Input on suspension systems?

[flying_bobo]

Has any used or, can anyone see a problem with using the Speer four wrap knot and then using the Marlin Spike for whoopie slings to hang from as a suspension option?

[gmcttr]

It should work well if that's the way you want to attach the strap to the tree.

[pgibson]

It would work, just more work than it needs to be. If your strap has a loop in at least one end, just thread the tail though the loop around the tree and cinch tight. Then add the MSH and your set.

[flying_bobo]

Sewing the loop in the end is what I kind of want to avoid! I trust my butt and back to a simple seem in a hammock or sleeping bag! I just can’t bring myself to sew in the loop and feel confident. I have been practicing using the zipper whole setting to bar tack and put the X's in, just looking into alternatives, In case a loop fails

[Bubba]

Sewing the loop in the end is what I kind of want to avoid! I trust my butt and back to a simple seem in a hammock or sleeping bag! I just can’t bring myself to sew in the loop and feel confident. I have been practicing using the zipper whole setting to bar tack and put the X's in, just looking into alternatives, In case a loop fails

If you make a loop in the webbing using a water knot or figure 8 knot and you'd be fine with no sewing.

[gmcttr]

You can always tie a loop in the end....but seriously, if you have a machine, go ahead and sew the loop. It doesn't have to be pretty or use bar tacks. It just needs a bunch of stitches.

[Morgoroth]

I know this is an old thread, but I didn't want to start a new one when the topic was sort of addressed here.

Is there an advantage to sewing webbing instead of tying a water knot?

I trust my knots better than my sewing