Originally Posted by
fallkniven
for just a gear hammock, I wouldn'tconcern myself with straps. If you wanted, you could make a ucr that's girth hitched to the hammock, then bring the lne around the tree and hook onto itself. If you have extra weight in it one day and your concerned, throw a few sticks under the line around the tree. That's how I do my gear hammock, but instead of using a ucr, I just have a length of line tied to the hammock with a prusik and s-biner on it. Wrap the line around the tree and clip the carabiner onto the line. Use the prusik to adjust. Mine mainly just has my spare clothing, stuff sacks, and some small things from my pack in it, never too much weight. I've forgone my tree straps even for my hammock, they were a pain, and a recent conversation about how wide straps should be, and several people ranting about tree safety, I got fed up and ditched them all together. Even in the soft pines I live in, 2 wraps around the tree with a few sticks underneath is all I need. Now I just have a long ucr with 2 whoopie hooks on itand I couldn't be happier with the setup. If your concernend about little weight holding on the ucr, If there's not enough weight to put much tension on the sling, then it probably won't be pulling loose.
I think I have about a 11' constrictor to hold me up on my dynaglide, I'd guess about an 8" constrictor would be plenty for you, but you'll have to try it out. Make one, string it up, then push down on it, see what happens. I've made them from that tech line from diysupply, think they were about 7-8".
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