Strap Management

[Twigs]

a fold and a fold and a slippery half-hitch keeps them off the ground and makes a water break...

Works with WS system too. For whoopies I just wrap them around the tree straps to keep everything tidy when packed. For my buckle suspensions I just rubber band them before they go in the hammock stuff sack. If I'm unlucky and the band breaks on a trip they just get stuffed in though!

Nice system though - velcro like this is what I use for a wallet on the trail actually (in a ziploc too)!

[curlymaple42]

Very nice idea! I might just need to do this after this weekend at the NEHHA hang! I have 12' straps so they hang on the ground usually. This would be nice to have for containment.

[SectionHiker]

This reminds me of Computer wire management. The more you organize, tie and make neat, the more PITA it is to undo it all.

Regardless, I will be using velcro myself as I dive into the world of Hammocking

[jcksparow]

doh, I missed the point and ran out and made a video... I thought you meant what do you do with the excess strap that hangs down...

I gather mine up so I don't trip on it. It also acts as my water break and drip line...

That is indeed an excellent answer to a question I wasn’t asking, lol… I think I’ll use it anyway though!

what do you mean by this? Pictures? I just stuff my straps back in the zip-lock bag they came in lol was thinking of making a couple small sacks to keep them in (the baggies are getting rough). I feel like I've missed something...

The OCD part of my brain likes to keep my straps wrapped neatly when they're not in use—partially for aesthetic reasons but also so I can deploy them without dealing with lots of twists and knots (same reason I wrap my earbuds up and don’t just shove them in my bag). The Dutch buckle has a nifty shock cord loop seemingly designed for this purpose. Since I was no longer using the Dutch buckle, I needed something to fulfill the same function. Hence, the velcro. I don't use the ziplock bags because I know I'd lose them my first time out. I had thought about making some round sacks like jellyfish uses, but velcro seemed at least somewhat lighter and quicker to implement.

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This reminds me of Computer wire management. The more you organize, tie and make neat, the more PITA it is to undo it all.

I hear what you’re saying. I definitely have a tendency to over-complicate things sometimes—but really, how much easier of a system can you get than velcro? They put it on toddlers’ sneakers for crying out loud, lol.

[Stormbringer]

Great ideas. Thanks for sharing