Interesting idea. Not sure if trust my good nights sleep to that plastic buckle. Also, I like to have my tarp pitched higher than my suspension....my two cents.
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Great idea. Looks super clean. I have also been thinking about alternate ways of rigging my tarp. This last weekend I made a pair of whoopies with a tarp adjustment integrated. It worked well. I will replace the line with biners to eliminate the need for knots.
I thought that I had taken a better picture but my camera phone was deceiving. I bet you get the idea. I'll get a new pic if wanted.
Interesting idea. How durable are the clips?
I'm sure that will hold up for many nights. If the plastic clip or buckle ever did get dropped on a rock or something and break you could always run the tarp's continuous ridgeline behind the webbing strap. If snap buckle breaks just make a taunt line or half hitch to replace it. I sometimes pack a field repair buckle by sea to summit. Also that clip comes in metal but is heavy. Obviously plastic hardware is fast, just know your knots & hitches for when they fail. In my experience they will fail from time to time.
I really like the idea of simplicity here. Very clean job! I might borrow from this a bit. I'm just not too sure how much i trust the plastic clip, I think the buckle would be fine, but maybe a loop sewn into the webbing in place of the clip (havn't had much luck with plastic clips myself).
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I agree to not trust the plastic clips. maybe Dutch will make something similar to a dutch clip/whoopee hook concept for using webbing for tarps....or a video on what to use now with his gear .
Reading the link, the OP is using these straps just for the tarp, not the hammock suspension.
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I have adapted a set of Harbor Freight 1" straps.
I cut off the buckle and had the loops re-sewn larger. For the connection from the straps to my RidgeRunner i am trying a set of Elephant Trunks. If that won't suffice perhaps I will utilize a Marlin Spike Hitch with a tubular toggle on the end of the strap. Roll up the strap end, pulpit through the toggle, melt the end, done.
I've got all the bits and pieces done just need to try it out.
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