ul straps any one?

[tonejones]

seriously, What are y'all using for ul straps, you know the part that goes around the tree. I have been using ones I made out of the webbing of and old black bird. They are 3oz and I cant have that. Any ideas out there, amsteel would cut in to the tree I think and I don't want to that.

[Dutch]

3 oz isn't bad for huggers. you could possibly shorten them. Another option is to use sticks as hugger. Just jam a bunch of stick in between whatever suspension you have and the tree. It is kind of a pain though and unless you do it real well it will damage the tree bark more than webbing.

[ChrisH]

I think the poly ratchet straps from Harbor Freight are lighter than that. They're not quite as beefy as the straps that come with a WBB but they work great!

[MAD777]

BWDD sells two different weight straps. I've been using the lighter weight ones with no problems.

[Green Mountain Boy]

I sometimes look at my dog's leash and wonder if a 3/4" polypro leash would work - built-in loop and all....

[Navigator]

I carry 6-foot tree huggers from Arrowhead. They weigh 44 g (1.5 oz) each like yours. I think that's pretty light. As mentioned earlier, you could shorten them. There is a product called CordStrap we use where I work. I think is weighs less per foot that the webbing we are all used to. Here's a link: http://www.cordstrap.net/Products/St...Composite.aspx

[gmcttr]

My 6' hugger made from BWDD's 1500# webbing weighs 44.5g = 1.57oz.