Dutch buckles to adjust suspension (i.e. webbing)?

[Waldi]

Hello everybody,

as far as I did understand it, the dutch buckle was invented as an improvement for a simple marlin spike and is for use with whoopie slings. The webbing strap ist fixed with the buckle to the anchor (tree or such), the whoopie sling is used to adjust the length of the suspension.

Now I saw the marlin-spike-trick also to adjust the lenght of the webbing (and thus the whole suspension) on a hammock with fixed slings (or loops). The webbing (a simple tension belt) was fixed on a tree simply by giving it two turns round the trunk and leeding it through the eye where originally was the fastener (that was demounted). The guy had only that ex tension belt whith its (sewed) fixed eye and a wooden stick.

I'd like to change the stick for a dutch buckle and use this to adjust the length of the webbing strap: is that possible/does anyone here do that? Are there any problems in convenience or (a real matter) safety?

kind regards

waldi

[Zilla]

Yup, you can move the Dutch buckle up or down on the tree strap as well as make adjustments with your wuoopies.

[hattywaiverwireguru]

The dutch buckle is super easy to adjust and also allows you to easily wind up the straps. I find the buckle much easier than a spike with the additional ability to adjust straps and whoopies easily.

[biggcarl]

http://youtu.be/DJcUbNl9nrU

[Waldi]

Thanks a lot, guys, that was exactley, what I was wondering about!
Just thinking about the question, if i "need" some clips as well

omg, seems I caught the dutch fever...

[Dutch]

Thanks a lot, guys, that was exactley, what I was wondering about!
Just thinking about the question, if i "need" some clips as well

omg, seems I caught the dutch fever...

Waldi. Here is the skinny on the Dutch Clip. If you are getting the Buckle suspension you don't really "need" the clips. You have a disconnection point to you can simply pull it through the loop. Some people like it for fast deployment but they want to lay down in 5 seconds instead of 15. The Clips are really for when there isn't an easy disconnection point like rings and buckles.

[gmcttr]

Don't listen to Dutch. Get the Clips while you're ordering. Even if you don't "need" them now, eventually you will want to try something else and they'll come in right handy.