Cinch buckle or descender rings?

[georgehammocks424]

Hi all-
I have 2 options other than my whoopies
Which should i go with? Cinch buckles or descender rings? I personally think the cinch buckle looks cooler. Lol.
Thanks
Happy Hangin

[paulw]

cinch buckle ,is the way to go ,I started with d.rings ,then progressed to a buckle then to whoopies then to marlin spike /toogle then to speed hooks ,the thing is they all work ,I just din,t like the way the d.rings compressed my rope at the time

[cataraftgirl]

I've been using the Warbonnet/AHE type cinch buckle for a few years. They work great. I just ordered some of the Dutchware kind to see if they loosen for adjustment a little easier. I started out with descender rings, but switched pretty quick. They were cumbersome and slipped if I forgot the back-up knot.

[dkurfiss]

Hi all-
I have 2 options other than my whoopies
Which should i go with? Cinch buckles or descender rings? I personally think the cinch buckle looks cooler. Lol.
Thanks
Happy Hangin

I have done both and for ease of use the cinch buckles can't be beat.

[potneck]

I have settled on cinch buckles after trying whoopies, descender rings and JRB Tri-glides. I have a set from Dutch on a Hennessy and the set that came on my DH Thunderbird which I now use. I made a discovery the other day that might be helpful. At my weight of 285 I have never used a backup knot. I have hung in temps down to around 25F and in both wet and dry conditions and have never experienced any slippage. However, the other I had a friend try out my TB who was just over a 100lbs and she went straight to the ground (slowly but steadily) without a backup knot. So the moral of this story is that there is "some" advantage to being fat after all. In any case I love my cinch buckles and one day I'm going to try the Dutch Ti version.

[gunner76]

Go with the Dutch Ti cinch buckles. Very light weight and easy to use. I recently changed out the Blackbird buckles for the Dutch Ti.

[cataraftgirl]

Go with the Dutch Ti cinch buckles. Very light weight and easy to use. I recently changed out the Blackbird buckles for the Dutch Ti.

Good to hear. I have an order in to Dutch for his cinch buckles right now. I like the WB/AHE style, but they are a little tricky to loosen. I'm anxious to try out the Dutch style. I just got a second hammock and needed a suspension for it, so I figured this was a great time to try out the Dutch version.

[altruistguy]

I tried descender rings and straps once. They immediately slipped totally. I suppose that, in order for them to work, they need a well-tied backup knot. I didn't bother with even trying these things after that one time.

Also, I was very disappointed (and surprised) that my trusty taut-line hitch failed me similarly.

[GoatHanger]

In winter, I use a set Dutch Clips and Ti cinch buckles from Dutch. That's only on my bridge hammock though.

The other three seasons, I use a little bit of everything, because I just like to try out all of the options and play. Sometimes, I just use the webbing directly to the hammock without any intermediate suspension. You can do it with a number of slipped hitches, or if the straps are long enough use the excess webbing as a toggle in a marlin spike hitch.

A million ways.

[Fancy Ramen]

If you are set on those two, I would go with cinch buckles solely because they stay with the suspension system and anytime you can have less parts to lose, the better. I still go with a toggle setup because if I lose my titanium toggle I can always use a stick