I am about a year and a half into hammock camping and about thirty nights in my hammock. It is now my preferred method when on the trail and the tent is reserved for trips where trees are not readily available. I have one issue that I have not worked out, but think I have the answer to the problem and would like some guidance. I spent some time perusing the previous posts (including the sticky threads and videos) and did not see an exact answer to my same question, but if the question has already been answered, feel free to point me there. I have the Ultimate Hang 2 and read it before purchasing my setup and I have revisited it as well.
I have five foot long 1.5" tree hugger straps with sewn-on dutch clips.
I have whoopie slings from Dutch with whoopie hooks on the adjustable end.
My attachments have been per the diagram on Dutch's page (https://dutchwaregear.com/product/whoopie-hooks/):
I use the whoopie hooks to attach the adjustable end to the hammock.
I have had the fixed eye end attached to the tree huggers using a lark's head, turned back to create a square knot.
When I have smaller diameter trees everything is good as I am able to wrap the tree huggers multiple times and have the point where the whoopie sling is attached to the tree hugger close to the tree, which gives me great adjustment of the whoopie sling.
The issue I am having is when I get a tree that is about three feet in circumference. In that situation I only get one wrap on the tree and the point where the whoopie sling is attached to the tree hugger is two feet from the tree. This does not provide me much adjustment on the whoopie sling and sometimes I am almost tight onto the whoopie hook to get the correct hang.
The solution I am looking at is to no longer permanently attach my whoopie sling to the strap. Instead I will use a marlinspike hitch on the strap, tied close to the tree and attach the closed eye of the whoopie sling on the knot of the marlinspike hitch. I have a couple of toggles from Dutch and I am comfortable in correctly tying and using the marlinspike hitch. This solution appears to me to be the one that will give me consistent flexibility and adjustment with my whoopie sling.
Thank you in advance for your advice.
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