Ok, so I have used poly straps and cinch buckles for a number of years but I want to lighten up. Jbend/becket hitch is what I am leaning too.
I see my options are Kevlar, UHMWPE, spider 1.5, spider 2.0, and venom. I also have many many many many yards of mule tape.
What does everyone like and why? Pros and Cons etc.
Thanks!!
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The only one I have tried is the Spider 1.5 2" tree huggers. They are ridiculously light. The only downside I see to them is they are so thin I can see them being esily damaged by rough bark.
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I own the 2.4g/ft UHMWPE webbing from Dutch, and have tried the 1.4g/ft Dyneema webbing from Myerstech. Both webbings are extremely lightweight. The 2.4 webbing holds a Becket hitch well. The 1.4 webbing does not. You can use a modified Becket hitch or a J Bend though. However, I don't care for either of those hitches because you cannot be as precise with them as with a standard Becket hitch.
What I don't like about Dyneema/UHMWPE webbings in general is that they roll very easily. I'm constantly having to flatten out the webbing with my thumb to make sure it lays properly around the trees. Also, it doesn't heat seal well. The ends are always freying. Lastly, these straps like to tangle easily. All of these annoyances have led me to the following option.
My most recent purchase is the blue lightweight poly webbing from Myerstech. It's a little heavier than the others at 4g/ft. But is lighter than Dutch's Spider/poly webbing (4.9g/ft). I am really liking these straps. They're thin, light, and have zero memory. I can roll them up easily when I need to pack them. And they unroll very easily as well.
While I love the idea of Dyneema-based straps, I did not care for the annoyances that come with them. For me, this is one area where I'd rather carry something slightly heavier, and not have any headaches using it.
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So am I hearing that all of these webbing types aren't much different?
People tend to compartmentalize themselves into IT people, and movie star people, and scientists, but when we share our perspectives about nature, we find a common denominator.
-Nalini Nadkarni
If you have the mule tape, just use it. See what you think before purchasing something.
That is what I was thinking. My sisters boyfriend worked as some sort of fiber optics installer and gave me .... about 1000' of the stuff.
People tend to compartmentalize themselves into IT people, and movie star people, and scientists, but when we share our perspectives about nature, we find a common denominator.
-Nalini Nadkarni
Mule tape is very strong and affordable, but it really sponges up and wicks water. I had a tough rainy trip a couple of years back...the mule tape wicked rain into my hammock 2 nights. I think I would have been OK if I had had Dyneema continuous loops as a break in the path of the water, but I had sewn my continuous loops also out of mule tape. With a couple hours of rain, the mule tape was saturated and like an aqueduct into my hammock!
Mule tape also sticks to bark like tick on a bear!
I done broke down and got uhmwpe straps from Dutch. I am hooked on the Beckett hitch.
People tend to compartmentalize themselves into IT people, and movie star people, and scientists, but when we share our perspectives about nature, we find a common denominator.
-Nalini Nadkarni
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