Moving to Tacoma. Gonna trade those bears for Cougars!

[jerzybears]

My husband and I are moving from NJ to Tacoma area. Very excited and have a question. What would be the recommended length of tree straps necessary for typical hammock camping in the Pacific Northwest? We were in Oregon a few years back and those trees get enormous.

Much love to my friends on the east coast! Gonna miss ya..sigh.

Russ n Peggy

Jerzybears

[FJRpilot]

Congrats on the move, your gonna love it out west... I typically carry 12-15 foot straps with me. As you've noticed, the trees can get a wee bit larger then those you find in the Garden State...


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[The Tree Frog]

Congrats on your retirement! Good luck with the move and enjoy the adventure. You will be missed. Oh, and thanks for the vodka!

[gfortune]

I suggest using mixed lengths and a couple dog bones (also mixed length) if you are weight conscious. It's rare that the two trees I want to hang from are the same size and if you are a little strategic, it's surprising how many smaller trees you can find. I'm using 5'/7' kevlar straps with 1.5'/3' amsteel 7/64 dog bones. That's been working ok, but I've had to pass up a couple really nice spots. I've also needed to use a dog bone on at least one side each time to extend the strap length so that kinda tells the story.

I think I'll move to 7'/10' and 2'/4' in the future.

For reference, most of my backpacking is in the Cascades or in Idaho and I'm typically between 6000 and 8000 ft elevation so things are probably different in the Olympic forest especially at lower elevation.

[kitsapcowboy]

Welcome to the Evergreen State. Greetings from the Kitsap Peninsula.

I carry:

* Dutch Cinch Bugs on 8-foot straps w/ sewn-on Dutch Clips
* 1 pair 6-foot x 7/64" Amsteel whoopie slings
* 1 pair 36" x 7/64" Amsteel dog bones

In an AHE Sap Sack, my entire suspension kit is very small and only weighs 200 grams. I can anchor around a 30" diameter tree on each end and still span a 25-foot gap (as long as I can push my straps up to 9'4" off the ground!).

[Brian Miller]

Welcome to Tacoma. I live south of the city in the community of Frederickson, retiring January 2nd. I have a pair of 6 foot polypropylene 2 inch straps and a pair of 8 foot dacron 1 1/2 inch straps. Above 4500 feet the 6 foot straps have been more than adequate. Below 4500 feet I'll bring 1 of the 8 footers to augment the 6 footers. If I am in low elevation old growth, I'll bring the 8 footers and one 6 footer.

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[mugs]

I use 15 footers, and have 6foot whoopie sling extenders for the just in case moment. Only have had to use them once, but glad I had them.