Hey All-
I have decided this year to try to lighten my load a bit. My previous suspension consisted of Atlas straps connected to my whoopie slings by carabiners. I bought some speed hooks not too long ago and had planned to larks-head a 10ft length of amsteel to a 6ft tree hugger then use the speed hook to connect it to a continuous loop on my hammock.
However, with the recent announcements about the possible failures related to speed hooks, I am concerned about their reliability and am looking for an alternative. I had considered making a whoopie sling with the speed hook spliced into the adjustable loop, larks-heading the fixed eye of the whoopie sling to the tree hugger, then using the speed hook as a whoopie hook to attach to the continuous loop on the hammock.
While searching for other alternatives, I came across the mule tape suspension straps from antigravitygear. They look like a viable alternative but are much heavier than the amsteel. These use no hardware but are larks-headed to the tree huggers then tied to the continuous loop using a slippery sheet bend or becket hitch knot (its referred to both on their website but appears to be the same knot).
After thinking about it for a bit, I got to wondering if the same knot could be used with amsteel. I was thinking I could splice a fixed eye on a length of amsteel and larks-head it to the tree hugger. I could then use the same slippery sheet bend/becket hitch to the continuous loop on my hammock.
I know that amsteel is not ideal for knots but have not really ever tried it myself. I was hoping to glean some knowledge from the vast storehouse that is Hammock Forums.
Any input on this would be greatly appreciated. I have no doubt that some of you have other methods and I am happy to hear those as well. I am on the west coast and do have to plan to hang from very large trees from time to time.
Thanks so much,
Eric
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