Unique toggles?

[campgeek]

I use a piece of fiberglass tent pole.

[bowl-maker]

30.06 casings

[Catavarie]

As usual, it sounds like I'm the wierd one, using something bigger than most of you chose . . .

When I went to the garage, I grabbed a piece of 1/2" EMT conduit and cut off a few 3" pieces. These little bits really aren't that heavy, and I think the larger diameter works well because the straps don't have to contort as much to tighten firmly around the toggle.

-Klauss

I started out on some 3/4 inch EMT conduit. Now I'm using carbon fiber arrow shafts cut to 3 inches, 3g for the pair.

[Hegone]

I use shell casings from a .308

Had the same idea. I had a random .243 casing laying on my drsser and was considering using that. Nice and shiny in case you drop it.

[MAD777]

I use 3" pieces of knitting needles.
Olddog gave me my 1st set and I've made them for all my other hammocks since.

[craige]

I use pieces of an old and broken cf fly rod cut into 3" sections, work great and the pair weigh 3g with cord.

[Pipsissewa]

I took one of the plastic clothes hangers and cut a 2.5" section from the straight part then drilled a hole at one end and put a loop of mason line through 3 grams each

Ditto exactly. I use the mason's line loop to girth hitch them through the loop of each tree strap for storage.

I was lucky enough to find a RED plastic coat hanger! These are my go-to toggles now. Lighter and less bulky than any I've had before (other than trail sticks.)

[Bic]

Call me a sissy or call me strange, but really prefer to marlin spike hitch a carabiner into the tree strap and then just clip into that. I'm a fairly big guy and I like the security and peace of mind

[Wanderlost]

I just grab two sturdy sticks from around the area. I carry a couple slices of arrow shaft as backup, but I rarely need to break them out.

[turnerminator]

A frozen carrot has been used when I dropped a soft shackle in the snow.

Not tried a leek yet, only used that for a snow anchor.