How to use and adjust the beetle buckle

[ShortRound]

Those do look very handy/convenient, but seriously, what is all the racket in the background?

The racket in the back ground is all the dutch elves building them kickstarter hammocks & plasma cutting
all that titanium bling

[Dutch]

It is the sewing machines. The presserfeet going up and down and the automatic thread cutters. We have 5 to 6 sewing machines going full blast now

[Redoleary]

It is the sewing machines. The presserfeet going up and down and the automatic thread cutters. We have 5 to 6 sewing machines going full blast now

Thanks. Just bust'n your chops a bit, for the life of me I couldn't figure out what that sound was.

[StevieBuns]

Is anyone have an issue adjusting their beetle buckle with the black webbing? I'm a plus sized gentleman and Dutch was generous enough to give me 1/8 whoopie slings and black webbing good to 3,000 lb breaking strength with my Chameleon however I noticed it was very easy to move the beetle bucked as depicted in Dutch's video on my brothers dyneema straps and it was **** near impossible with the black ones. Anyone else?

Steve

PS: I had to throw a picture in because I love it so much.

[Latt]

Is anyone have an issue adjusting their beetle buckle with the black webbing? I'm a plus sized gentleman and Dutch was generous enough to give me 1/8 whoopie slings and black webbing good to 3,000 lb breaking strength with my Chameleon however I noticed it was very easy to move the beetle bucked as depicted in Dutch's video on my brothers dyneema straps and it was **** near impossible with the black ones. Anyone else?

Steve

PS: I had to throw a picture in because I love it so much.

Please tell us this is just a quick hang of the hammock to snap the picture and you didn't actually crawl into it? It's very far from the recommended 30 degree hang angle

[StevieBuns]

Please tell us this is just a quick hang of the hammock to snap the picture and you didn't actually crawl into it? It's very far from the recommended 30 degree hang angle

I don't mean to alarm you.....but I forgot my protractor at home and I did crawl into the hammock briefly. HYOH brother, and don't stare at another man's hangle.

Steve

[Latt]

I don't mean to alarm you.....but I forgot my protractor at home and I did crawl into the hammock briefly. HYOH brother, and don't stare at another man's hangle.

Steve

Haha goody. I shall stop the stare

[KINGLONESTAR]

Question...let's say I have plain old continuous loops on my hammock body. Lets say I have the beetle buckle suspension straps wrapped around the tree. In a normal situation, I'd just hang the continuous loops on the buckle and get to swingin'.

Now let's say I find the perfect spot for a very scenical hang, but the two trees are too far apart. You with me so far? In theory, my simple mind tells me I can pull my whoopie slings out of the pack, hook one end to the beetle buckle, then hook the other end of the whoopie sling to the continuous loop with the whoopie hook that is attached to said whoopie sling. This could extend my range, right?

This would not be an ideal setup, but I'm just spitballing and wanting to have a reserve idea in place if the need were to ever arise...

What say you?!

[atrane21]

Question...let's say I have plain old continuous loops on my hammock body. Lets say I have the beetle buckle suspension straps wrapped around the tree. In a normal situation, I'd just hang the continuous loops on the buckle and get to swingin'.

Now let's say I find the perfect spot for a very scenical hang, but the two trees are too far apart. You with me so far? In theory, my simple mind tells me I can pull my whoopie slings out of the pack, hook one end to the beetle buckle, then hook the other end of the whoopie sling to the continuous loop with the whoopie hook that is attached to said whoopie sling. This could extend my range, right?

This would not be an ideal setup, but I'm just spitballing and wanting to have a reserve idea in place if the need were to ever arise...

What say you?!

Yes, that would work just fine.

[wbJohn]

It would work but it would have to be very high up on the trees. My straps from Dutch are 15 feet long.

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