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    Senior Member USMCStang's Avatar
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    Made some tree straps, but now considering recyling WBBB straps

    So, I may have jumped the gun a little on some tree straps, and I'd like a few opinions if possible.

    I have just finished constructing two 5' tree huggers from 1.5" polyester webbing I bought at strapworks. I did not put loops in both ends, because I am figuring to use a MSH on the free end after passing it through the loop.

    First question: Should I sew a loop on the other end of the straps for possible extender use in the future? This obviously would shorten the straps by approximately 5".

    Second Question: For the MSH, does it need to be "neat", as in no puckers in the webbing around the knot? 1.5" webbing is not exactly the most flexible for tying knots

    Third Question: The webbing suspension on my WBBB has been replaced with whoopies. Should I simply make some longer tree straps using the webbing from the BB, or should I use it to make extenders for the 1.5" webbing?

    I'm using a simple .25" aluminum dowel I cut for toggles until I get used to the whoopie/ MSH style. I have not hung with this suspension yet in the woods, only in my basement, so I have a slight bit of adjusting to do this weekend in the woods.
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    Hi

    5' is petty short but if you're light and don't require a larger diameter tree like myself and some you'll be okay with those 5'ers. I don't think I would recycle those wb straps, I converted my wb over to whoopies and still use the stock wb straps, I like a good distance between my trees, seems to work for the lay I like.
    Your knot doesn't have to be extremely tight but you don't want to see light through the knot, your fear would be the spike falling or slipping out as you load it.

    Good luck with it all
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    I'm pretty much in the same situation right now. My WBBB webbing straps were 12' in length and along with a pair of good carabiners, came to 8.4 oz for the pair. There has never been a time that I had to use all of that webbing lenght. But to be on the safe side, I made my whoopie slings 7' in length and when my webbing arrives I'll be making them slightly under 6' in lenght, giving me just about the same length as I orginally had except being much lighter. I don't feel like playing around with the marlin spike hitch, so I also ordered those lightweight elephant trunk clips to connect my sling to webbing, just looked like a strong reliable device in my opinion. They do warn you not to make a loop in the opposing end for thier clips however. I also plan on keeping my WB staps intact, it's a good setup even though it is a bit heavy, and just in case something doesn't work out, I can always go back and put them back on.
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    In my experience it doesn't take much tree to hold up a big person. I typically hang from 6-8" diameter, live healthy, trees. Never had a fear that my 300+lbs girth was gonna bring a tree down.

    I have 6' straps on my all-in-one whoopie sling and it's always
    been more than I needed. No problem, just an extra wrap should do.

    I'd guess that 5' straps would be sufficient most of the time. That should be enough for upto a 12" trunk with enough left for the MSH.

    I wouldn't bother with another loop in the webbing. It's not real expensive, you can always make another set if you need longer or use an extension on your whoopie slings.

    P.S. - Get a set of carabiners instead of running the strap through the loop. The more the straps are deformed under load the more stress they have to take. So, yes, try to make the MSH as nice & neat as possible.
    Last edited by AaronAlso; 02-10-2012 at 14:03. Reason: P.S.
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    I also use the MSH with 6' straps. I could easily go down to 5' or even 4' for most hangs. I just like the extra length. I use 12' cargo straps cut in half so it's actually closer to 5'8" straps. I always use a neat knot, it's very easy with practice to get it neat and you don't have to worry about hangups or slips in the spike.
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    When I used whoopies I preferred loops in both ends of the tree straps.

    I used the method demonstrated around the 1:00 mark of this video.

    The reason I like this is your whoopie can act as a partial extender to get around larger trees.

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