New hardware free suspension design teaser...

[twdant]

I'm lumping soft shackles and nacrabiners in with "hardware". And even if it's not revolutionary, it's my take, and therefore exciting.

[jons4real]

It's always a disservice to the community when people occasionally post that.

Some trees have soft bark, and cording does damage the outer bark. But, even in areas with more hardy tree species being prevalent, it's absolutely the right thing to use them anyway.

There are enough factors working against the perception of hammock-users by poorly educated park rangers, land managers and the like. Anything we can do to show that in hammocking we aren't harming the trees is a must. Tree straps are one of those things.

Consider it part of the Leave No Trace ethic if you must, but please, don't encourage anyone not to use straps.

don't get me wrong... I use them ..just saying

[DivaB]

I also don't use hardware for my hammock suspension...not to mention, I'd probably loose if if I did

[Knotty]

Better to do first. Announce second.

But heck, who can resist sharing something they're excited about. So now the pressure's on to produce results!

[born2roam]

Heck I don't know what the excitment is all about.

It's something new At least HIS way is...

I started out hardware free with a cheap hammock back in the end of last century, then a Hennessy, then an Ed Speer.... later on I started using a biner (fast, easy, drip ring too) (now a soft shackle)...

Hardware free, nothing new indeed but an announcement of a new thing...

So just wanting to see ... who knows what might come of it....

Grtz Johan

[Knotty]

Johan - Good point about the Hennessy and Speer systems being hardware free. We've gotten so into modding and tuning our systems that it's easy to forget our humble beginnings. The HH figure 8 knot is simple and it works. I've never tried the Speer's four wrap knot but if it came from Ed, it should work.

[twdant]

Better to do first. Announce second.

But heck, who can resist sharing something they're excited about. So now the pressure's on to produce results!

Rest assured, results will happen, be it a great hardware free setup, or a sore butt.

[Ken]

This is also hardware free depending on how you attach at the hammock.

[MAD777]

That's a nice knot to have in one's arsenal!

[DemostiX]

I used soft shackles once but they don't pull out so well under a load.

Not sure what that expression means. On one possible meaning, if you didn't include an easily-installed leash, then yes, it would be difficult to undo the latch.