I use ropes in trees nearly every day! Seriously, I understand a bit of concern in this area, but I fail to understand the "please". In 33 years of tree work, I have rigged out thousands of "pieces" of tree, be they limbs or chunks. I understand very well friction, cinching, bark slip and all that they entail. But I have also affixed tail hold blocks MANY times, often several in concert to afford the needed redirect, often exerting thousands of pounds of pull on anchor trees, and VERY RARELY have I had an issue with damage. Having to anchor to cedars is most tedious, but it can be done. I'm just curious as to why it's an issue with hanging a hammock holding a person, wherein the vector forces will likely not exceed 1000#. I contend that HOW it is attached is far more a concern than what it is attached with.
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