Updated Suspension Poll

**FanaticFringer** · 06-21-2007, 18:04

I just got thru putting the ring/buckles on Peanuts hammock. Man it was simple. Took me about 10 minutes. Nice to have met you today Peanuts. Sorry I made you late for that appointment. That's what happens when you start talking about hammocks.

I also gave your hammock a try out. No slippage at all. That's a comy Eno you got there. Feels like my Speer hammock.
All I did was undo the small knot at the end of the rope that your carabiner was attached to. I then just put a larkshead at the rings. I know most seem to prefer something like an anchor hitch at the rings and I used a bowline myself, but this seems to work well and I did'nt have to undo the main knot at the hammock body. Just Jeff seems to like the larkshead.
Here are some pics. Notice the crash pads under the hammock.

The second pic is the back of the larkshead. The third is the front.

**Cannibal** · 06-21-2007, 18:15

I tried to undo that knot once; gave up after about 10 minutes of zero progress. I think gremlins snuck in and poured superglue on it.

**slowhike** · 06-21-2007, 21:43

Originally Posted by Cannibal

I tried to undo that knot once; gave up after about 10 minutes of zero progress. I think gremlins snuck in and poured superglue on it.

they'll do that... but only once if you put them in the microwave

**Cannibal** · 06-22-2007, 07:28

Originally Posted by slowhike

they'll do that... but only once if you put them in the microwave

So that wasn't a nightmare I was having after all.

**Hooch** · 06-22-2007, 07:32

Originally Posted by FanaticFringer

I just got thru putting the ring/buckles on Peanuts hammock.

Good job, FF. I was going to go with the larkshead, but wound up jus adding the rings and tying the cordage back in place. But hey, if it works for Peanuts, that's all that matters.

**peanuts** · 06-22-2007, 07:57

well, i will sure find out if that will work! so i guess i'll be going to the park to try it out! thanks ff

**Jade** · 06-27-2007, 09:32

I'm still using the tree huggers, temporarily at least. I plan on switching to the CC buckles or rings sometime in the very near future to eliminate all that knot tying.

**HandsomeRyan** · 06-27-2007, 14:38

I voted "ring buckles" but i may not have understood what was meant by this-

I made some homemade "tree huggers" out of 7' pieces of 1" nylon strapping with rings installed at one end. i wrap the tree as many times as i can (leaving a little slack) then fasten the open end with the rings. then i tie the rope from my HH under the slack that i left in the strap using the HH knot (or a similar knot)

my hammock is not hung directly by ring buckle, it is hung off a strap secured with ring buckles.

**Hooch** · 07-01-2007, 07:36

Wow, I wound up being quite surprised by the results of this poll. To be quite honest, I would have thought that ring buckles would have been the winner, clear and easy. Man, was I wrong.

**FanaticFringer** · 07-01-2007, 12:18

Originally Posted by Hooch

Wow, I wound up being quite surprised by the results of this poll. To be quite honest, I would have thought that ring buckles would have been the winner, clear and easy. Man, was I wrong.

Bet if most of those that use tree huggers went to one of the group get togethers and saw the ring/buckles in action, they would change their minds.