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    Tree damage

    New to hanging, have a new HH safari with snakeskins. Was planning on a separate ridgeline out of 550 cord for the flytarp, although I see that ropes damage trees, and are banned in many parks. Would the limited weight and tension of the fly only do minimal damage to tree, or should i pack separate treehuggers for the fly?

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    Tarps do not need to be strung tightly, so there is minimal impact.

    If you need even less impact, you can actually tie the tarp into the suspension strap of the hammock itself. That's how i do it.

    I dont recommend paracord for any part of the hammock setup because paracord is specifically designed to stretch. We dont want that. Find a low-stretch cordage for guylines. (I get cheap stuff at Walmart that works just fine for pennies)

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    I’ve been doing the same. I just slippery half hitch onto the caribiner or clip at the tree for the tarp ends - done. That has been working out perfectly in most cases so far and super fast with little cord needed.

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    Zingit can replace your paracord tarp lines.

    Trees are tough. But trees that are used repeatedly can get some extra wear.
    One way to reduce wear and still get a reasonably tight tarp ridgeline, is rather than using hardware, and rather than using truckers hitch to tighten ridgeline, they can make a sawing motion on tree bark as they are tightened.
    Instead us a Reverse.
    A reverse is when the line is pulled hand tight before it touches tree, then is wrapped around tree. Line after going around tree is tossed over already tight line and direction is reversed, going around tree in opposite direction, pulling the line tighter than before. The line slides along itself and not the tree.

    Once back around apply half hitch and then slipped half hitch. Stabilize with daisy chain or monkey braid—a series of three interlocked slipknots starting with slipped half hitch.

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