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    Webbing Straps

    I recently made my own straps out of 75ft of polypropylene webbing I purchased for 10 dollars on Amazon. I got 1 and 1/2 inch wide webbing and abut 10 feet for each strap. I can go around bigger trees than my friends Atlas straps but they won't fit in a stuff sack. Does anyone think a 5/8 of an inch wide strap will make a difference?

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    Welcome to HF.

    1" is the minimum recommended width for tree cambium layer protection.

    Get polyester webbing (1500 lb breaking strength or higher). It is much stronger than polypropylene and does not stretch like some nylon does.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sammock View Post
    I recently made my own straps out of 75ft of polypropylene webbing I purchased for 10 dollars on Amazon. I got 1 and 1/2 inch wide webbing and abut 10 feet for each strap. I can go around bigger trees than my friends Atlas straps but they won't fit in a stuff sack. Does anyone think a 5/8 of an inch wide strap will make a difference?
    I've made quite a few out of 1.5" polypro. The initial stretch is high, and they aren't very abrasion-resistant, but they work and they are quite lightweight (and dirt cheap). You could always make your own stuff sack (especially if you're currently trying to put them in with your hammock, tree sap and all).

    *note: try to stretch them out once before putting them around a tree; they can damage the bark when stretching under load against it

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    Yah I stretched them first and I never thought about making my own stuff sack thanks

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    If you got the "Country Brook Design" webbing, be cautious as they will snap at the first sign of distress on the threads (they have fewer threads, but the threads are thicker than some of the others out there). I had one break on me but thought it was a fluke (I was trying to use pieces of my kids' carbon fiber arrow shafts as toggles, and they gave way and splintered a bit), so then I got another strap strung up and just stood on it with my foot and gave it a slight bounce and it popped too.

    I've actually got a whole roll of the stuff that I won't use now as a result.

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    I do have the "Country Brook Design" webbing and it has held up good. If i see any frays or small cuts i will be cautious and switch them out thanks.

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    I recently went to ground unexpectedly in the middle of the night. It was a polypropylene strap. They don't seem to handle stress or abrasions well. Sucks because they are the lightest straps you can get. But if you do a side-by-side comparison of polypropylene straps and polyester straps you will note a big difference. For one thing the polyester straps have a tighter weave and feel much stronger.

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    does anyone know the material that Dutch uses on his tree straps? his site says 1500lbs.

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    @vgmohag: I'm pretty sure they're made out of polyester.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vgmohag View Post
    does anyone know the material that Dutch uses on his tree straps? his site says 1500lbs.
    It is polyester
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