there. Please cast your vote for preferred strap length.
EDIT: Straps with buckles. (Thanks markr6) for pointing this out!
-Fuzzy
Last edited by fuzzyiguana; 11-08-2016 at 12:07.
Are we talking straps/buckles, or straps used for whoopies? I assume straps with buckles given the lengths you listed.
In that case, I'd say 10'. I use Warbonnet straps/buckles on all my hammocks but usually cut off about 2'. I never needed more and always have plenty extra. But I've been close on one occasion with a BIG tree.
Edited post, thanks for the heads up on this!Originally Posted by markr6
I always go with 12' straps. I use a cinch buckle suspension. I do have a set of 15' straps just in case but so far haven't had to use them.
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I am going to comment, in addition to responding to the poll.
A 12 foot length gives enough to wrap around most trees in our part of the country, while also allowing for the trees to be further apart. I'm not sure I am likely to find a tree that requires 15ft straps, or be able to reach high enough to get a 30 degree angle in a spacing situation that would require them. I would, however, like to find I always have too much length rather than not enough. 12 feet seems like more than enough.
What if we run into this at Mohican? 40ft straps anyone?I am going to comment, in addition to responding to the poll.
A 12 foot length gives enough to wrap around most trees in our part of the country, while also allowing for the trees to be further apart. I'm not sure I am likely to find a tree that requires 15ft straps, or be able to reach high enough to get a 30 degree angle in a spacing situation that would require them. I would, however, like to find I always have too much length rather than not enough. 12 feet seems like more than enough.
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Here in Washington State a 15 foot strap covers most anything I could run into. It'll work for a tree that's about 4 feet across, which isn't uncommon around here.
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10 ft in OK/AR/TX
Dang, does that place have wifi too?
15 ft dyneema/poly from Dutchware. I'm here in Missouri.
I did notice that my pack is a LOT heavier than anyone else's.
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