Tree Strap attachment at the tree, non-hardware options.

**Five Tango** · 02-19-2020, 09:38

I like the Evo loops.I do put a Nano 22 on the loop to use for weight to heft the line around the tree though and use a 2 inch tree hugger with one inch uhwmpe type webbing tied to yet another Evo loop which is what I am using for CL's.The knot makes a great place for a low skilled person's becket hitch to grab onto.The little pull string idea for getting it loose later is priceless,btw.After all is good with the hammock I will use the Nano 22 biner to hang a food bag and kitchen/trash bag pct style later.

**Rex Clifton** · 02-19-2020, 11:29

I’m a minimalist but, man, give me a Dutch hook on one end and a wasp on the other!

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**TominMN** · 02-19-2020, 11:31

Originally Posted by Rex Clifton

I’m a minimalist but, man, give me a Dutch hook on one end and a wasp on the other!

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Wouldn't want to hang from that!

**Rex Clifton** · 02-19-2020, 11:32

Originally Posted by TominMN

Wouldn't want to hang from that!

For a tarp, I mean.

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**cmoulder** · 02-19-2020, 16:09

Originally Posted by Rex Clifton

I’m a minimalist but, man, give me a Dutch hook on one end and a wasp on the other!

See thread title.

As a backpacker of the UL persuasion, one of the big reasons I resisted even considering a hammock for such a long time was that I saw relatively heavy setups with lots of hardware and connection gizmos and specialized stuff sacks/sleeves and thought all this stuff was necessary. Just didn't seem there was any way hammock/quilts/tarp could be competitive weight-wise with a similar UL ground kit, not with all this foof and faff.

Then I really delved into the whole matter for the past couple of years and discovered that a lot of the gizmos I was previously led to believe are essential are in fact totally unnecessary, at least for me.

And it seems that other people are also interested in a simpler, lighter and less cluttered approach. With a few basic knots and the right webbing and cordage, setup can be easy, fast and hardware-free.

**MikekiM** · 02-19-2020, 16:47

Ah.. so I went to left field on this thread. I would hope it obvious I don’t hang from the RL I pictured. I made that for a member for his tarp.

Evo loops all the way on my tree straps.

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**cmoulder** · 02-19-2020, 17:02

Originally Posted by MikekiM

Ah.. so I went to left field on this thread. I would hope it obvious I don’t hang from the RL I pictured. I made that for a member for his tarp.

Evo loops all the way on my tree straps.

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lol well exchange that zing-it for some 2mm Dynaglide and it's a SUL hammock suspension!

First time I saw someone hanging on Dynaglide I thought he was nuts. I didn't know there was such a thing.

**MikekiM** · 02-19-2020, 20:17

Originally Posted by cmoulder

lol well exchange that zing-it for some 2mm Dynaglide and it's a SUL hammock suspension!

First time I saw someone hanging on Dynaglide I thought he was nuts. I didn't know there was such a thing.

I hung on Dynaglide for a season.. still have the full ucr suspension, but haven't had need or desire to use it in a few years.

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...p?albumid=4400

**Baka Dasai** · 02-19-2020, 23:15

Originally Posted by cmoulder

...I will use the Evo loop with the small loop that goes through the sewn loop on the strap. And there is another method that uses a double girth hitch with the button captured in the knot itself. Evo is definitely handy when you want to move the strap up or down and there are small branches in the way.

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I first saw this on a Jeff Myers video but I think it is the same as Grappler's Hitch. Easy to use with gloves on, both putting up and taking down the suspension.

I use this exact system. It's very easy to use, simple, light, and secure.

It's reasonably easy to make/splice. I followed the instructions here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxF5ijiLToY

**Coldautumndays** · 02-20-2020, 01:08

Originally Posted by jeff-oh

Anne Marrie calls that her figure-8 loop (Locked Brummell Loop). She is the one I met at the TrailHeadz hang that initiated all this. After have hung my hammock a few times since then, I am starting to prefer this Figure-8 loop a smidge more than the EVO loop.

Yes, this is what I've been doing for a while now. I use a button knot rather than a diamond knot though. I call these Figure 8 ridgelines.

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