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    Senior Member cmoulder's Avatar
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    Nothing wrong with experimentation — many times we read or hear that something can't be done and then figure out a way to do it, or find out later somebody has done it.

    Cmc4free your use of the term "hardware-free aesthetic" is spot-on because that is just what it is, not some ascetic quest. And although it is a style that I embrace there are times when a bit of hardware is better than a knot or hitch. I've used Dutch's Beetle Buckles with his spider/poly straps and they do indeed work quite well, and I can appreciate their capabilities where short hangs are frequently encountered.
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    Today I was hanging the new hammock, and was trying to make small adjustments in the main suspension straps by moving the marlinspike hitch to get the desired tension on the structural ridgeline. Tying and untying the MSH was quite difficult. I was thinking Beetle Buckles might be in my future, but then remembered the becket hitch. Toggles may be a thing of the past.

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