Speed Hook at Dutchwaregear.com

**mychal** · 10-30-2014, 11:53

What is the 2nd hole for? My brain wants to stick a split ring in there, but I'm not sure why.

**Dutch** · 10-30-2014, 11:54

Originally Posted by gmcttr

Looks good Dutch. Will the 'Adutchable Clips' be listed on your site shortly as a stand alone item?

They are up on the site. I may have forgotten to announce that. I need to do better vid for them yet, but until then go here...
http://dutchwaregear.com/adutchable-clips-pair.html

**gmcttr** · 10-30-2014, 11:58

Originally Posted by Dutch

They are up on the site...[/url]

And I looked past them a couple of times. Apparently I'm partially blind today.

**yooz85** · 10-30-2014, 12:03

Just placed my order, btw that's a pretty sweet hat you have there!

**UncleMJM** · 10-30-2014, 12:04

Just placed an order. Looking forward to showing them off as "show and tell" to the other 125 folks coming to the Fall Texas Hang!

**OutandBack** · 10-30-2014, 12:12

Hea Dutch, I see you have eliminated the need for a marlin spike hitch and toggle with this system.
In Colorado the tree diameters vary so much that I need 12' tree straps. So I still need to use a marlin spike hitch to take up the slack on the skinny trees.
Could you make the loop in the end of your amsteel large enough that it could go over a toggle?

**Dutch** · 10-30-2014, 12:14

Originally Posted by mychal

What is the 2nd hole for? My brain wants to stick a split ring in there, but I'm not sure why.

That originally had a purpose but it wound up just being there to make it lighter. I might eliminate is all together in the future.

**Dutch** · 10-30-2014, 12:15

Originally Posted by yooz85

Just placed my order, btw that's a pretty sweet hat you have there!

I wore that just for you!

**Dutch** · 10-30-2014, 12:17

Originally Posted by OutandBack

Hea Dutch, I see you have eliminated the need for a marlin spike hitch and toggle with this system.
In Colorado the tree diameters vary so much that I need 12' tree straps. So I still need to use a marlin spike hitch to take up the slack on the skinny trees.
Could you make the loop in the end of your amsteel large enough that it could go over a toggle?

It is 1.5 inches right now but if you put in the notes at check out what size you want and I will make it. Also consider the Adutchable Clip as a possible solution. It makes your hugger any size.

**meckelangelo** · 10-30-2014, 12:34

Originally Posted by Dutch

It is 1.5 inches right now but if you put in the notes at check out what size you want and I will make it. Also consider the Adutchable Clip as a possible solution. It makes your hugger any size.

Bingo. I already use the Adutchables with my Whoopie Hooks for an almost infinitely adjustable system. Now with these new marvels, I can cut the weight of my Amsteel in half, and as Dutch mentioned, you don't have the bury of the whoopie sling to contend with when you hang between trees that are closer together. You still have the bury of the locked brummel on the one end which I imagine will be a little tougher to loop onto the hook, but that's still at least 10 inches of adjustability added to my system. Super excited to pick these up!