Along came a Spider...

**El Gordo** · 02-09-2016, 10:33

Originally Posted by SilvrSurfr

I've got the 48-inch 2.2 Kevlar straps and haven't taken them out yet. Like I said, though, I'm not planning on using any hardware on them.

Straps or huggers? How are you going to avoid using some hardware (at least a spike) with a strap?

**Dutch** · 02-09-2016, 11:08

Silver Surfer uses a whoopie sling with a whoopie hook. Although he Dutch Clip phobia is unjustified. They work great with the Kevlar 2.2.

**SilvrSurfr** · 02-09-2016, 12:15

Originally Posted by El Gordo

Straps or huggers? How are you going to avoid using some hardware (at least a spike) with a strap?

As Dutch said, on one end of the strap, I have a whoopie sling with whoopie hook larksheaded onto the loop. On the other end of the strap is a loop as well. I wrap the strap around the tree and run the whoopie sling/strap through the loop. Four ft. straps work for 90% of the trees on the East Coast. If I need to extend the straps because the tree is too wide, I carry a couple of continuous loops.

**TominMN** · 02-09-2016, 13:30

Originally Posted by El Gordo

Straps or huggers? How are you going to avoid using some hardware (at least a spike) with a strap?

The non-hardware version of the Whoopie Hook. It's very rare...

**El Gordo** · 02-09-2016, 16:18

Originally Posted by SilvrSurfr

As Dutch said, on one end of the strap, I have a whoopie sling with whoopie hook larksheaded onto the loop. On the other end of the strap is a loop as well.

"is a loop *as well*", you say. So are are two loops. On the webpage that's called a "hugger" not a "strap". Unless it is a custom order.

**El Gordo** · 02-09-2016, 16:20

Originally Posted by Dutch

Silver Surfer uses a whoopie sling with a whoopie hook. Although he Dutch Clip phobia is unjustified. They work great with the Kevlar 2.2.

How about the 2.2 with Adutchables?

**SilvrSurfr** · 02-09-2016, 16:20

Originally Posted by El Gordo

"is a loop *as well*", you say. So are are two loops. On the webpage that's called a "hugger" not a "strap". Unless it is a custom order.

Thanks, I'll forget this immediately - never can remember the difference.

**Dutch** · 02-09-2016, 16:22

Originally Posted by El Gordo

How about the 2.2 with Adutchables?

No problems there.

**El Gordo** · 02-09-2016, 16:31

Originally Posted by Dutch

No problems there.

All Right, then! Put a whoopie hook on a continuous loop; lark's head the continuous loop to the loop on a 15' strap; use an Adutchable to secure the other end of the strap to the tree AND tension the hammock. I will bet it is lighter than a whoopie/web system of the same length. And you will have more flexibility than with a 48" strap for that 10% of the time you are in the East, or if you ever choose to leave the comforts thereof.