clam cleats or line locks

**neo** · 01-20-2008, 01:54

diffinately worth thier wieght in crap,worst most useless thing i have seen on hammock forums yet.doesnt make hanging a tarp any quicker or more effective,i thought it would be cool like the ring buckle system is to the hammock.well i tried them and hate them

neo

**neo** · 01-20-2008, 01:57

Originally Posted by neo

diffinately worth thier wieght in crap,worst most useless thing i have seen on hammock forums yet.doesnt make hanging a tarp any quicker or more effective,i thought it would be cool like the ring buckle system is to the hammock.well i tried them and hate them

neo

any way my cat like playing with them lol

neo

**neo** · 01-20-2008, 01:59

i think i will give them another try using smaller line,them dont work well with milatary 550 para cord lol

neo

**neo** · 01-20-2008, 02:01

Originally Posted by neo

i think i will give them another try using smaller line,them dont work well with milatary 550 para cord lol

neo

looks like me and my cat figured it out,problem solved

neo

**Rat** · 01-20-2008, 02:49

glad we could help Neo!

**pure_mahem** · 01-20-2008, 05:05

Fight with yourself often do you? The mason line has worked pretty well with the line-loks for me. the 550 cord looked kind of big for the mini's might work well with the full size versions.

**Tobit** · 01-20-2008, 06:15

Nothing is better on a tent/tarp guyline for adjusting tension than a good old fashion taught-line hitch

- JT

**headchange4u** · 01-20-2008, 10:13

Even though they are listed to work on 2-5mm line, they don't work well on larger line. They just barely grip the 3mm Spectra that I use, but they really shine when using with smaller line like Speer No tangle or Mason line.

**Gailainne** · 01-20-2008, 10:27

Originally Posted by neo

i think i will give them another try using smaller line,them dont work well with milatary 550 para cord lol

neo

I dont understand that, I bought 550 paracord from "Supply Captain" and used it on my tarp with the cleats (I presume you are talking about the recent group buy glow in the dark ones from the UK ?) and they worked great, got a nice tension on all the lines and did'nt slip even in windy conditions, my knots however

did.

I hesitate to suggest this

, but RTFM ? the first couple of times I set them up in the field I got them the wrong way around, they took the tension, but any force at all and they slackened off.

Stephen

**neo** · 01-20-2008, 13:36

Originally Posted by pure_mahem

Fight with yourself often do you? The mason line has worked pretty well with the line-loks for me. the 550 cord looked kind of big for the mini's might work well with the full size versions.

what exactly is mason line,and where do do buy it.

neo