Long ago, Tom Hennesey hung from long lengths of webbing wrapped several times around a tree, then just loosely tied off. The friction of the webbing on the tree bark is what supported the hanger, not the modern method of one wrap of webbing guided back through to a loop or to hardware. He called the webbing "slap straps" since that is how they were slung around the tree.
Try that sometime just to see how the friction is all you need. Hardware is lighter than several yards of webbing, but there is a learning curve to use it correctly. By learning how well the friction works alone, you will see how you can optimally align your light straps and hardware to increase friction and keep them from being damaged from high stress due to bad positions.
Practicing good methods will make your hanging safer for you and your gear.
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