How to shorten tree huggers?

[SmokeBait]

sure, you can extend a short length of webbing with Amsteel and have mores or all of it get around a lot of hangable trees.

There is one issue though with putting the MS hitch in Amsteel, and that is that the toggle has to be able to take a lot more pressure (because the surface array of the cord is much less than the surface area of webbing.
While a trail stick works fine as a toggle in webbing, I would not trust it as a toggle in cord. So the gains you get by cutting the amount of webbing carried in half are offset in part by the weight (if that's the issue) of a good toggle. I've used a round aluminum Easton tent stake, that works.

Great point Grizz! When I first saw your post, i thought your were going to correct my math

[GrizzlyAdams]

Great point Grizz! When I first saw your post, i thought your were going to correct my math

Ha! The math is OK. More likely I'd correct your spelling

If I remember my math correctly Pi times the diameter gives one the dircumference...
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but those who live in glass houses ought not to throw stones...

[lazarus]

sure, you can extend a short length of webbing with Amsteel and have mores or all of it get around a lot of hangable trees.

There is one issue though with putting the MS hitch in Amsteel, and that is that the toggle has to be able to take a lot more pressure (because the surface array of the cord is much less than the surface area of webbing.
While a trail stick works fine as a toggle in webbing, I would not trust it as a toggle in cord. So the gains you get by cutting the amount of webbing carried in half are offset in part by the weight (if that's the issue) of a good toggle. I've used a round aluminum Easton tent stake, that works.

hmmm. thanks -- think i'll try the shorter webbing and more amsteel.