Originally Posted by
mab0852
Don't get me wrong, I love Brandon and Warbonnet, but in my opinion Warbonnet's cinches are best used as weigh in the bottom of your trash can. I love their products and these were a leap forward when they came out, but all of my stuff including my XLC is now running 18" dogbones through the gather out to Dutch Beetle Buckle suspension. They work great with poly and even better with his Spyder straps. The Warbonnet's are too hard to separate/adjust with any load in the hammock (TQ/UQ) and once loaded with body weight they tend to creep, twist and let go or worse abrade your straps as you have pictured. They may not do it quite as bad, but they will still do what you have shown with the poly straps. If I have to knot them off anyway, then I may as well just use a marlin spike and ditch the buckles. The other deal breaker for me is not being able to really quickly separate my hammock from my straps in an instant without changing my setup (for example I want to swap head and foot end for whatever reason or my strap are wet or covered in sap.) For what they cost, I really wish Warbonnet would just team up with Dutch and run his stuff out of the box or at least give an upgrade option for his stuff.
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