Not a knot!

[pedro]

Let say that the hammock you got is like the DD hammock
( http://www.ddhammocks.com/gallery.php ). then without any fanciful gadgets how would you tie your hammock to a tree? i mean no gadgets such as tree hugger, caribiners etc etc...

thanks

I wouldn't consider tree huggers as fanciful gadgets. They, or straps, perform an important role in protecting the tree bark. Also, if you hang from a sappy tree, they allow you to separate the tree sap from your hammock and everything else in your pack.

[slowhike]

I wouldn't consider tree huggers as fanciful gadgets. They, or straps, perform an important role in protecting the tree bark. Also, if you hang from a sappy tree, they allow you to separate the tree sap from your hammock and everything else in your pack.

Yep, tree huggers or webbing around the tree is a good thing.

[darkhawk424]

I wouldn't consider tree huggers as fanciful gadgets. They, or straps, perform an important role in protecting the tree bark. Also, if you hang from a sappy tree, they allow you to separate the tree sap from your hammock and everything else in your pack.

O i see... ok then lets say you dont have a hugger? then ow would you work it? is there like a simple way? i am asking it as in Singapore it is smetimes hard to or impossible to find some stuff for camping. thanks

[pedro]

O i see... ok then lets say you dont have a hugger? then ow would you work it? is there like a simple way? i am asking it as in Singapore it is smetimes hard to or impossible to find some stuff for camping. thanks

What I have done is to take a 12' tie-down strap like you would get at a hardware or automotive store and clamp the steel hook in a vise. I cut the rubber coating on the hook, and twist the eye open. Now I take the strap out of the eye, and I've got a tree huggin' strap. Repeat for other strap. I'm using mine with ring buckles, but that's just me.

You could take seat belting and sew an eye in each end. If you really must tie a rope around a tree, you could wrap it in a sweatshirt or put a piece of foam between it and the tree or use a piece of carpet! All of these things will work to distribute the load on the tree bark, but they are all more cumbersome and bulky.

[darkhawk424]

perdo

thanks i will try it how long is the strap? how many time can it goround a tree? how much weight can it handle?

thanks

[darkhawk424]

What I have done is to take a 12' tie-down strap like you would get at a hardware or automotive store and clamp the steel hook in a vise. I cut the rubber coating on the hook, and twist the eye open. Now I take the strap out of the eye, and I've got a tree huggin' strap. Repeat for other strap. I'm using mine with ring buckles, but that's just me.

You could take seat belting and sew an eye in each end. If you really must tie a rope around a tree, you could wrap it in a sweatshirt or put a piece of foam between it and the tree or use a piece of carpet! All of these things will work to distribute the load on the tree bark, but they are all more cumbersome and bulky.

you guys wont believe it...i went to a few hardware DIY store in the largest mall but they do not sell the 12' tie-down strap!!!

look like i need to go find the automobil store to look for it or some seats belt... wish me luck