I started with the line on a Hennessy, moved to webbing, then Whoopies, and settled on daisy chain for simplicity. But I did miss the continuous adjustment as some chain’s steps were too long (5 -6 inches). Now, if I’m using chains, I also have a small amsteel loop I can double to create a half-step distance. I keep thinking I’ll go back to webbing but haven’t yet. The goal is to put EVO loops on all my webbing straps and move the Dutch Clips to any daisy chain I plan to keep. That’s because the chain has a “tree” end and chain end. The tree end has a length of webbing (leader) before the loops begin and if the tree/hammock distance is small, in that configuration the Loops don’t start soon enough. So I reverse the chain, wrapping the loop end around the tree so the chain loops start right way. It’s confusing to describe because, yes, the daisy chain does have a loop at each end. But for Atlas/Python straps, one end is for the tree. Now daisy chain from Dutch is very light and you can buy it by the foot. His loops start right away. “just for fun” I would carry the 15 ft chains when kayak camping but it turns out, I’ve had to use them the last too times because of tree distance/diameter.
The Whoopie sling was fun to learn - my second to last project in my self-imposed Amsteel curriculum (last step was making an eye without access to the other end of the line). But it was difficult to adjust without unweighting it - like with the hammock attached. With webbing or a chain I don’t have to detach the hammock to make an adjustment. I know, with a whoopie, I can just put the hammock a bit and tuck it under my arm as I unmilk/adjust/remilk the bury. But it’s just too much fuss for me. And maybe more importantly, too fussy for the people I’m with who are a bit skeptical of hammock camping.
I say, “See, easy - wrap the strap around the tree, clip the biner in a loop - done"
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