ATPringles, when I first got my Hennessey, I saw the recommended knot and, having some experience with knots, and not being a young man (meaning I don’t have enough time left on this earth to tie and untie that knot - remember it might not be positioned right on the tree the first time), I opted for the “two-rings” lock I saw on a YouTube. Problem was, with the climbers webbing around the tree, a carabiner, and two descending rings - per side - that’s a lot of hardware. I solved that problem by forgetting it and left about $20 worth of hardware on two trees at Pirate’s Cove (Gulf Island area east of Vancouver Island).
These last years I’ve used daisy chain with a carabiner to the hammock. I didn’t have the continuous adjustment that webbing or Whoopie slings give, but it was usually close enough. I started out with Python Straps and carried an amsteel loop I could use the make a “half-step” between the sewn loops of the daisy chain. Worked great; clip and go.
But these days, just for a change, I’m going to go back to webbing/buckles - at least for one or two hammocks. With a structural ridgeline, I can slide the buckle up to give the right tension as almost as easy as clipping into the daisy chain loop - especially if I have to fiddle with my half-step.
I do believe knots are important to to lean - like driving a stick shift car and being able to change a tire. But I can’t remember the last time I had a flat and with the stop/go (mostly stop) traffic these days, an automatic makes more sense to me.
If you like to play around in the colder temperatures, you might find using some hardware is more convenient - after you learn knots you can subsitute, like say if you leave your hardware on a tree.
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