WEST MARINE Three-Bar Adjustment Slides

[k5bpc]

Was not sure if it would be better to post this here or in DIY... Please move if appropriate.....

I am using some 1500lb Walmart rachet straps for my hammock, and currently tying Bowline knots to prevent slippage. I was wondering if anyone has experience with these slides:

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...classNum=50115

Or something similar as an adjustment point. They look fairly solid, and I Think they would be safe, but will defer to experiences here if somebody has tried something similar. Good thing is I can get them cheap locally.... but they don't have a weight rating. They are however stainless steel, and fairly thick (perhaps as thick as a nickel or two) and feel very solid in the hand.

I would run the strap through the buckle once, then through the attachment rope or caribiner in the end of the hammock, then through the buckle a second time, and finish with a half hitch behind it as a safety knot. Thought folks?

Thank you!

[!wrass!]

Dutch rules.

http://www.outdoortrailgear.com/trai.../dutch-buckle/

[nothermark]

Dunno, they are stainless but have no thickness or strength specified. OTOH if you thread and tie off chances are they will fold up on you rather than a snap break. I think I would stay with one of the established buckles from one of the cottage vendors. YMMV. ;-)

[rip waverly]

http://www.jacksrbetter.com/Tri-Glides.htm

i use what you mention with the tri-glides.

amsteel loops at the hmmk ends,,
webbing attached to the tree, down to the hmmk, passing once through the tri-glide, through the amsteel loop, then back up through the tri-glide----

sorta reverse of the 'traditional' jrb setup... but works good.

doesn't really answer the west marine's strength, though.

[k5bpc]

Just as a followup... I did eventually buy and deploy these slides. I use them to suspend a compression pole from my back porch.. the entire setup seems completely rock solid. If it drops me, Ill come back and let ya'll know

In retrospect..... I think Toggles with a marlin spike will be easier... but these certainly can work.