With all this talk I decided to go check out the site to see what has changed. I see that there is a new push-pin for the connector. Will it fit through the smaller holes of the first run of keyed tubing?
With all this talk I decided to go check out the site to see what has changed. I see that there is a new push-pin for the connector. Will it fit through the smaller holes of the first run of keyed tubing?
So do you have a list of things you are trying to improve? in terms of documentation i dont care to much ill fiddle with it till i get it where I like it. Just wondering if you have any testing or planned upgrades in the near future that I might wait for. Just asking ahead of time xD
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Tensa Outdoor, LLC, maker of the Tensa4, Tensa Solo, and Tensa Trekking Treez hammock stands: http://tensaoutdoor.com/
Since this was a big guy review thread ill keep it on topic of
for a big guy really any difference in the amteel vs straps, the price difference is making me ponder.
Both will hold you fine by a large margin. In fact both are overkill strength-wise for the forces on the stand. Amsteel is just more overkill than webbing. The connectors are Amsteel in all cases because those do need the strength.
I think webbing is the most sensible choice most of the time from a functional point of view, and easy to use, especially now that our guylines have daisy-chain ends (and carabiners) that serve as hammock suspension, while Amsteel kits require you to use your own separate suspension. Get Amsteel if: a) you plan to order one or more Solo conversion kits for a backpacking option, and you are serious about minimizing weight, b) you want to borrow the UCRs as part of your regular lightweight tree suspension, c) you admire the visual and functional elegance of handmade-in-USA spliced Amsteel assemblies over nice but heavier and bulkier webbing assemblies sewn in China. More expensive does not always mean better: it just reflects our costs and the going rate for similar from other vendors.
Backstory: our first production included only Amsteel. Not only was it a pain for us to stably source and manage production in the quantity and quality needed (us, our family members, local scout troops, etc.), some users prefer the familiar simplicity of cinch buckles and webbing over "fiddly" UCRs, and webbing is much easier to source in volume at low cost. How much does saving a pound really matter in the context of a >12lb stand anyway? It's not an attractive backpacking option, so once we're talking motorized camping, or home use, webbing is a no-brainer from a practical POV.
So we made webbing the default, and Amsteel a cost-added option. Then we found a really good reliable Amsteel splicer (take a bow, S in FL), who helped us build inventory to where we weren't constantly running out. And then to our surprise people still ordered Amsteel in large numbers at a premium. It IS a lot lighter and less bulky, and clever, and sometimes that alone is worth the extra cost. Amsteel is prestigious and classy among hammock nerds. Webbing gets it done. Overseas buyers, who face high shipping costs, appreciate that the lower weight lowers those costs by a bit. That's all I've got.
Last edited by Latherdome; 06-03-2020 at 13:12.
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Tensa Outdoor, LLC, maker of the Tensa4, Tensa Solo, and Tensa Trekking Treez hammock stands: http://tensaoutdoor.com/
So if I were to order two guylines on the site now, would I get the new daisy chain webbing style, or the older version?
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Tensa Outdoor, LLC, maker of the Tensa4, Tensa Solo, and Tensa Trekking Treez hammock stands: http://tensaoutdoor.com/
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