I love shorter ultralight tree straps and whoopie slings...about as light as you can go and so easy to make micro adjustments
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I love shorter ultralight tree straps and whoopie slings...about as light as you can go and so easy to make micro adjustments
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Hate to be contrary, but....Recommend against the lightest option. I got Warbonnet’s Dynaweave Becket straps recently. I find them wonderfully light, but they are so soft that they fold up lengthwise to be 1/2 inch or even less in width, potentially damaging the tree. It’s hard to flatten them out.
I’m going back to straps to protect the tree, with some kind of buckle. Dutch’s spider/poly mix straps are light enough (lighter than poly straps, though heavier than UHMWPE) have worked well for me so far, and don’t damage the tree.
I like the advice given earlier in the thread to go with straps and a beetle buckle or equivalent to play around with until you know for certain what you want. Buy a pair of whoopies and try marlinespike with your strap and whoopies, too. Lots of possibilities if you buy long tree straps, buckles, whoopies and two continuous loops.
One more consideration: the cold. How easy is it to set up with mitts on? I found whoopies required me to take my mitts off. Likewise, It is hard to do a Becket with mitts on, and harder still to undo after it has been loaded. I’m also a bit leery of the friction in that Becket knot degrading my continuous loop over time as I undo it. I’m considering a Dutch spider Daisy chain for winter. Though UHMWPE, it looks stiff enough to resist folding and damaging the tree.
I’m a little mystified: How are UHMWPE and Mule tape users protecting the tree? Are you using webbing huggers with them or is your material stiff and flat enough to spread the forces out?
Last edited by sturgeon; 11-01-2020 at 10:34.
I use tree straps with mule tape but it kind of defeats the purpose.
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