Dutch Clip Advantages ?

[Oscar-Blackeagle]

i just put a few stitches in the loop.....

I'm not big on sewing.

[Beast 71]

Just wondering what the advantage of using Dutch Clips would be in comparison to using webbing with a carabiner

My dutch clips are lighter than my carabiners for one. Secondly, I've had the wire gate on my carabiners bite into the soft bark of Balsam trees. It makes pitch run all over the biner and straps, plus the marks aren't LNT.

or using webbing and just running the free end through the opposite webbing eye ?

Thats certainly the lightest method but, you'd have to take the straps off your hammock each time you set it up. It is the method I use for my kids hammocks and I made large loops in the webbing to facilitate setting it up, but on my store bought hammock the loops are too small for easy set up. That is why I like dutch clips.

[DocBurN]

OH NOOOOO .... clipped in the loop and a couple of hand stitches snugged up against it and the DC is as secure as can be ... works perfectly!

So you guys telling me that i can use dutch clips and still drink booze on the trail.. that is great new (didn't thought about a few stitching to fix the "lost important piece of gear" factor)

[MikeM]

I added stitches to keep my DCs on the webbing.
The issue that led me to the Dutch Clips from 'biners was the way that the 'biners compress the webbing unevenly down into the narrow ends of the "D".
I know it probably does nothing to the structure of the webbing, but I prefer the flat lay of the webbing through the DC.

[oldgringo]

Dutch Clips make groovy belts.

[StumpJumper]

Black Diamond total weight--------56 grams for 2
Dutch clips total weight-----------24 grams for 2

Black diamond price---------------$17 for 2
Dutch clips price -----------------$12 for 2

Dutch clips take up less space and stay on you webbing strap.

I stand corrected!!

[G.L.P.]

Dutch Clips make groovy belts.

i know...i wanna make a belt one day....maybe this weekend LOL

[Hawk-eye]

So you guys telling me that i can use dutch clips and still drink booze on the trail.. that is great new ....

Well duh ...

[Hawk-eye]

Dutch Clips make groovy belts.

Groovy? Snicker ... ya old hippy you

[ricegravy]

Personaly I don't think that they are much faster or lighter. I have just a little trouble getting them off with only one hand.

That being said, yes I bought 5 pairs of them. Yes I have them on every one of my setups and, Yes I love them.


This picture was taken in my back yard.

-Ricegravy!