Forgive the newbie here please, but I'm not sure I understand the issue. The way that Tom Hennessy does it seems perfectly adequate to me (unless it's too cold and you can't manipulate the cord for the lashings - and it would have to be darn cold I think). The added bonus is that, along with no hardware, there's a drip system built in so you don't get water down to the hammock.
What am I missing? If you need true cold performance then Whoopies sound like the way to go. Otherwise, what's wrong with the Hennessy method? If the stock cord is too heavy, you could even just replace it with Amsteel and continue to use the same method.
You could even use the leftover length after the lashing at each end to tie back to your tarp. That saves even more hardware (you can ditch the clips).
As I said, I'm a complete noob, so I'm probably missing something, but unless it's simply gear-envy, I'm not sure what it is!
Well, maybe time savings, but it's not that much, and we're camping right? What's the rush?
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