A couple of months ago I took my kids on a little camping trip. When we got to the camp site and started setting up our hammocks, I realized the new hammocks did not come with any rope to tie them to the trees.
The hammocks in question are Byer travelers parachute hammocks.
I just happened to have some string in my pack. So I got the string and gave my kids a lesson on braiding rope from string. It was getting close to dark and we did not have enough time to braid another set up ropes.
So we grabbed a couple of flashlights and walked the 100 yards to the truck. We were camping at the end of a old logging road. In the truck I had several tie drop straps, also called cinch down straps. There were a couple of spring buckle types and a couple of ratchet types. I grabbed several of each type and back to the camp site we went. The type of cinch down strap that uses a spring in the buckle worked great, the ratchet type took a little longer to get set up.
So if you are ever in a bind, and need a way to get your hammock set up, keep and extra cinch strap in your pack. These things are cheap and easy to use.
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Originally Posted by headchange4u
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