The bight idea should help keep it straight. I've also noticed that tubular webbing tends to be quite a bit slipperier than Ed's poly stuff.
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I bought them at a local army surplus store where I live. They sell lots of buckles and DIY hardware. In all honesty I never thought to varifiy that they were load rated. But they appear to be welded closed where the metal joins and they support me while in the hammock.Quote:
Where did you find load-rated D-rings? I've looked for those and haven't had any luck so far.
You guys may have said this somewhere. I tend to get lost over a couple pages of posts. But instead of using a biner or loop sewn into the webbing for around the tree, how about sewing another ring into the loop. Then run the webbing through the ring in the loop.
It would be a little slower and less versitle than a biner, but worth a look if your biner is heavier than the ring.
It might be a little more durable than just running the webbing through the loop, but I haven't noticed any wear on mine at this point - or on the loops on my slapstraps when I was using those. It would add a little weight (very little) too. I guess if I were going away from the loop by itself, I'd probably just use a 'biner for the convenience.
The Nano Wire biners are equivalent in weight to the descending ring. Both are 0.8 oz. You can get the Nano Wire biners here:
http://www.amazon.com/C-M-P-USA-Nano-Wire/dp/B000A3WGUO
That's the best price I've seen.
I like the biner b/c I just clip it on, rather than running the webbing all the way through. That means I don't have to separate the webbing from the buckle each time I set up and it stays all in one piece when I put it away.